Thea Astley and Garrett Bolden to star in new musical 'Once on This Island'
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Kapuso singers Thea Astley and Garrett Bolden are part of 9Works Theatrical's 'Once on This Island: A Musical.'
After being part of Rent The Musical, Kapuso singers Thea Astley and Garrett Bolden are set to star in a new musical, 9Works Theatrical's Once on This Island.
Thea portrays the role of Ti Moune, a peasant girl who falls in love with a rich boy while Garrett plays Agwe, the God of Water.
Once on This Island is based on the 1985 novel My Love, My Love: or The Peasant Girl by Rosa Guy, which is a retelling of Hans Christian Anderson's classic fairy tale The Little Mermaid.
The coming-of-age, one-act stage musical won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical in 1995. In 2018, it won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical.
The 9Works Theatrical's Once on This Island will begin on September 6, 2024, and will run until September 29 at the RCBC Plaza in Makati City.
Tickets are now available at www.Ticket2Me.net.
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