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A scene from Sing Street
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Will the
Once lightning strike twice?
Sing Street, the musical based on the 2016 movie, will transfer to Broadway from its run at New York Theater Workshop. Many of the creative personnel including John Carney who wrote and directed the original film and book writer Enda Walsh also worked on
Once which moved from its Off-Broadway perch at NYTW to the Main Stem, winning 8 Tony Awards including Best Musical. The general topic of both shows is similar: economically desperate Irish folk finding release and joy in music.
Sing Street did not receive universal acclaim so the move is a risky one. The Broadway musical field is somewhat crowded this year and
Street will face competition for awards and box office dollars from
Tina, Six, Jagged Little Pill, Moulin Rouge, Diana, Mrs. Doubtfire, Flying Over Sunset,
The Girl from the North Country and
Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical (though that last young-adult one probably won't receive much Tony love.) No show has emerged as the favorite to take the top Tony Award. Despite criticism from cramming in every social issue known to man from opioid addiction to global warming,
Pill is probably the front runner right now to be the big winner on Tony night with the two-part, gay-history play
The Inheritance as the favorite for Best Play.
Sing Street begins previews at the Lyceum March 26 with an opening set for April 19.
