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One Year On Broadway
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One Year on Broadway is the unlikely true story of two musical theater fans whose lives were forever changed by seeing a touring production of Once on This Island in 1992. What they saw that night was a version of their own story played out on the stage and it gave them the courage to fight for their own forbidden love. Twenty-five years later, by some strange twist of fate, they were led back to the Island where they ignored conventional wisdom, took a leap of faith, and became co-producers of the Tony Award winning Broadway Revival of Once On This Island. This is their love letter to the musical that gave them more than they ever could have imagined.
Book Bubbles from One Year On Broadway
Broadway's Biggest Night
We could never have imagined that we would some day attend the Tony Awards as co-producers of our favorite Broadway musical, but some how that is exactly where our journey led.
The Biggest Night on Broadway
We could never have imagined that we would some day attend the Tony Awards as co-producers of our favorite Broadway musical, but some how that is exactly where our journey led.
The Biggest Night on Broadway
We could never have imagined that we would some day attend the Tony Awards as co-producers of our favorite Broadway musical, but some how that is exactly where our journey led.
The Biggest Night of Broadway
We could never have imagined that we would some day attend the Tony Awards as co-producers of our favorite Broadway musical, but some how that is exactly where our journey led us.
Broadway's Biggest Night
We could never have imagined that we would some day attend the Tony Awards as co-producers of our favorite Broadway musical, but some how that is exactly where our journey led.
The Biggest Night on Broadway
We could never have imagined that we would be attending the Tony Awards as co-producers of our favorite Broadway musical, but some how that is exactly where our journey led.
The Biggest Night on Broadway
We could never have imagined that we would be attending the Tony Awards as co-producers of our favorite Broadway musical, but some how that is exactly where our journey led.
The Biggest Night on Broadway
We could never have imagined that we would be attending the Tony Awards as co-producers of our favorite Broadway musical, but some how that is exactly where our journey led.
One Year on Broadway
Never in a million years did we think we would be attending the Tony Awards, but some how that is exactly where our journey led.
Broadway's Biggest Night
Never in a million years did we think we would be attending the TonyAwards, but some how that is exactly where our journey led.
Broadway's Biggest Night
Never in a million years did we think we would be attending the Tony Awards, but some how that is exactly where our journey led.
Broadway's Biggest Night
Never in a million years did we think we would be attending the Tony Awards but some how that is exactly where our journey led.
A Night at the Tony Awards
Never in a million years did we think we would attend the Tony Awards as co-producers of our favorite musical but somehow our journey led us to Broadway's biggest Night.
Like Cinderella at the Ball
Never in a million years did we think we would attend the Tony Awards but somehow our journey led us to Broadway's biggest night.
The Biggest Night on Broadway
Never in a million years did we think we would be at the Tony Awards but somehow that is exactly where our journey led.
One Year on Broadway
We could never have foreseen how attending a performance of the Broadway musical Once on This Island twenty-five years ago would change the rest of our lives.
Broadway's Biggest Night
Never in a million years did we think we would be at the Tony Awards but somehow that is exactly where our journey led us.
My Most Important Role
It suddenly hit me that I was no longer the main character, I was now the old father, a supporting character in this new story that featured my three children-maybe this was my most important role in life.
Broadway's Biggest Night
Never in a million years did we think we would be at the Tony Awards but somehow that is exactly where our journey led us.
One Night at the Tonys
We never could have known how one small decision twenty-five years ago would lead us to the stage at the Tony Awards.
A Night at the Tonys!
When we decided twenty-five years ago to see a touring performance of the Broadway musical Once on This Island we never could have known that it would one day lead us to a night at the Tonys!
One Year on Broadway
We could never know how one night could change the rest of our lives.
Love Letter to Broadway
Never in a million years did we think we would be at the Tony Awards but somehow that is exactly where our journey led us.
One Year on Broadway
We could never know how seeing a performance of the Broadway musical Once on This Island twenty-five years ago would change the rest of our lives.
Broadway's Biggest Night
We could never have known that one night twenty-five years ago would lead us to the Tony Awards, Broadway's biggest night.
And the Tony Award Goes To...
Never in our wildest dreams would we have thought we would attend the Tony Awards.
Three Minutes That Changed My Life
In those three minutes listening to Ti Moune sing "Waiting For Life" my heart stirred and I was instantly hooked on Once on This Island. I had no idea where this love would lead twenty-five years later.
My Most Important Role
It suddenly hit me that I was no longer the main character, that I was now the old father and I was a supporting character-maybe that was my most important role in life.
We Weren't Supposed to Win
Once on This Island wasn't favored to win the Tony Award, everyone knew the award for Best Revival of a Musical was going to go to Carousel or My Fair Lady, but somehow the Gods were with us that night. In that moment I realized that all our successes and failures had led to this night. If anything had been different, if one failure had been a success, we would not be here. My heart burst with gratitude and I realized my purpose from now on was to lift and support those around me.
And the Tony Award Goes To...
In that moment I realized that all our successes and failures had led to this night. If anything had been different, if one failure had been a success, we would not be here. My heart burst with gratitude and I realized my purpose from now on was to lift and support those around me.
Ninety Seconds on Stage
Everything in our lives had somehow led us to this moment and all of a sudden as I stood on stage with my son at Radio City Music Hall, my perspective on life shifted.
Courage to Forgive
By learning to forgive and let go of past trauma we allow room in our hearts for seeds of love to be planted.
Our Journey to Broadway
We had never planned to be co-producers of a Broadway show, hadn't ever even thought about it, but sometimes life takes strange and unexpected turns that bring you to exactly the place you need to be. Almost as if we had been led there by the gods, we found ourselves sitting in a Broadway theater experiencing the revival of Once on This Island, the musical we had helped bring back to life.
An Unexpected Journey
We had never planned to be co-producers of a Broadway show, hadn't ever even thought about it, but sometimes life takes strange and unexpected turns that bring you to exactly the place you need to be. Almost as if we had been led there by the gods themselves, we found ourselves sitting in a Broadway theater experiencing the revival of Once on This Island, the musical which we had helped bring back to life.
Forbidden Love
Love isn't easy and sometimes you have to risk it all to do what your heart knows is right.
The Night that Changed Everything
This chapter details the night that the Broadway musical Once on This Island forever became a part of our lives. We couldn't possibly know where this night would lead.
Our Night at the Tony Awards
We never expected to be there, but somehow the leap to be co-producers of our favorite Broadway show led us to the Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall. We could never have imagined how the night would end.
A Night at the Tony Awards
One Year on Broadway is our love letter to the Broadway musical Once on This Island.
Love Letter to Once on This Island
How do you know when it's time to close one chapter of your life and begin a new one? To let go of the past, open your heart, and trust in a new beginning? At first we said, "no." We knew it was ridiculous. And yet something in our hearts led us back to the Island. Having no idea where it would lead us, my husband and I took a leap of faith and became co-producers of the Broadway Revival of Once on This Island, the musical that had given us so much. Even if it failed, we would have a great story to tell. We ended up with so much more.
