"Once uses song and dance in a way I've never experienced in an American musical. When the violins begin to play – and the accordion and the mandolin and the guitars and the cello – the instruments swell into a collection of distinctive voices melded into a single, universal feeling. once massages that feeling until it hurts quite exquisitely.” - The New York Times
“a gem of a show. once wins its standing ovations the old-fashioned way: with a love story, great songs, compelling characters and inventive stagecraft. at this point in broadway history, this feels downright revolutionary.” - The New York Post
“once is unusually fun and heartfelt musical theatre. the cast is on fire!” - The New Yorker