THEATRE + COMEDY

HSPVA presents their 2010 Black History Production, Once on This Island, a musical by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, from the novel My Love, My Love, a retelling of The Little Mermaid set on a Caribbean Sea island. Playing February 25-28.

This highly original and theatrical Caribbean adaptation of the popular fairy tale "The Little Mermaid" garnered eight Tony nominations for its Broadway run, including Best Musical, Book and Score. In almost non-stop song and dance, the show tells the story of Ti Moune, a black peasant girl who rescues and falls in love with Daniel, a wealthy boy from the other side of her island. When Daniel is returned to his people, the fantastical gods who rule the island guide Ti Moune on a quest to test the strength of her love against the powerful forces of prejudice, hatred and death.