It¡¯s not often that a story based on an Irish independent film lands on the stage of one of Tokyo¡¯s premier playhouses ¡ª but ¡°Once¡± has long punched above its diminutive weight.

From the unforeseen success of the original 2007 movie to the award-winning stage production that enchanted audiences on Broadway and in London¡¯s West End, it has cemented its place in the canon of Western musicals.

Now, under the stewardship of Lambert Jackson Productions and the direction of Dean Johnson, ¡°Once¡± is set to hit the Tokyu Theatre Orb in Shibuya this summer, as ¡°.¡±