The Tony-winning revival of Once On This Island has announced that they will take their final bow at the Circle in the Square Theatre on January 6, after 29 previews and 458 performances. 

Officially opening back in December 2017 the musical won the Tony Award for Best Musical Revival and starred the likes of Lea Salonga, Merle Dandridge and Hailey Kilgore. The production recently announced that former Destiny's Child member Michelle Williams will join the cast on November 30 as Ezrulie. 

The original Broadway production opened back on Broadway in 1990 and garnered much critical acclaim before heading to London's West End where it won an Olivier award. 

What is Once On This Island about? 

Our story takes place on Haiti during the early 20th century, where the populace is heavily segregated between the darker-skinned peasants who struggle for a living, and the lighter-skinned rich people, descendants of the white plantation owners and their slaves. A young girl, Ti Moune is swept away from her village by a sudden flash flood, and the island gods save her life, fore-telling that she has an important destiny.

Years later, and now a beautiful young woman, having been raised by a childless peasant couple, Ti Moune is yearning for adventure, and longs to be like the fairer-skinned rich folk who drive in fast cars on the island. Two of the gods use her as a pawn in a bet; what is more powerful, love or death?

In a scene reminiscent of The Little Mermaid, Ti Moune rescues a handsome light-skinned man from his crashed car during a flash flood storm orchestrated by the gods; desperate to keep him from dying, she makes a deal with Death: his life for her soul. What transpires is a heartbreaking journey of unrequited love, pain but ultimate redemption for everyone on the island.

Once On This Island is currently playing at the Circle in the Square Theatre through to January 6.