Once on This Island

Based on the novel My Love, My Love by Rosa Guy, Once on This Island is set in the French Antilles in the Caribbean and tells the story of a peasant girl named Ti Moune, who falls for a wealthy boy and uses love to bring people of different social classes together. The musical premiered Off-Broadway in 1990—transferring to Broadway later that year—and is back on stage this fall, with music by Stephen Flaherty and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens.