Is the Stage Version of Indie Flick Once Headed to Broadway?

Once, the stage musical based on the hit independent film of the same name, may be headed to Broadway following its upcoming off-Broadway run, according to the New York Post. Producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson and Fred Zollo are reportedly planning a Broadway transfer for the show in February of 2012, and are said to be considering either the Music Box or the Schoenfeld as possible theaters.

Though Once was originally scheduled for a Broadway run in the fall of 2011, the show is now beginning its New York life at off-Broadway’s New York Theatre Workshop, starring Steve Kazee and Cristin Milioti. Once begins previews on November 15 and opens December 6, directed by John Tiffany.

Once is a modern day musical set on the streets of Dublin about a street musician and a Czech immigrant. During an eventful week the two meet, begin writing songs together, rehearse and record their songs to take to London in hopes of landing a music contract. Through the music they write, the duo works through their past loves, and are confronted with their new feelings for each other.

The musical features a score by Glen Hansard (frontman of Irish band The Frames) and singer/songwriter Markéta Irglová, who co-starred in the film and won the Best Original Song Academy Award for "Falling Slowly." Irish playwright Edna Walsh wrote the book. The creative team will include set and costume design by Bob Crowley, lighting design by Natasha Katz, sound design by Clive Goodwin, musical staging by Steven Hoggett and music direction by Martin Lowe.