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Once: Movie About Musicians Makes a Natural Fit for the Stage

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Posted on March 10, 2015 · The musical Once opens at the Hobby Center Tuesday night (3/10/15) and runs through March 15. Houston Matters’ Edel Howlin explains how Once went from a small indie Irish movie to a Tony award-winning musical on Broadway, and now to a Houston stage.

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