When Millenials aren’t caught up in Tinder swiping, treadmill training, or craft beer sampling, they should be at the Boston Opera House checking out the Broadway production of “Once” running through Jan. 19.
The Tony-winning production is more than just a musical. It’s an interactive stage show that transports you into the lives of a Guy and a Girl, somewhere around the same age as struggling 20-somethings, as they’re trying to make sense of quarter-life crises and life-altering decisions in the same way that we are. If that overarching reason isn’t enough to get you into a seat before it leaves Boston on Sunday, here are five more for you to mull over before you buy a ticket.
1. | You’ll remember your dreams are worth chasing |
2. | You’ll feel better about that avant garde haircut |
it's gonna be a good year says reza pic.twitter.com/1oYE6R9Gmj
— claire wellin (@stonegrldancing) September 20, 2013
When Miley Cyrus decided to chop off her hair, we said bravo, and then we started staring at ourselves in the mirror for long periods of time wondering if we could pull it off. I thought about going for the Evan Rachel Wood (I’m still thinking about it) but I couldn’t bring myself to do it. Jennifer Hudson said sayonara long locks, then Jennifer Lawrence, and the trend caught on like wildfire. While some of my daring Millennial friends may be regretting their Miley moment now, after seeing how well Claire Wellin (above) pulls off the half-shaved head in “Once,” they’ll remember to embrace the fact that they’re young and can do whatever they want — for now. Wellin’s racy Reza is one of the ensemble castmembers that make this production so special. Rather than just being a pretty voice (with amazing hair), Wellin and the rest of the crew are musicians equally talented in dazzling with their vocal talents as they are at dancing with fiddles, cellos, guitars, and percussion.
3. | You’ll feel like your money was well spent |
4. | You’ll be able to enjoy a drink onstage |
5. | You’ll remember what it’s like to laugh and find love |