'Once' charms with tale of love, longing by Jed Gottlieb, Jed Gottlieb

In "Million Dollar Quartet," legendary music producer Sam Phillips says, "I've never heard a rich man make a record worth a damn." This sage observation resonates through "Once."The trend in musical thea­ter (and in Hollywood) is to spend millions and bloat productions with huge casts and special effects: see "Wicked," "The Lion King," "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark." "Once," now through Jan. 19 at the Opera House…

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