Hit us baby one more time because a Britney Spears’ musical is set for Broadway! The musical, titled Once Upon A One More Time will begin previews at the Marquis theater in 2022. Here is everything we know about the show so far.
What is the story of the Britney spears musical?
Our favorite princesses and storybook characters like Ariel from The Little Mermaid, Cinderella, and Snow White read about fairytales in their weekly book club. When the fairy godmother suggests them to read The Feminine Mystique, the characters discover there is more to life than true love’s kiss and princes. Songs from Britney Spears’ catalogue will help move the plot forward. They’ll sing hits like “Circus,” “Toxic,” “Lucky,” “Oops I Did It Again,” and much more.
The story was written by Jon Hartmere (Bare, The Upside), and the team includes scenic designer Anna Fleischle (Hangmen, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie), costume and hair designer Loren Elstein (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead), lighting designer Kenneth Posner (Wicked, Beetlejuice), sound designer Andrew Keister (KPOP, On Your Feet!) and projection designer Sven Ortel (Newsies).
The musical made its original debut at the Washington D.C.’s Shakespeare Theatre Company. According to reports from The Washington Post, Britney Spears attended a reading of the show in 2019, and loved it.
“I’m so excited to have a musical with my songs — especially one that takes place in such a magical world filled with characters that I grew up on, who I love and adore,” she said in a statement.
Fans react to Britney spears musical news
The show starts in May of 2023.
The #BritneySpears Once Upon A One More Time musical is at New York Marquis Theatre from 13 May 2023. pic.twitter.com/UtAd2BTHsy
— Record Collector Mag (@RecCollMag) December 5, 2022
Not sure we can handle all of this. 🤯
we will now have 3 musicals with Britney songs, 3 cinderellas, and 3 jukeboxes on broadway 🤯
— christian lewis (they/them/theirs) (@clewisreviews) December 2, 2022
Mom is officially on Broadway.
ohhhhhhh my god when my mom is on broadway in a britney musical y’all will not be hearing the end of it
— lizzie milanovich (@lizovich) December 2, 2022
To say fans are excited is an understatement.
tbh i’m thrilled for once upon a one more time
— rachel ann (@rachelannw93) December 4, 2022
Us preparing to witness this iconic Broadway show.
17 year old britney spears doing a music video rehearsal for ‘baby one more time’, 1998 pic.twitter.com/7v7fpiezi2
— popcultureangel (@lohanisgod) November 20, 2022
We can’t wait for the show to hit Broadway. Until then, we’ll be bopping along to some of Britney Spears’ best songs.
