The Britney Spears Broadway musical "As soon as Upon a One Extra Time" will premiere on the Marquis Theatre on June 23, 2023.
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Britney Spears followers singing “Gimme Extra” are getting simply that.
A musical impressed by the Princess of Pop is coming to Broadway in the summertime of 2023 — and it might drive followers loopy.
“As soon as Upon a One Extra Time” will debut on the Marquis Theatre on June 23 following previews, which is able to begin on Might 13.
The comedy will combine the “Crossroads” star’s eclectic pop music hits with basic storybook characters like Cinderella, Snow White, Little Mermaid and extra.
Spears’ songs together with “Oops I Did It Once more,” “Fortunate,” “Circus” and “Poisonous” can be included within the present.
Casting has but to be introduced. The premise was initially conceived by the Shakespeare Theatre Firm in Washington, DC; it premiered in December 2021 and, as a consequence of excessive demand, prolonged its restricted run.
The manufacturing was billed as an “uproarious musical journey about smashing the glass slipper and reclaiming your individual fortunately ever after.” In it, in response to the official description, “beloved basic fairytale princesses collect for his or her fortnightly ebook membership, eager for a brand new story.” When a “rogue fairy godmother” pops in for a go to, the gathered gals uncover that “there may be extra to life than bird-made attire and real love’s kiss!”
The present can be produced by James L. Nederlander and Hunter Arnold and directed and choreographed by Keone and Mari Madrid.
The musical was set for pre-Broadway run in Chicago in 2019. Nonetheless, the present was delayed till 2020 and later postponed indefinitely because of the pandemic.
The pop star will not be personally concerned within the present; nonetheless, a consultant instructed the Reporter that all the musical choices are licensed and permitted by their publishers and songwriters.
The “Gimme Extra” crooner attended an early studying of the play in 2019 and gave her stamp of approval, calling it “a dream come true,” in response to Playbill.
“I’m so excited to have a musical with my songs — particularly one which takes place in such a magical world stuffed with characters that I grew up on, who I really like and adore,” she mentioned.
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