Playbill has just announced that the Britney Spears Jukebox musical, Once Upon a One More Time, will end on September 3. The Broadway musical’s last showing will be held at the Marquis Theatre.
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Once Upon a One More Time opened on Broadway on May 13. The musical was originally an off-Broadway play that opened at the Shakespeare Theatre Company on November 30, 2021. The play’s Broadway run has pulled in a total gross of $512,008 so far.
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James L. Nederlander and Hunter Arnold, who produced the play, released a joint statement regarding the musical’s closure. “We could not be prouder of this beautifully joyous and exhilarating show—which is not only a love letter to Britney’s iconic artistry and singular effervescence, but also a brilliant display of the boundless talent of our cast and creative team,” the statement begins.
“We want to express our heartfelt gratitude to this dream team of collaborators, performers, designers, staff, crew, and investors who continue to share our passion and joy for this project,” the statement continues. “As plans take shape for the show’s future life around the globe, we’re excited to share more news soon!”
Spears herself reportedly supported the show and even made a celebratory Instagram post for the play’s Broadway run in June. “Good luck to the hardworking cast and crew of “Once Upon a One More Time” on opening night tonight 🌹💃🏼✨ !!!” Spears wrote. “I’ve seen the show and it is so funny, smart and brilliant 🤩 !!!”
The book, Once Upon a One More Time, was written by Jon Hartmere. The play features the music of Spears and followed characters in a fairytale world. In 2019, Hartmere explained what audiences should expect from the musical, according to Daily Mail.
“Cinderella is having an existential crisis, and she has a posse of famous princesses, and her stepmother is the main antagonist, and there’s also Prince Charming and a dwarf we’ve never met—the eighth dwarf—and a narrator who is unhappy his system is being dismantled before his eyes,” Hartmere said. “These women have been in this hermetically sealed world, and then they start to get deeper into modern ideas—second and third-waves feminism—and also explore how stories are passed down to us, and where we get our norms from. But it’s also super fun and funny.”
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