Britney Spears hits set for Broadway

"Once Upon a One More Time" begins previews and then a limited run in Chicago from October 29 before setting its sights on New York.

It will fill the slot in Chicago that had been slated to host "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" about Michael Jackson, a musical whose tryout was canceled over "scheduling difficulties" linked to a labor dispute with actors, according to its producers.

The cancellation came just prior to an HBO documentary however that detailed pedophilia allegations against Jackson. Producers say they are hoping to take the musical straight to Broadway in 2020.

In the meantime, the Britney show will see a "rogue fairy godmother" enlighten its protagonists on progressive views on the notion of happily ever after.

Britney Spears hit album cover

The title of the show references "...Baby One More Time," the 1998 breakout single for Spears, who went on to become one of the best-selling pop artists in history.
A statement explaining the show on Spears' website invoked Betty Friedan's manifesto credited with ushering in second-wave feminism in the United States.

"Could there really be more to life than bird-made dresses and true love's kiss?"

AFP