A musical show powered by Britney Spears’s discography is set for a debut on Broadway in 2023. The show will preview at Broadway’s Marquis Theater before its opening on June 22 as announced by producers James L. Nederlander and Hunter Arnold on Friday.
The original show was reviewed in a mixed way by Washington Post’s Peter Marks he called it a frustratingly rushed sensation that lacked finesse and also added that Briga Heelan the lead performer brings out the show’s potential.
The director and Hip-Hop choreographers Keone and Mari Madrid flip the script on classic fantasy characters. The cast of the show is yet to be announced.
The musical incorporates dozens of Spears songs — including “Oops I Did It Again,” “Lucky,” “Circus” and “Toxic” — to revisit the story of Cinderella, Snow White, and Little Mermaid with a feminist twist. After Betty Friedan, who plays the fairy godmother, suggests “The Feminine Mystique” as their next book club read, it sparks a royal revelation: there’s more to life than bird-made dresses and true love’s kiss.
The few names that have been revealed in cast and crew are as:
David Leveaux (“Nine,” “Romeo and Juliet” on Broadway, NBC’s “Jesus Christ Superstar Live”) serves as a creative consultant, with scenic design from Anna Fleischle (“Hangmen”), costume and hair design by Loren Elstein (“Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead”), lighting design from Kenneth Posner (“Wicked,” “Beetlejuice”), sound designer by Andrew Keister (“KPOP,” “On Your Feet”), and projection design by Sven Ortel (“Newsies”).
The show which is about to debut on Broadway comes as Spears’s discography debut as she has been released from 13 years of conservatorship.
In 2008, Britney was placed under a court-ordered conservatorship by her father and was freed after more than a decade.
Despite her songs being part of this musical, she is not involved in the making of the musical show.
