samhexum Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 'Once Upon a One More Time' review: Britney Spears' Broadway show is awful Fresh off of “Bad Cinderella” comes the new Broadway musical “Once Upon a One More Time” — an even worse Cinderella. The dreadful show, which opened Thursday night at the Marquis Theatre, takes the pop songs of Britney Spears and plops them willy-nilly in a feminist Cinders in which the main character realizes there’s more to life than falling in love with a prince. Good for you, Cindy, but wouldn’t it be nice if you were both a freethinking, independent woman and your musical’s story made a lick of sense? It’s bibbidi-bobbidi-brainless. Instead of crafting compelling characters or a gripping plot, book writer Jon Hartmere has combined dance floor tunes from the aughts and half-baked, teacher’s-pet ideas into shapeless mush. “Once Upon” is rarely fun, but always cloying and impossible to follow. + BenjaminNicholas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ BenjaminNicholas Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 I saw this a couple of days ago and would agree. It's a trainwreck. I don't want to see more of this rushed-to-concept show on Broadway. The one saving grace is Jennifer Simard who belts out Toxic. It's a genuinely thrilling number thanks to her voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanDean Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 I don't know that I'd call it AWFUL. (Perhaps because I did see Bad Cinderella.) But -- aside from the brilliant Simard and the deft Guarini -- it's definitely ho-hum-hokum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Lucky Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 A nude appearance by Sam Asghari might help the show. samhexum and thomas 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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