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It’sBroadway, bitch!
Casting hasn’t been announced yet, but the comedy comes after a sold-out run at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C, which wrapped back in January.
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“I’m so excited to have a musical with my songs — especially one that takes place in such a magical world filled with characters that I grew up on, who I love and adore,” Spears, 41, previously said in a statement about the show. “This is a dream come true for me!”
Tickets for the musical can be purchased starting Friday for Britney Spears fan-club members, who will have exclusive access to a presale through the weekend.
A general on-sale begins via Ticketmaster on Monday at 10 a.m. ET.
The cast ofOnce Upon a One More Timeduring the show’s Washington, D.C., production.Matthew Murphy
The rest of the musical’s creative team featuresTony Award-nominated scenic designer Anna Fleischle (Hangmen,Everybody’s Talking About Jamie), costume and hair designer Loren Elstein (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead), Tony-winning lighting designer Kenneth Posner (Wicked, Beetlejuice), sound designer Andrew Keister (KPOP, On Your Feet!), and projection designer Sven Ortel (Newsies).
David Leveaux (Nine,Romeo and Julieton Broadway, NBC’sJesus Christ Superstar Live) is serving as a creative consultant on the project.
LikeOnce Upon a One More Time,& Julietuses the hits to offera twist on a well-known tale— in this case, the greatest love story ever told: William Shakespeare’sRomeo & Juliet. It simply asks, “What if Juliet didn’t die at the end?” before imagining a Juliet who gets a second chance at life and love on her terms.
source: people.com
