‘Once Upon a One More Time’ review: Britney Spears’ Broadway show is awful

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It’s a totally “Toxic” night at the theater.

The princess posse gag, by the way, has been done far better and more cleverly by the movies “Shrek” and “Ralph Breaks the Internet.” The novelty of a fairytale meet-up has worn off, especially with the actresses donning Loren Elstein’s vague costumes that are so determined to not look like Disney, they don’t look like much of anything.The narrator wants rebellious Cinderella to stick to the script. But her Fairy Godmother — called The O.F.G.

The excellent Jennifer Simard plays the Stepmother and, just like Carolee Carmello as the Stepmother in “Bad Cinderella,” is the best part of a middling show. Whenever Simard is on stage the audience is relieved, like they’ve just found a cold bottle of Poland Spring in the Sahara. Matthew MurphyAnd, as the narrator, Godley is … British.

The problem is that, unlike that of ABBA or Celine Dion, Spears’ oeuvre simply is not theatrical music. Taken en masse, they grow exhausting and, dare I say, dull.

 

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