In their full fairytale glory, get a first look at the cast for the upcoming Broadway bow of Once Upon a One More Time. Set to begin previews May 13 in the Marquis Theatre, the Britney Spears jukebox musical will open June 22.
When the fairy godmother goes rogue and plops copies of The Feminine Mystique in the laps of classic fairytale heroines, they're inspired to try and change their stories—all set to the soundtrack of songs made famous by the Princess of Pop. Featuring a book by Jon Hartmere (bare), Once Upon a One More Time previously played a run at Shakespeare Theatre Company in 2021.
Starring as the fairy godmother and fairytale heroines are Brooke Dillman (The Office) as The O.F.G. (Original Fairy Godmother), Briga Heelan (Great News) as Cinderella, Aisha Jackson (Frozen, Paradise Square) as Snow White, Gabrielle Beckford (The Prom) as Rapunzel, Ashley Chiu (KPOP) as Sleeping Beauty, Morgan Whitley (American Psycho) as Princess Pea, Lauren Zakrin (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) as Little Mermaid, Liv Battista as Belle, Pauline Casiño as Esmeralda, Selene Haro (Beyond Babel) as Gretel, Amy Hillner Larsen (The Marvelous Wonderettes) as Goldilocks, and Justice Moore (Hamilton) as Red.
Joining them are Ryann Redmond (Frozen) as Stepsister Belinda, Tess Soltau (Wicked) as Stepsister Betany, Justin Guarini (American Idol, Wicked) as Prince Charming, Jennifer Simard (Company, Mean Girls) as the Stepmother, Nathan Levy (Dear Evan Hansen) as Clumsy, Ryan Steele (Newsies) as Prince Erudite, Joshua Daniel Johnson (Sneakerella) as Prince Brawny, Kevin Trinio Perdido (Almost Famous) as Prince Mischievous, Mikey Ruiz (Beyond Babel) as Prince Gregarious, Josh Tolle (Kinky Boots) as Prince Suave, Stephen Scott Wormley (The Lion King) as Prince Affable, and Isabella Ye as Little Girl, Karissa Bruno as Little Girl, and Adam Godley (The Lehman Trilogy) as the Narrator.
The cast is rounded out by Matt Allen (Escape to Margaritaville), Jacob Burns (Hamilton), Salisha Thomas (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical), and Diana Vaden (Tootsie).
Keone and Mari Madrid are directing and choreographing, leading a creative team that also includes creative consultant David Leveaux, scenic designer Anna Fleischle, costume designer Loren Elstein, lighting designer Kenneth Posner, sound designer Andrew Keister, projection designer Sven Ortel, and wig designer Nikiya Mathis. Casting is by Hardt Casting.