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He's larger than life! Oliver Tompsett will join the [*& Juliet*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/25598-and-juliet-tickets) Broadway cast this month, performing at the [Stephen Sondheim Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/stephen-sondheim-theatre) for a six-week limited engagement beginning May 10.

Tompsett originated the role of Shakespeare in *& Juliet* in 2019 in London's West End, where the show began before it moved to Broadway. The actor's other West End credits...

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The actor was in the critically acclaimed musical's original London cast before the show transferred to New York, and he will perform for six weeks only.

Happy Mother's Day! Getting your mom a Mother's Day gift is always a good idea, but an even better idea is getting her an experience — something you and your mom — or your grandma, or your aunt, or all the mother figures in your life! — can enjoy together and make a lifelong memory. A Broadway show is a great way to do that.

There are Broadway shows to suit all kinds of tastes in entertainment: Get your mom tickets to a fun musical featuring songs she grow up with, or laugh and cry together at...

The best Broadway shows to see for Mother's Day

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Treat your mom to a show that tells a mother/daughter or mother/son story, an emotional family drama about moms, or a fun musical with songs your mom will love.

And they were roommates! Three-time Tony Award winner [Patti LuPone](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/patti-lupone) and seven-time Golden Globe nominee Mia Farrow will co-star in the new Broadway play [*The Roommate*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/40630-the-roommate-on-broadway) this fall. Performances will run at the [Booth Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/booth-theatre) for 16 weeks, beginning on August 29 ahead of an official opening on...

Patti LuPone, Mia Farrow to star in 'The Roommate' on Broadway

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The prolific stage and screen actresses will perform in the 2015 play by Jen Silverman for a limited engagement at the Booth Theatre beginning in August.

*Lempicka* on Broadway has set its closing date. The musical at the [Longacre Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/longacre-theatre) will play its final performance on May 19.

The show is [based on the life and career](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/the-real-history-behind-lempicka-on-broadway) of bisexual Polish Art Deco painter Tamara de Lempicka. It centers on how she forged a path in a male-dominated art world in Paris and struggled with her loves for...

'Lempicka' sets Broadway closing date

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The musical about the life of painter Tamara de Lempicka, starring 2024 Tony Award nominees Eden Espinosa and Amber Iman, is playing at the Longacre Theatre.

Playwright Anton Chekhov first created [*Uncle Vanya*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/33211-uncle-vanya), 125 years ago but iconic roles like Vanya and Sonya still move audiences today.

The show explores the visit of an aging professor and his wife to their family’s crumbling rural estate. Tensions rise as the characters experience unrequited love, provincial ennui, and — as in all of Chekov's tragicomedies — question the purpose of their existence.

The latest Broadway revival of...

A history of 'Uncle Vanya' on Broadway

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Steve Carell stars in the latest Broadway revival of Anton Chekhov's classic family drama — learn about the play's storied, star-studded past productions.

Lincoln Center is a stunning multi-block artistic complex to visit in New York City, boasting a large open-air courtyard with a beautiful fountain. It’s home to crucial parts of the New York City cultural scene, including the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Ballet, the New York Philharmonic, and a Broadway theatre, which is showing [*Uncle Vanya*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/33211-uncle-vanya) starring [Steve Carell](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/steve-carell)...

Guide to Lincoln Center: Everything you need to know about the Upper West Side arts complex

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Learn about the various performance venues for theatre, music, opera, dance, and more within Lincoln Center, plus nearby restaurants and attractions to visit.

Now you're (still) in New York! The [Alicia Keys](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/all-the-times-alicia-keys-did-theatre) musical *Hell's Kitchen* has released a new block of tickets, with seats now available for performances at the [Shubert Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/shubert-theatre) through January 19, 2025. Get [*Hell's Kitchen* tickets](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/37579-hells-kitchen-broadway) on New York Theatre Guide.

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The musical, co-created by and set to the songs of Alicia Keys, is one of the most Tony Award-nominated shows of the 2023-24 Broadway season with 13 nods.

The 2024 Tony Award nominees have been named, celebrating the best of Broadway theatre in the 2023-24 season. Of the 35 productions eligible, [*Hell's Kitchen*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/37579-hells-kitchen-broadway) and [*Stereophonic*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/29539-stereophonic-tickets) led the nominees with 13 nods each, with [*The Outsiders*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/34093-the-outsiders) in a close second at 12 nominations.

Hear from the...

2024 Tony Award nominees react: Jessica Lange, Jeremy Strong, Eddie Redmayne, and more

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Read statements, updated live, from the stars, writers, directors, designers, and more from this year's Tony Award-nominated Broadway shows about being honored.

The 2024 Tony Award nominations have been announced. On April 30, past Tony winners [Jesse Tyler Ferguson](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/jesse-tyler-ferguson) and Renée Elise Goldsberry announced the nominations for this year's Tonys ceremony, which will take place on Sunday, June 16 at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center.

The Tony Awards celebrate the best plays and musicals of the Broadway season each year. [Thirty-five shows were...

2024 Tony Award nominees announced

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Find out which plays and musicals are nominated for 2024 Tony Awards, which will take place on June 16 at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center.

They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway, and they're no brighter than on the night of the Tony Awards each year. Broadway's biggest night is back on June 16, 2024.

There's no denying the razzamatazz of the Tony Awards, with a full, robust roster of Broadway shows up for prizes. Beloved revivals and new shows alike compete for the top prizes. 

Here's our guide to the 2024 Tony Awards, where you can find out when and how to watch, what shows are up for awards, and more. This article will...

Guide to the 2024 Tony Awards: how to watch, nominees, and more

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Learn everything you need to know about this year's Tony Awards ceremony, including how to watch, a list of nominees, eligible shows, and more.

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Here's everything you need to know about the 2024 Tony Awards, including how to watch the live broadcast, who is hosting, and which shows are up for honors.

This cast is stronger than yesterday! The new Broadway musical [*Once Upon A One More Time*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/27127-once-upon-a-one-more-time-on-broadway) has set its complete cast. Performances begin on May 13 at the [Marquis Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/marquis-theatre) ahead of a June 22 opening night.

Multiple *Once Upon A One More Time* Broadway cast members reprise their roles from the show's 2022 world-premiere run in Washington, D.C. They include Brooke Dillman as the O.F.G. (Original Fairy Godmother), Tess Soltau as Stepsister Betany, Ashley Chiu as Sleeping Beauty, Ryan Steele as Prince Erudite, Morgan Whitley as Princess and the Pea, Lauren Zakrin as Little Mermaid, Stephen Scott Wormley as Prince Affable, Joshua Daniel Johnson as Prince Brawny, Amy Hillner Larsen as Goldilocks, Selene Haro as Gretl, and Kevin Trinio Perdido as Prince Mischievous.

New cast members include Ryann Redmond as Stepsister Belinda, Nathan Levy as Clumsy, Gabrielle Beckford as Rapunzel, Liv Battista as Belle, Pauline Casiño as Esmeralda, Justice Moore as Red, Mikey Ruiz as Prince Gregarious, Josh Tolle as Prince Suave, and Karissa Bruno and Isabella Ye as Little Girl.

They join [previously announced principal cast members](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/jennifer-simard-adam-godley-join-once-upon-a-one-more-time-broadway-cast) Briga Heelan as Cinderella, Justin Guarini as Prince Charming, Aisha Jackson as Snow White, Jennifer Simard as Stepmother, and Adam Godley as The Narrator.

Also in the cast are Matt Allen, Jacob Burns, Salisha Thomas, and Diana Vaden.

## What is *Once Upon A One More Time* about?

Set to the music of Britney Spears, *Once Upon A One More Time* follows a group of princesses who discover Betty Friedan's feminist book *The Feminine Mystique* in their book club and learn to create their own happily ever afters. The show includes more than 20 songs made famous by the Princess of Pop, including "...Baby One More Time," "Oops!...I Did It Again," and "Stronger."

*Photo credit: Cast members of Once Upon A One More Time. (Photo by Emilio Madrid)*

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*Once Upon a One More Time* - a new musical comedy featuring the hits of Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum-selling recording artist Britney Spears - is heading to Broadway stronger than yesterday.

The *Once Upon a One More Time* musical combines the songs of a pop princess with the stories of fairytale princesses. Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and more are part of a book club looking for a new story, and thanks to a fairy godmother, *The Feminine Mystique* appears. Betty Friedan's 1963 book, about how there's more to womanhood than being a housewife, inspires the princesses to rethink their own lives. Is there more to life than waiting around for a prince to bring them happily ever after, or can they create it themselves?

This story is set to more than 20 hit songs by Britney Spears, often referred to as the Princess of Pop. The multi-award-winning singer and musician's songs include "Oops!..I Did It Again," "Toxic," "...Baby One More Time," "Lucky," and "Circus." To date, she has released nine albums and earned a Grammy Award, seven Billboard Music Awards, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, among other accolades.

The show has been in development since 2017, and its first presentation (which Spears attended and approved) was in 2018. The world premiere of *Once Upon a One More Time* was set for 2019 at Chicago's Nederlander Theatre, but it got postponed and then canceled when the pandemic hit. The show finally premiered at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington D.C. in November 2021 ahead of its Broadway transfer.

Two other shows besides *Once Upon a One More Time* on Broadway feature Spears's songs. [*& Juliet*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/25598-and-juliet-tickets), a revisionist sequel to *Romeo & Juliet*, includes five of her songs, and [*Moulin Rouge! The Musical*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/15911-moulin-rouge-the-musical-on-broadway-tickets), an adaptation of Baz Luhrmann's same-named film, includes "Toxic" in a medley. Only *Once Upon a One More Time*, however, exclusively features Spears's catalog.

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The Princess of Pop meets fairytale princesses in this show that will have you dancing 'till the world ends. Hear Britney Spears's hits set to an original story about Cinderella, Snow White, and more discovering there's more to life than princes. See why *Once Upon a One More Time* is making audiences scream and shout — find out more about tickets now.

In *Once Upon a One More Time* on Broadway, Cinderella, Rapunzel, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and more are looking for something new to shake up their book club — and suddenly, a fairy godmother brings them *The Feminine Mystique*. Reading this feminist story inspires them to change their own stories. Who knew their destinies weren’t limited to happily ever after with a prince? Their loneliness ain't killing them no more after these princesses discover all the possibilities for their lives.

Spears is one of the most well-known pop artists of the 2000s, with nine albums, a Grammy Award, and 15 Guinness World Records to her name. Since exploding onto the music scene with the *...Baby One More Time* album in 1999, her name has become synonymous with catchy, sexy, and utterly dance-worthy pop tunes. At *Once Upon a One More Time*, you’ll be dancing ‘till the world ends to more than 20 of Spears's biggest hits, like "Circus," "Oops!...I Did It Again," "Toxic," and "Womanizer."

The *Once Upon a One More Time* musical has been in the works since 2017, with Jon Hartmere writing the original story set to Spears's music. After being rescheduled from 2019 in Chicago, the show premiered in D.C. at Shakespeare Theatre Company in 2021.

## What to Watch For

- *Once Upon a One More Time* has Spears's blessing — she attended an early staging in 2018 and loved it. Maybe when the show comes to Broadway, she'll go, baby, one more time!
- *The Feminine Mystique* is a 1963 book by Betty Friedan. The groundbreaking text disproves the false assumption that feminine women only want to be housewives and mothers, arguing they want to work, go to school, and be politically active on their own, too.
- *Once Upon a One More Time* puts creative, unique spins on Spears's songs to fit the fairytale plot. The motivational anthem "Work Bitch" becomes a song about Cinderella's actual housework, and "Toxic," about an alluring lover, is here about the Narrator and his power to change the princesses' stories — for better or worse.
- Cinderella and Snow White lead the princess pack, but look closely during some of the huge group numbers, and you'll see over a dozen of your favorite princesses and fairytale heroines, like Little Red Riding Hood, Goldilocks, Belle, Esmeralda, and lots more!
- Two real-life couples are involved in *Once Upon a One More Time*: married director/choreographers Keone and Mari Madrid, and longtime partners Jon Hartmere (bookwriter) and Adam Godley (who plays the Narrator). Talk about real-life fairytales!
- Sony Pictures got the rights for a *Once Upon a One More Time* movie in 2019. There's been no further news since, but we'll scream and shout if a film adaptation happens!

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Once upon a time, Cinderella and her fellow princesses realized that their happy-ever-afters, as written long ago by men, aren't all that happy. So they set out to change that, armed only with a book from the '60s, pop hits from the '90-00s, and each other's support. This new fairytale is the Broadway musical [*Once Upon a One More Time*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/27127-once-upon-a-one-more-time-on-broadway), a spectacle powered by the song catalog of the Princess of Pop: Britney Spears.

*Once Upon a One More Time* is certainly not the first piece of media interested in putting a modern, empowering spin on fairytales — even the notion of the "strong independent princess" has become a tale as old as time. But it certainly is the most fun. Spears's hits and impeccable dancing from director/choreographers Keone and Mari Madrid make *Once Upon a One More Time* an irresistible party. And quite frankly, that's what I want from a Britney Spears musical more than anything else. 

An all-powerful Narrator (Adam Godley) dictates the lives of everyone in *Once Upon a One More Time*. Fairytale characters lie in wait until a child chooses to read their stories, at which point the  Narrator summons them to live out the same tales over and over. "We do not make fairytales, we follow them," he repeatedly insists.

The princesses' newfound desire for change comes from Betty Friedan's 1963 book *The Feminine Mystique*, which The Notorious O.F.G. (Original Fairy Godmother, played by Brooke Dillman in eccentric-aunt fashion) bestows on the princesses' book club. Given that setup, one shouldn't expect a revelatory feminist story from *Once Upon a One More Time*: Friedan's book kicked off second-wave feminism, and Friedan famously excluded queer women from her movement, both long outdated notions by today's intersectional, fourth-wave standards.

A hastily drawn gay subplot and cursory nods to modern women's annoyances (through lines like "You're so much prettier when you smile," which elicited loud noises of disgust from my audience) come off as Hartmere's attempts to offset these concerns. Luckily, Friedan doesn't factor heavily into the musical (until the end, which contains a revelation that unwittingly invites the audience to root for her) — just the general notion that she wrote about women wanting to escape rigid, societally prescribed roles.

But like I said, if you're willing to accept *Once Upon a One More Time* as a kind of period piece in which feminism is new, you'll have a fantastic time, because there is still plenty to unequivocally love. The score is the obvious thing — Hartmere changed a few lyrics in each song to fit the plot, but high-energy hits like "Circus," "Womanizer," "...Baby One More Time," and "Oops!...I Did It Again" are still perfectly recognizable. ("Toxic" stays entirely intact, and even though the lyrics don't quite make sense plot-wise, hearing Godley and Jennifer Simard, as Cinderella's stepmother, sing it is so exhilarating that you won't care.)

But the dance is truly what makes *Once Upon a One More Time* worth the price of admission. The Madrids are choreographers first, and it shows — their hip-hop- and '90s music video-flavored moves tell a story. The princes dance with unabashed swagger from the start, taking up the whole stage with confidence. The princesses' moves begin small and ultra-precise, almost stilted, but have an underlying sharpness that suggests a fierceness inside them. Their choreography gradually gets bigger and freer — that is, more like the men's — as they tap into that fierceness and find their independence. 

Among the large ensemble cast, Justin Guarini is the undisputed standout as the womanizing Prince Charming. He gets two of Britney's biggest songs — "Circus" and "Oops!...I Did It Again" — and delivers them in full rockstar mode to make them the show's best numbers alongside "Toxic." Guarini and Simard deliver both the vocal power and impeccable comic timing (Simard's Stepmother is giving Jennifer Coolidge) — her commanding entrance during "Work Bitch" is one to behold. Among the princesses, Briga Heelan and Aisha Jackson are wonderfully poised as Cinderella and Snow White.

Though it's not the focus, the show does have one feminist element worth noting. *Once Upon a One More Time* faintly echoes Spears's own successful battle for autonomy; the trial to end her conservatorship, under which her father controlled her assets, was the subject of massive public attention in 2020 and 2021. The musical was licensed post-conservatorship and approved by Spears, the production states, so it's one of the first major projects she's actually profiting off since.

*Once Upon a One More Time* also ultimately urges us not only to be willing to change the stories we tell and be open to new ideas, but also that sometimes, we must pass the pen to new writers to tell their stories themselves. That message has continued relevance — if anything, it's continually stronger than yesterday.

[*Once Upon a One More Time* is at the Marquis Theatre. Get 
*Once Upon a One More Time* tickets on New York Theatre Guide.](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/27127-once-upon-a-one-more-time-on-broadway)

*Photo credit: The cast of Once Upon a One More Time on Broadway. (Photo by Matthew Murphy)*

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Read our four-star review of *Once Upon a One More Time* on Broadway, written by Jon Hartmere and featuring the songs of Britney Spears, at the Marquis Theatre.

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Designed by John C. Portman, Jr., the Marquis Theatre is situated on the third floor of the Marriott Marquis Hotel.

The construction of the hotel resulted in the demolition of the original Helen Hayes Theatre, the Morosco Theatre, the Bijou Theatre, and remnants of the Astor Theatre and the Gaiety Theatre. However, the construction permit was only issued by New York City officials if Portman agreed to include a theatre within the building. The Marquis Theatre opened on July 9, 1986 with a series of concerts by Shirley Bassey.

## How to get to the Marquis Theatre on Broadway

The Marquis Theatre is closest to the 42nd Street - Times Square subway stop on the 1, 2, 3, 7, N, Q, R, W, and S lines. The 50th Street station on the 1 line and the 49th Street station on the N, R, and W lines are also nearby; all are about four blocks from the theatre on 46th Street.

The nearest bus stop is 8th Ave/W 46th St. on the M20 and M104 lines.

## Restaurants near the Marquis Theatre

The Marquis Theatre is located one block directly east of the stretch of 46th Street between Eighth and Ninth Avenues dubbed Restaurant Row. Some popular restaurants on this street include Becco (Italian), Hold Fast (American), Lattanzi (Italian), E.A.K. Ramen (Japanese), and Joe Allen (American).

[Learn more about popular pre- and post-show restaurants in the Theatre District.](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/where-to-eat-before-and-after-a-broadway-show)

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