It’s Broadway, Bitch

Broadway has had a renaissance of Jukebox Musicals, with Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill shaking up the theatre scene in New York. It was really a matter of time before the Queen of Pop would be Pop-n-Locking down a Tony award, to add to her trophy shelf. But this has been a suspicious production from the beginning, and I would like to be clear this is not a criticism or question of the hard work and intentions of those working in this show. This is about the money and how Britney really feels about Once Upon A One More Time.

As I have mentioned on my page, Broadway is a huge part of my life, though I have never technically seen a show on Broadway. It’s a big influence in my everyday life and my personality in general. I connect to Liza Minnelli in a very similar way to how I connect to Britney. They both inspire this part of me that’s so hard to describe, but so intensely woven into who I am. All that to say, when I first heard a Britney show was coming to Broadway, I felt the same way I did hearing about her Vegas residency. Heartbroken and conflicted. I want to go, I want to be a part of it, I want to consume every possible piece of Britney fandom… but I can’t bring myself to do it. I feel like this is another project that Britney’s name is attached to that has too much speculation for me to feel right about it. But this time around there are a few differences that make it a little more complicated than when Britney was in the conservatorship. First, and obviously, the conservatorship is over and the narrative would have us all believe she is in complete control of her life and her money. I can’t figure out if that is true or not, but I still want to be thoughtful about whether or not to support the musical.