Cinderella is called to the dress-making scene. Cinderella begins to tell the princesses about the book, but the Narrator enters, reprimanding Snow White and Cinderella, who tries to stand up for the two but is shot down with sexist comments.īack in the forest, Cinderella tells the mice that she doesn't see the point in dreaming anymore, which summons O.F.G., who encourages her to get the book back through being assertive and self-reliant. Later at scroll club, Snow White sings about her broken heart ("From the Bottom of My Broken Heart"). In response, Prince Charming blows them off, and though Cinderella is furious, Snow White is heartbroken ("Oops!.I Did It Again"). Snow White returns and interrupts, calling Prince Charming her prince, and Cinderella and Snow White realize he has been cheating on both of them. Cinderella and Prince Charming have their first dance, and at first, Cinderella begins to reject the Prince but is overcome by his eyes ("Sometimes"). As the Stepmother is about to discuss her daughters with the Narrator, Prince Charming arrives to the palace ("Circus"). Cinderella and Snow White sneak into the palace, and after the two split up, Cinderella runs into the Stepmother, who proposes that she can have the book back if she rejects the prince and allows one of her daughters to take Cinderella's place. Snow White volunteers to go help get the book back, even though it is dangerous to enter another princess's story, and the two sings a song celebrating their friendship ("Brightest Morning Star").Īt the palace, princes and princesses arrive to Prince Charming's ball ("Boys" / "Pretty Girls"). As she becomes more empowered, the Stepmother catches Cinderella reading and takes the book ("Work Bitch").Ĭinderella reveals to Snow White that she met O.F.G., who gave her a book that has changed the way she views the world. Called to the work scene, Cinderella reads as her stepsisters demand she clean the palace. reveals that she has escaped Story's End to Flatbush with Betty Friedan's ideas and encourages Cinderella to read the book but keep it hidden.
introduces Cinderella to Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique and begins to deconstruct some of the problematic tropes of the fairytale Cinderella lives in. The princesses, led by Cinderella, realize they want more than their fairytales' happy ever afters ("Lucky").Īlone in the forest, Cinderella wishes for "more," which summons O.F.G., the original fairy godmother. Though the other princesses find Little Mermaid's story romantic, Cinderella questions if she should give up her voice and live-all that she has-to save her prince and if that is really happy ever after. Later, Cinderella arrives to scroll club. Questioned if she was late on her entrance, Cinderella reveals to the Narrator she feels lonely despite living her happy ever after. The two are interrupted by the Narrator, who offers notes before it is time to act out Cinderella's wedding. Rather than listening to her as she requests, he proposes that having a baby will solve her problems ("Make Me"). Charming rejects her invitation, citing that he does not read, and Cinderella reveals that she feels that something is missing in their fairytales. Left alone in the palace between scenes, Cinderella invites Prince Charming to scroll club, a reading group for the princesses to discuss each other's fairytales. After the child falls asleep, the fairytale characters can relax before the next scene is to be acted out. Characters from different stories "audition" for their story to be selected, a process guided by the Narrator, but the girl ultimately chooses Cinderella, whose story is acted out on stage ("Baby One More Time"). Once Upon a One More Time begins with a little girl, who asks to be read a fairytale.
The book emboldens the likes of Snow White, the Little Mermaid, Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel, and the Princess and the Pea to gain a new perspective on themselves, as they realize waiting around to be rescued or kissed by a prince isn't the only road to 'happily ever after'. A fairy godmother grants her wish, introducing the enchanted land to The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan.
While gathered together at a reading group for fairy-tale princesses, Cinderella makes a desperate wish for a story beyond Grimms' Fairy Tales. įollowing a 2021 tryout in Washington, D.C., the Broadway production opened at the Marquis Theatre on June 22, 2023. Set in a fantasy storybook realm, the plot follows numerous fairy-tale characters transformed by a feminist awakening.
Once Upon a One More Time is a jukebox musical based on songs popularized by Britney Spears. November 30, 2021 ( ): Sidney Harman Hall, Washington D.C.
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