Episode 120: 03-05-2020

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Broadway Scoop

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Good morning theater fans! This is Caryn Robbins with The Broadway Scoop for Thursday, March 5th. Full casting has been announced for the world premiere of the Britney Spears jukebox musical ONCE UPON A ONE MORE TIME. The production will feature Great News star Briga Heelan as Cinderella, American Idol alum Justin Guarini as Prince Charming, and Tony nominee Emily Skinner as Stepmother.  Described as a jukebox spin on a classic fairytale,  the show is set to begin preview performances at Chicago’s James M. Nederlander Theatre on April 14, ahead of an official opening on April 30. A Broadway premiere is expected to follow. Tony winners Kristin Chenoweth and Santino Fontana will be among the performers honoring Signature Theatre's 2020 Stephen Sondheim Award recipient, Carol Burnett. The legendary performer is best known for her iconic variety series The Carol Burnett Show, and for her Tony-nominated performance as the original Princess Winnifred in Broadway's ONCE UPON A MATTRESS. Burnett most recently starred on Broadway in the 2014 revival of A.R. Gurney's Love Letters.And a happy opening to the Broadway premiere of Conor McPherson's GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY,  officially opening tonight at the Belasco Theatre following a preview period which began on February 7th. Featuring music from the Bob Dylan catalog, the Depression-era set musical stars Tony nominees Marc Kudisch and Mare Winningham, Broadway veteran Tom Nelis, and actor Todd Almond in his Broadway debut. And that's The Broadway Scoop for Thursday, March 5th.