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Once Upon a One More Time Shows the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
June 22, 2023, 10:49.04 pm ET
Photo: Matthew Murphy
By Brian Scott Lipton
The illegitimate love child of “Bad Cinderella” and “&Juliet” – with a little bit of the theatrical sperm of “Into the Woods” thrown in for fertilization – the ultra-splashy musical “Once Upon a One More Time,” now at the Marquis Theatre, is the latest Broadway fable screaming at young women (or maybe all women) about their need for self-empowerment. Continue reading...
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