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Spears: The Gospel According to Britney
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SPEARS, The story of Jesus Christ through Britney Spears music, plays on Nov. 7th at Snapple Theater
Britney Spears has met the Bible. SPEARS is an original musical that chronicles the life of Jesus Christ, telling the story through the hit music of Britney Spears. Creator Patrick Blute, 23, and his creative team are holding a funder’s preview on November 7th at the Snapple Theater. The musical tugs at the heartstrings of America’s lost twenty-somethings, calling on familiar hits such as “Stronger,” “One More Time,” and “Crazy,” to describe the birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Not one word is spoken, and not one lyric is changed, technically making the musical an opera. Originally dreamed up by Blute during his undergraduate years, SPEARS debuted in April 2012 at Columbia University’s Glicker-Milstein Theater. Tickets to the first production sold out in under one minute. The show received overwhelming support, and CHarolette Murtishaw of the Columbia Spectator wrote, “Little can be done to deny the star power of SPEARS, which manages to tackle the marriage of Spears and Christ in a way that respects both deities and keeps the audience fully engaged and entertained.”
Now, Blute and the SPEARS team of four other individuals—Cori Capik as producer, Max Druz as music director, Sara Miller as choreographer, and Christopher Vazquez as graphic designer—are seeking funding to bring the musical to Broadway. On November 7th, there will be two shows at the Snapple Theater in midtown Manhattan. Tickets will be offered to those who have expressed interest in investing in the show.
Working with Levine, Plotkin and Menin, the SPEARS team is currently securing the copyright, and looks forward to the November 7th funder’s preview, which will bring in more funding to allow the full legal council required.
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