Britney who?

That was pretty much the response from many of the 28 performers in the local premiere of the jukebox musical “Once Upon a One More Time,” which features the songs of Britney Spears and is being presented at the Suffolk Y JCC in Commack on Thursday.

To be fair, the cast is made up of kids between ages 7 and 14, so if they’re not all familiar with the pop music queen who reigned before they were born, it’s understandable.

That didn't keep the staff of the summer camp at the Suffolk Y JCC from jumping on the show immediately when the rights came out late last year, said Gayle Gitlitz, director of theater education. Woven in with the songs is the plot, an updated fairy tale that focuses on women’s empowerment. "Once Upon a One More Time" ran on Broadway in 2023 when some o

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