FringeNYC Previews

Becoming Britney

Produced by Endless Supply Productions

Author: Molly Bell & Daya Curley

Becoming Britney uses a basically "true" outline of Britney Spears life and career as a structure to comment on celebrity...mock L.A.-style rehab...and pay homage to musical theatre. We open with Britney entering rehab with a bald head. What led her there? What will become of her? We flash back to moments and milestones in her life and try to find a way to save her soul. The 90 minute show includes fun tunes, funky dance and fabulously snarky attitude.

We love Britney and think she's gotten a raw deal. Since she doesn't currently have a voice (both literally and figuratively) we've decided to shove our songs into her mouth and give voice to our perception of her often ridiculous story. It's too easy to trash her...and while we tweak her lovingly...we also depart from reality and give her a resolution she deserves.

Becoming Britney creators Molly Bell and Daya Curley began this project in order to find the next step in their creative lives. Daya met Molly when they were cast together in a reading of a new show. They quickly discovered similar evil senses of humor and matching desires to treat the world like a church just waiting to be laughed in. Soon after, Molly was having a baby, and she knew her performing life would change and she needed to have some sort of creative outlet. Around the same time Daya decided to finally change gender after a lifetime of hidden turmoil (hilarious). These shakeups seemed to be the impetus they both needed. What started out as a vehicle for Molly quickly turned into something bigger and sexier than expected. Why do it? Daya and Molly answer: "We have something sarcastic and inappropriate to share...and we don't see why we shouldn't make our annoying, harping, sophomoric voices heard."

Daya Curley, director/co-writer