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Meet the Cast of ROMEO + JULIET, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway

The production officially opens Thursday, October 24, 2024 at the Circle in the Square Theatre.

By: Sep. 26, 2024
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Sam Gold’s production of ROMEO + JULIET, starring Emmy Award winner Kit Connor and Golden Globe Award winner Rachel Zegler, begins previews tonight at the Circle in the Square Theatre. The production officially opens Thursday, October 24, 2024. Meet the cast of ROMEO + JULIET below! 

Kit Connor as ‘Romeo’ and Rachel Zegler as ‘Juliet’ are joined by Tony Award nominee Gabby Beans (Skin of Our Teeth) as ‘Mercutio/The Friar/Prince,’ Daniel Bravo Hernández (Broadway Debut) as ‘Abraham,’ Jasai Chase-Owens (Broadway Debut; “The Expanse”) as ‘Gregory,’ Tommy Dorfman (Broadway Debut; “13 Reasons Why”) as ‘Tybalt/The Nurse,’ Nihar Duvvuri (Broadway Debut) as ‘Balthazar,’ Sola Fadiran (Camelot) as ‘Capulet/Lady Capulet,’ Taheen Modak (Broadway Debut) as ‘Benvolio,’ Gían Pérez (Sing Street) as ‘Samson/Paris/Peter’ and understudies Missy Malek (Broadway Debut), Timothy Oh (Broadway Debut), Susannah Perkins (The Wolves) and Daniel Velez (Broadway Debut).

Directed by Tony Award winner Sam Gold (An Enemy of the People), ROMEO + JULIET will feature music by Grammy Award winner Jack Antonoff and movement direction and choreography by Tony Award winner Sonya Tayeh (Moulin Rouge).

ROMEO + JULIET will feature scenic design by Tony Award nominee dots, costume design by Tony Award nominee Enver Chakartash, lighting design by Tony Award nominee Isabella Byrd, sound design by Tony Award winner Cody Spencer, hair, wig and makeup design by Robert Pickens and Katie Gell and violence by Drew Leary. Claire Warden will serve as intimacy director, Gigi Buffington will serve as voice and text coach, and Michael Sexton and Ayanna Thompson will serve as dramaturgy and text consultants. Production stage management is by Rachel Bauder, Juniper Street Productions is the Production Manager, and101 Productions, Ltd will serve as general manager. Casting is by Taylor Williams, CSA.

Left to their own devices in their parents’ world of violent ends, an impulsive pair of star-crossed lovers hurtle towards their inescapable fate. The intoxicating high of passion quickly descends into a brutal chaos that can only end one way.

 

Meet the Cast of ROMEO + JULIET, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway  ImageRachel Zegler - Juliet

Rachel Zegler is a dynamic actress and singer who has already established herself as a trailblazer of her generation. At only 17 years old, Rachel earned the role of María Vasquez for Steven Spielberg's new adaptation of West Side Story out of 30,000 auditions. The film captured Rachel's motion picture debut alongside Rita Moreno and Ariana DeBose, and earned her an NBR Award for Best Actress along with a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical. Rachel then starred alongside Zachary Levi, Helen Mirren, and Lucy Liu in D.C. Comics’ Shazam! Fury of the Gods, the sequel to the successful predecessor, Shazam! She can currently be seen leading the highly anticipated prequel The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes as Lucy Gray Baird, the girl tribute from impoverished District 12. Viola Davis, Peter Dinklage, and Hunter Schafer also star. In 2025, Rachel will be seen as Snow White in Disney's live-action remake of the classic story, making her one of the first Latina actresses to star in a live-action Disney film. Director Marc Webb said, “Rachel’s extraordinary vocal abilities are just the beginning of her gifts. Her strength, intelligence and optimism will become an integral part of rediscovering the joy in this classic Disney fairy-tale.” She will also be seen in the A24 disaster comedy Y2K, directed by SNL alum Kyle Mooney. In the film penned by Evan Winter, which is set on New Year’s Eve 1999, two high school nobodies decide to crash the last big party before the new millennium. When the clock strikes midnight, the night gets more insane than they ever could have imagined. Rachel stars alongside Mason Gooding, The Kid Laroi and Alicia Silverstone. Rachel has been featured on the covers of Elle, Town & Country, Who What Wear and The Hollywood Reporter and has been profiled by Vogue, Allure, and VMagazine. She is a Forbes “30 Under 30” recipient and has been recognized by Time magazine with inclusion in their Time100Next list, by Variety in their annual “Power of Young Hollywood Impact“ list, and by The Hollywood Reporter with their “Next Generation” list. She was also named one of “Nine Latinx Women in Hollywood Currently Changing the World” by Elle magazine. On Latin representation in entertainment, a subject she is passionate about, Rachel says, “We are not just the quirky side character who occasionally says a word in Spanish, we are the main character.“


Meet the Cast of ROMEO + JULIET, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway  ImageKit Connor - Romeo

Screen International Star of Tomorrow actor Kit Connor landed his first film role aged eight in the lead role of Tom in Warner Bros. Pictures’ Get Santa (2014). Since then, he has had roles in The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018) and The Mercy (2018). Notably, he played Older Reggie in Rocketman (2019), taking on the role of young Elton John. He also appeared in Little Joe (2019) as Joe. Kit is well-known for voicing Pantalaimon in “His Dark Materials” (2019 -2020) and his TV work also includes “War & Peace” (2016). His theatre credits include Welcome Home, Captain Fox! at The Donmar Warehouse and Fanny & Alexander, where he played Alexander at The Old Vic. Kit is best known for his lead role of Nick Nelson in the global hit TV adaptation of Alice Oseman’s “Heartstopper,” with the third season set to launch this October on Netflix. For season 1, Kit won the Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Performance in 2022 and the RTS Award for Leading Actor Male in 2023. Kit voices a role in The Wild Robot for DreamWorks alongside Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal and Bill Nighy out in September 2024. Kit will also lead the mystery-horror film One of Us and also star in Ace Entertainment’s film A Cuban Girl’s Guide To Tea And Tomorrow opposite Maia Reffico. He will film a leading role in Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland’s new film for A24, Warfare alongside Charles Melton and Joseph Quinn. Kit Connor is represented by Independent Talent Group and WME.


Meet the Cast of ROMEO + JULIET, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway  ImageGabby Beans - Mercutio

Gabby Beans is a Tony Award nominated actress. TV credits include Apple TV's "Presumed Innocent,” HBO’s “Succession,” CBS’s “Blue Bloods,” CBS’s “The Good Fight,” Netflix’s “House of Cards,” and Showtime’s “Ray Donovan.” Theater credits include Jonah at Roundabout Theater Company (Lortel Award Winner for Best Lead Performance), The Skin of Our Teeth at Lincoln Center (Tony Award Nomination for Best Lead Actress), I’m Revolting at the Atlantic Theater Company, Anatomy of a Suicide at the Atlantic Theater Company, and Mary Seacole at LCT3.


Meet the Cast of ROMEO + JULIET, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway  ImageTommy Dorfman - The Nurse

Tommy Dorfman is an actress, writer, director, and producer. She most recently directed her first feature film, I Wish You All The Best, starring Corey Fogelmanis, Alexandra Daddario, Cole Sprouse, and Lena Dunham. The highly anticipated debut feature premiered at SXSW in March to rave reviews and will be in theaters in 2025. After graduating Fordham University in 2015, Tommy booked her first role on the hit Netflix series, “13 Reasons Why,” for which she received critical acclaim. Tommy has since gone on to act across different mediums, last on the stage in 2019 Off-Broadway production of Daddy by Jeremy O. Harris, for Danya Taymor. She lives in New York City. Her memoir Maybe This Will Save Me will be published in June 2025 by Hanover Square Press.


Meet the Cast of ROMEO + JULIET, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway  ImageNihar Duvvuri - Balthazar

Nihar Duvvuri is thrilled to be making his Broadway debut with this amazing team. Pre-Broadway: SMASH Workshop (2024). A big, endless thank you to friends, family, Megh, and Sarah Haber / Creative Talent Company. NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Atlantic Acting School. @niharduvvuri.


Meet the Cast of ROMEO + JULIET, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway  ImageSola Fadiran - Capulet

Sola Fadiran made his Broadway debut last year in Aaron Sorkin’s Tony-nominated Camelot, after graduating from Yale School of Drama. Following that, he starred in the inaugural production of the Perelman Performing Arts Center, Watch Night, a world premier directed by Tony-winner Bill T. Jones, in a performance the New York Times simply calls, “Excellent.” Most recently, Fadiran starred in the Broadway transfer of Fat Ham at The Old Globe in a performance the San Diego Union Tribune hailed as “a triumphant turn.” An accomplished singer, Fadiran has also performed as a soloist with prestigious institutions, including the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and Cincinnati Opera, among others.


Meet the Cast of ROMEO + JULIET, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway  ImageDaniel Bravo Hernández - Abraham

DANIEL BRAVO HERNÁNDEZ is a New York City actor, born and raised. From the streets of Dyckman to the Broadway stage, he is grateful to be making his Broadway debut with Romeo + Juliet. Bravo Hernández recently received his BFA from the Conservatory of Theatre Arts at SUNY Purchase. He’d like to thank The Stars of Tomorrow Project, mentor/friend Brian D. Hills, his previous teachers, Clara Bello & Richard Marmolejos, and his parents for helping him develop into the artist he is today. It truly took a village. Mami y Papi, si están leyendo esto, ¡llegamos! Gracias por todo y gracias a Dios.


Meet the Cast of ROMEO + JULIET, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway  ImageTaheen Modak - Benvolio

Taheen Modak trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Last year, Taheen starred in Pygmalion at the Old Vic for which he was nominated for the Ian Charleson Award. Previously he featured in Hamlet at the Bristol Old Vic as Laertes/Rosencratz and appeared as Harry in The Taxidermist’s Daughter at the Chichester Festival Theatre. On screen, Taheen recently wrapped a regular role in “The Hardacres” for Channel 5. Taheen also led in “The Bay” for ITV opposite Morven Christie and can be seen playing the lead role of ‘Jay’ in hit Sky comedy “Two Weeks To Live” with Maisie Williams and Sian Clifford. His other credits include the lead in BFI short film Doggerland and The American Clock at London’s Old Vic Theatre.


Meet the Cast of ROMEO + JULIET, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway  ImageJasai Chase Owens - Gregory

Jasai Chase Owens is best known for the series regular role of "Filip Inaros" in Amazon Prime’s “The Expanse,” and the recurring role of "Kai" in Netflix’s “Uncoupled,” opposite Neil Patrick Harris. He has appeared on film in Vuk Lungulov-Klotz's Mutt, which premiered at Sundance and Berlinale 2023, and will lead the upcoming independent feature Other People’s Bodies. Jasai's New York stage work includes the off-Broadway premiere of the Rebecca Frecknall-led Sanctuary City for New York Theatre Workshop, for which he received a nomination for the Clive & Valerie Barnes Theater Artist Award; The Tempest and A Midsummer Night’s Dream for The Public Theater; and is thrilled to be making his Broadway debut in Romeo + Juliet. He has also been seen in Native Son at Yale Repertory Theatre. Jasai received his BFA in Acting from the Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Purchase College.


Meet the Cast of ROMEO + JULIET, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway  ImageGian Perez - Samson

GÍAN PÉREZ is a multi-hyphenate artist born and raised in Puerto Rico. Broadway: Sing Street. Off-Broadway: Comedy of Errors (The Public Theatre), Sing Street (NYTW). Regional: Sing Street (Huntington Theatre), Next to Normal (Westport Country Playhouse). TV: “East New York” (CBS). Gían's debut solo guitar record, bambú, was recently released by zOaR Records. As a musician, Pérez has played at venues like The Stone, Joe's Pub, Downtown Music Gallery, among others, and collaborated with artists like Brandon Lopez, Marc Edwards, Zoh Amba, Elliott Sharp, and gabby fluke-mogul. He is also a founding member in the band Office Hours. (All music available on all streaming platforms.)


Meet the Cast of ROMEO + JULIET, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway  ImageMissy Malek - Performer

Missy Malek is a British actor from London, of Arab and Iranian descent, has a distinguished background in classical theatre. She began her acting career at 14 with the National Youth Theatre. She completed her undergraduate degree in Philosophy at Oxford University, where she was an active member of the Drama Society, performing in numerous classical plays by Tennessee Williams, Ionesco, and Chekhov. Malek made her professional stage debut as Osric in Hamlet, starring Ian McKellen in the titular role. She gained critical acclaim for her portrayal of Anya in Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, opposite Mckellen's Firs. In terms of her screen work, she played the recurring role of Nikita in Netflix's “Anatomy Of A Scandal.“


Meet the Cast of ROMEO + JULIET, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway  ImageTimothy Oh - Performer

Timothy Oh is a young Korean-American actor, writer, activist, cook, and D&D lover, originally hailing from small-town Ohio. Having recently graduated from the Ohio University’s BFA Acting Program, Timothy, who likes to be called TT, is thrilled to be making his Broadway debut with Romeo + Juliet! During his time at Ohio University’s BFA Acting Program, TT participated as a Scribe of their BIPOC theater, Vibrancy Theater, and an alumnus of Shakespeare & Company. Most recently, TT has appeared in Romeo and Juliet (‘Romeo’ at PSF), As You Like It (Orlando), Camden Shakespeare Festival; A Midsummer Night's Dream (‘Demetrius’ at Cap21); Yerma (‘Victor’ at Vibrancy Theater); and The Motherf****r with the Hat (‘Ralph D.’ at Ohio University). “My goal is to change people through stories that matter, standing up for the unheard and uplifting their stories everywhere.” To my friends, family, and Shakes&Co. faculty/cohort, I love you all, let it rip. TT is represented by SMS Talent and manager Nils Larsen of Integral Artists.


Meet the Cast of ROMEO + JULIET, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway  ImageSusannah Perkins - Performer

Since graduating from NYU's BFA program, Susannah Perkins has swiftly become one of the most exciting names in the New York theatre scene. They played a pivotal role in Sarah DeLappe’s critically-revered play, The Wolves, directed by Lila Neugebauer, and reprised their role in the remount production at Lincoln Center Theater. Other notable theatre credits include Network on Broadway opposite Bryan Cranston; Judgment Day (Park Avenue Armory); the title role in The Rape of the Sabine Women By Grace B. Mathias (Playwrights Realm); Bruce Norris’s The Low Road (Public Theater); Mary Gets Hers (Playwrights Realm), which was met with rave reviews. Susannah most recently appeared opposite Sandra Oh in The Welkin (Atlantic Theatre Company). On screen, Susannah was most recently seen in a leading guest star role on Ryan Murphy’s “The Politician.” They starred as the lead role in renowned visual artist Rachel Rose’s short film Enclosure, produced by Animal Kingdom, and played a supporting role in the 2020 SXSW feature Lapsis. Additional credits include a guest star appearance in “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.”


Meet the Cast of ROMEO + JULIET, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway  ImageDaniel Velez - Performer

Daniel Velez is an actor from Los Angeles, CA. Roles include: Darcy in Pride and Prejudice (Chautauqua Theatre Co.), Orestes in The Oresteia (The Juilliard School), and Hal in Henry IV Part 1 (The Juilliard School). Other awards: National YoungArts Winner in Theater, The Music Center’s Spotlight Competition Grand Prize Finalist in Acting. Daniel is a recent graduate of the Drama Division at The Juilliard School.









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