CREATED BY THE EMMY®-WINNING WRITER FROM “SCHITT’S CREEK,” this hilarious new musical flips the script on the greatest love story ever told. & Juliet asks: what would happen next if Juliet didn’t end it all over Romeo? Get whisked away on a fabulous journey as she ditches her famous ending for a fresh beginning and a second chance at life and love—her way.
Juliet’s new story bursts to life through a playlist of pop anthems as iconic as her name, including "Since U Been Gone‚" "Roar," "Baby One More Time," "Larger Than Life‚" "That’s The Way It Is,“ and "Can't Stop the Feeling!"—all from the genius songwriter/producer behind more #1 hits than any other artist this century. Break free of the balcony scene and get into this romantic comedy that proves there’s life after Romeo. The only thing tragic would be missing it.
Make no mistake, “& Juliet” can be downright ridiculous; Shakespeare pedaling a plastic pony rickshaw from Verona to Paris while singing “Show Me Love” is one of the more tame examples. It makes fun of itself, sometimes poking at the repetitiveness or absurdity of its own lyrics. It throws punches at Shakespeare and his young, barely tween protagonists who married and then killed themselves because of a love fostered over three whopping days. Yet, “& Juliet” isn’t trying to grip you by the throat with its plot, it’s trying to dazzle you. And dazzle it does.
I haven’t mentioned the story yet because it really doesn’t matter. That sounds cruel, but the show itself is in on the joke and takes delight in ripping Shakespeare to shreds. With the swing of a magic quill pen—a deus ex stylus—the plot shifts like quicksand; yet it gets no more imaginative than Juliet making the same mistake as with Romeo by attempting a quick marriage to Françoise (Mateus Leite Cardoso), who is actually in love with Juliet’s friend May (Nick Drake). In line with the zeitgeist, May expresses gender ambiguity, singing new meaning into “I’m Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman.”
2021 | West End |
Original West End Production West End |
2022 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
2024 | US Tour |
North American Tour US Tour |
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