Together, they bring to life a classic tale for the modern day, with a fresh reimagining of Juliet’s life independent of Romeo.
& Juliet brings together real-life figures (Shakespeare and Anne), familiar faces from Romeo & Juliet (like the Capulets and the Nurse), and new characters (like Juliet’s friends May, April, and Francois). Instead, she escapes Verona (against her parents’ wishes) and gathers her friends for a journey of self-discovery to Paris. Coming up with the story as she goes along, Hathaway spins an entirely original tale of a Juliet who decides not to kill herself after losing Romeo. In the & Juliet musical, Shakespeare’s wife, Anne Hathaway, decides she doesn’t like the ending her husband is writing for Romeo & Juliet, and instead proposes her own. Anyone of any age who's had a dream, fallen in love, or had to figure out (or is figuring out) who they want to be will see themselves in & Juliet.
He's written Juliet a coming-of-age tale that doesn't end when Romeo's story does, but takes her - and the audience - on a whirlwind adventure beyond the walls of Verona. Expect to hear all these at & Juliet in New York, together with an original story by David West Read, a writer on the Emmy-winning comedy series Schitt's Creek.
& Juliet boasts the song catalog of five-time Grammy-winning Swedish songwriter and music producer Max Martin, who's written or co-written 22 Billboard number 1 hits for pop stars like Katy Perry, Britney Spears, the Backstreet Boys, and Kelly Clarkson. Get & Juliet tickets on TodayTix.Ĭome for the hits, stay for the humor and heart. What happens when you cross classical theatre characters with modern pop music and a concept from the mind of a sitcom writer? You get & Juliet, the nine-time Tony-nominated Best Musical nominee from London that gives Juliet, of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet, a new, empowering story.
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