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.
The plot is convoluted, but convoluted plots were definitely a thing with Shakespeare, so stylistically, it tracks. The music — featuring songs made famous by Britney Spears, Pink, Kelly Clarkson, Katy Perry, the Backstreet Boys and REO Speedwagon, among others — is pure ear candy. Weber’s choreography — a wild, wonderful mix of hip-hop, breaking and ballet among other genres — is pure, kinetically stunning eye candy.
The show’s fun, feminist-lite narrative about reclaiming the ROMEO AND JULIET story is cotton candy fluff, but it has a SIX-like sensibility that makes it clever, too. & JULIET poses the question: What happens if Juliet lived? In a battle of wills (pun intended), the pompous, SOMETHING ROTTEN-esque Shakespeare (Corey Mach, nailing the machismo and charming schtick) and his wife Anne Hathaway (Teal Wicks) duke it out about an alternate version of the classic story. Anne wants to reclaim Shakespeare’s quill and rewrite a story that gives plucky Juliet (Rachel Simone Webb) some freedom and the chance to decide if the airheaded Romeo (Michael Canu, who hilariously and note-perfectly supplies spacey, vapid boy band energy) is truly who she wants.
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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