from an email I got today from the Patrons Desk
Dear Friends,
I’m writing to share some news with you before it’s announced publicly tomorrow. We will be welcoming London’s hit musical& Juliet as the next commercial rental at Roundabout’s Stephen Sondheim Theatre, starting performances this fall (running from Oct 28 – Nov 16, 2022). The nine-time Olivier Award-nominated show began its West End run in November 2019, and it comes to Broadway direct from its North American premiere in Toronto this summer.
Created by Emmy-winning Schitt’s Creek writer—and Roundabout Underground alum—David West Read, & Juliet imagines Shakespeare fashioning a new ending for Romeo and Juliet, in which Juliet pursues a second chance at romance, all smartly built around five-time Grammy winner Max Martin’s three decades of hit songs, 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.” Broadway alum Lorna Courtney, Tony winner Paulo Szot, Broadway veteran Betsy Wolfe, and Tony nominee Stark Sands will lead the Broadway cast.
Like previous commercial rentals productions at the Sondheim, including Mrs. Doubtfire and Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, & Juliet is not affiliated with Roundabout’s season of programming. However, I wanted to share the news with close members of the Roundabout family before tickets go on sale on July 13 (with a TodayTix exclusive pre-sale beginning July 7 at 10am).
I hope you all are having a wonderful start to the summer. We can’t wait to welcome you back to Roundabout this fall starting with our co-production of 1776 in mid-September