& JULIET On Broadway - Reviews & News Thread- Page 3

[YvanEhtNioj]

Posted: 7/7/22 at 10:51am

That felt like trying to get the MonekyPox vaccine all over again.

Finally got a ticket for the first preview. 

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 7/7/22 at 10:54am

I hate buying from TodayTix, but $89 for mezzanine AA10 seemed like a great deal.

[inception]

Posted: 7/7/22 at 12:13pm

I don't plan in being back in NYC until next March for Encores' Dear World...prices for thiat week seem high now. WIll wait & see if this discounts after X-mas 

 

Updated On: 7/7/22 at 12:13 PM

[gibsons2]

Posted: 7/7/22 at 12:19pm

TaffyDavenport said: "I hate buying from TodayTix, but $89 for mezzanine AA10 seemed like a great deal."

Agree. I got AA9

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 7/7/22 at 6:42pm

Tonight is the opening in Toronto. Hoping we get a few reviews!

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 7/7/22 at 6:50pm

I feel the same way about this show the way Jordan Catalano does Jagged Little Pill. If & Juliet brings more attention to Max Martin, his other songs not featured in the show, and the fact that he is still churning out top 10 hits to this day, I will be happy. 

[yyys]

Posted: 7/7/22 at 7:11pm

I loved this in London......and for a rush tix of 25 pounds in front mezzanine.

[Tag]

Posted: 7/7/22 at 7:17pm

EDSOSLO858 said: "I feel the same way about this show the way Jordan Catalano doesJagged Little Pill. If & Julietbrings more attention to Max Martin, his other songs not featured in the show, and the fact that he is still churning out top 10 hits to this day, I will be happy."

Here's a great (50 min!) interview with him about the show:
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/wednesday-june-29-2022-alexisonfire-david-west-read-and-more-1.6500577/i-m-an-insecure-songwriter-deep-down-max-martin-on-making-his-1st-jukebox-musical-juliet-1.6509614

Updated On: 7/7/22 at 07:17 PM

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/7/22 at 8:09pm

EDSOSLO858 said: "I feel the same way about this show the way Jordan Catalano doesJagged Little Pill. If & Julietbrings more attention to Max Martin, his other songs not featured in the show, and the fact that he is still churning out top 10 hits to this day, I will be happy."

You think “& Juliet” is a steaming pile of crap?

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 7/7/22 at 8:17pm

Jordan Catalano said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "I feel the same way about this show the way Jordan Catalano doesJagged Little Pill. If & Julietbrings more attention to Max Martin, his other songs not featured in the show, and the fact that he is still churning out top 10 hits to this day, I will be happy."

You think “& Juliet” is a steaming pile of crap?"

The show as a whole is not terrible - but the book unfortunately is.

HOWEVER, I do feel inclined to see this on Broadway, and I hope I can change my opinion somewhat. Second chances at love play a big role in this one, right?

JMO

Updated On: 7/7/22 at 08:17 PM

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 7/7/22 at 8:23pm

Some merch from the show. Cute. 

https://www.broadwaymerchandiseshop.com/collections/juliet

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 7/7/22 at 11:23pm

3.5 / 4 from the Toronto Star: "Max Martin's latest guaranteed hit"

https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/review/2022/07/07/-juliet-is-pop-king-max-martins-latest-guaranteed-hit.html

The Globe and Mail: "The jukebox musical is back from the dead"

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/reviews/article-broadway-bound-juliet-brings-a-shakespearean-heroine-and-the-jukebox/

[BritCrit]

Posted: 7/8/22 at 9:54am

EDSOSLO858 said: "3.5 / 4 from theToronto Star: "Max Martin's latest guaranteed hit"

https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/review/2022/07/07/-juliet-is-pop-king-max-martins-latest-guaranteed-hit.html

The Globe and Mail: "The jukebox musical is back from the dead"

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/reviews/article-broadway-bound-juliet-brings-a-shakespearean-heroine-and-the-jukebox/"

I find it amusing that the Globe and Mail review is the more critical, but gets the more favorable summary in the Broadway World update, whilst the highlight positive Toronto Star review is reduced to its main complaint (which is more to do with the Max Martin style in general). & Juliet has always struck me as a production that doesn't need to care about the critics, but their insights can still be very useful...

[RUkiddingme]

Posted: 7/8/22 at 9:24pm

why is anyone excited about another jukebox musical?

go to 54Below if you want to see theater people sing pop songs.

Theater used to be about creating new work.  The fact that this crap is gonna be at the Sondheim is insulting.

 

[East Village]

Posted: 7/9/22 at 1:27pm

In a normal year, I would have already bought 2 or more tickets front & center for & JULIET— as well as tickets for ALMOST FAMOUS & BEAUTIFUL NOISE. I’m sure these are going to be wonderful, light musicals that I’d love to see with a date or bring my family. But I can’t justify risking my health now that the mask mandate is gone and COVID on the rise. I suspect we’ll be back to masking again in the fall so will have to wait & see

[inception]

Posted: 7/9/22 at 7:12pm

The presale seems to be over?  I wanted to go take another look at the performance schedule, and now on the TodayTix page it says:

"Tickets are not currently available.

Set an alert and we'll tell you when more tickets go on sale."

[whatever2]

Posted: 7/9/22 at 10:46pm

That's odd ... it says the "exclusive presale" is through July 13th.

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 7/9/22 at 11:07pm

It's working fine for me.

[inception]

Posted: 7/9/22 at 11:18pm

Must have been a weird glitch.  Works again for me now too.

[Wayman_Wong]

Posted: 7/10/22 at 2:55pm

Did ''& Juliet'' ever consider bringing Miriam Teak-Lee to Broadway? After all, she won the Olivier Award for it. Or was it just assumed the show would be recast for NYC? I also would've liked to see Jordan Luke Gage reprise his Romeo role.

Updated On: 7/10/22 at 02:55 PM

[BritCrit]

Posted: 7/11/22 at 6:48am

Wayman_Wong said: "Did ''& Juliet'' ever consider bringing Miriam Teak-Lee to Broadway? After all, she won the Olivier Award for it. Or was it just assumed the show would be recast for NYC? I also would've liked to see Jordan Luke Gage reprise his Romeo role."

Not sure, but I think that a different cast is a good thing for the production - it shows that & Juliet has something going for it beyond its stars and soundtrack. When you're taking a West End hit to international audiences, I think it IS a good idea to try and look for someone new to play the leads...

[Wayman_Wong]

Posted: 7/11/22 at 4:34pm

I disagree. I like British performers to get a chance to play Broadway, and American ones to get a chance to play the West End. Sharon D. Clarke got to reprise her Olivier Award-winning performance in ''Caroline, or Change,'' and Sutton Foster got to reprise her Tony-winning role in ''Anything Goes'' in London. ...

And while we're on the topic, Olly Dobson created the role of Marty McFly in ''Back to the Future: The Musical'' and got an Olivier nomination for it. But for the Broadway production, I'm disappointed they plan to recast it with an American. 

It's an honor for actors to originate a role, and they deserve credit and kudos.

Updated On: 7/11/22 at 04:34 PM

[BritCrit]

Posted: 7/12/22 at 9:26am

Wayman_Wong said: "I disagree. I like British performers to get a chance to play Broadway, and American ones to get a chance to play the West End. Sharon D. Clarke got to reprise her Olivier Award-winning performance in ''Caroline, or Change,'' and Sutton Foster got to reprise her Tony-winning role in ''Anything Goes'' in London. ...

And while we're on the topic, Olly Dobson created the role of Marty McFly in ''Back to the Future: The Musical'' and got an Olivier nomination for it. But for the Broadway production, I'm disappointed they plan to recast it with an American.

It's an honor for actors to originate a role, and they deserve credit and kudos."

Fair enough, but I think it's not the best idea to compare revivals to new musicals. With revivals, the familiarity of the material makes it easier to use "star turns" as the main selling point. With new musicals - even commercially minded ones like & Juliet and BTAF that are based on well-established music and films - the focus is on ensuring a degree of longevity. Sadly, that means the leads often tend to be the most expandable element - After all, you will probably be aiming to replace them after a year or so...

Both Teak-Lee and Dobson are excellent, but it would be great if they were able to enjoy success outside the musicals they are currently in, and I wonder if doing them on Broadway would make this harder...

[inception]

Posted: 7/12/22 at 9:43am

Also, and I know that it is hard to fathom for those who think it is the center of the universe,  but not everyone wants to live in New York for an extended period of time.

Look what has happened to that poor boy from A Strange Loop: simply living in NYC has made him so ill that he frequently can't perform; or, like last week, he goes on & almost collapses.

I think NYC is nice to visit, but I'm always grateful when I go home.

[OhHiii]

Posted: 7/12/22 at 10:27am

East Village said: "I suspect we’ll be back to masking again in the fall so will have to wait & see"

You'd be wrong. The mask mandate isn't coming back no matter how much people want it to unless there's a new variant that drastically shifts the calculus. That is, a variant that causes hospitalizations and deaths to spike dramatically. The West End hasn't had a mask mandate in place for months and months and months and despite several spikes in case numbers, it's never gone into place. The genie is out of the bottle, there's no getting it back in.