& JULIET Will Have Pre-Broadway Engagement In Toronto — Page 4

Skye8 said: "YvanEhtNioj said: "No updates yet :/

I’m reaching, but I’d love Sasha Allen as Juliet"

I'm also reaching, but I'm hoping Betsy Wolfe is Anne/April - she hinted at her concerts last week that she was joining a show and that it would probably be announced this week. But no other details given."

Oh, Lord, yes, please.

I am so glad Melanie has made the trek over from the West End!

Also, the rest of this cast… Stark Sands as Shakespeare, Betsy Wolfe as Anne Hathaway, Paulo Szot as Lance… perfection.

Cant wait to hear about how Lorna is as Juliet.

I’m so excited for this!

I despised this show in London, I’d rank it amongst by 5 least favorite ever, but this is some good casting.

I think it's a matter of when it transfers honestly. This would be perfect on Broadway.

I didn't really know anything about the show until I read the Wikipedia synopsis just now. Is it treated as satire? Or do they sing all these pop songs straight?

It's very much an awesome cast. And I would even try venturing to Toronto to see them.

Looking at the current entry requirements... it looks like you upload your vaccine info in the app and cross your fingers you aren't selected for the randomized arrival testing. Has anyone flown into Toronto recently? Heh. And are there a good number of 1-day COVID testing options in Toronto for the return back to the US?

I live in Toronto and have flown to and from USA several times. Never been selected for random test at airport. There are lots of places all around city for the required rapid test to fly back. Numerous drug stores offer it both with or without an appointment. (and also at the airport itself)

When is this expected to actually transfer?

Mirvish Toronto website states the show is in a strictly limited engagement for 8 weeks until August 14th.
It seems like it’s aiming for Broadway in the fall unless it will do another tryout someplace else.

inception said: "Does anyone have the inside scoop on whether this will announced for Broadway this Autumn, or if they might wait until Spring?"

I'm thinking mid-late fall / early winter (as they did on the West End), but that depends on how much of the show has changed since London.

In other news, & Juliet had their first day of tech today in Toronto, and Betsy posted a small portion of "Larger Than Life" on her Instagram story...

IT SOUNDS INCREDIBLE!!! Also a little weird hearing it without British accents, but I'm sure I'll get used to it.

Updated On: 6/6/22 at 08:03 PM

akhoya87 said: "I really hope they tighten up the book a bit (yes, jukebox musical, deaf ears, etc.). I can't think of any particular lines, but I also do think some of the dialogue will go over people's heads, as it's very London/UK-centric (as one might expect).

Personally not my cup of tea, but it'll probably print money on Broadway."

Reviews in London were lukewarm at best, according to The New York Times, and there's no guarantee it will print money in NY the way it has so far overseas. My negative side thinks & Juliet will most likely get excoriated by most Broadway critics. Will this turn people off though, or will they embrace the goofy camp like they did with Mamma Mia!?

Looks like they updated the Francois party arrival to "Blow / I Wanna Go" as opposed to just the former.