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Kit Connor, Rachel Zegler to star in Sam Gold-directed ROMEO + JULIET on Broadway, Fall 2024
Kit Connor, Rachel Zegler to star in Sam Gold-directed ROMEO + JULIET#225
Posted: 8/12/24 at 2:03pm
inception said: "I saw a production Summer 2022 that did a similar thing to streamline roles with an actress playing the role of Juliet's mother, but also doing the Father's lines."
If this was the all Asian cast at the Classic Stage theater, I did think that worked well too but that production felt kind of scrappy (on purpose) and leaned into some camp elements more, which I have trouble envisioning for this production given the promotional materials so far.
Also thanks Taffy for the audition notice, as I found this part particularly interesting in its wording:
MERCUTIO/ PRINCE/ FRIAR LAWRENCE/ CHORUS- 18-35. Any gender. Any ethnicity. Our storyteller and master of ceremonies. The moral center of the tale who has gathered us all for this ritual– to kill these two kids– to heal this feud. Comedic chops and strong facilities with language.
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Posted: 8/12/24 at 2:50pm
Sutton Ross said: "Yeah, Tommy Dorfman is certainly a choice to play the Nurse.
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Out of curiosity: why? I didn’t watch 13 Reasons Why, but I strongly recall seeing her in an adaptation of La Ronde before that show was even in production and thinking she was exceptionally talented.
It’s clear this production is going for a “young people playing all ages” concept, so I’m not sure why Tommy as the Nurse is specifically a “choice.”
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Kit Connor, Rachel Zegler to star in Sam Gold-directed ROMEO + JULIET#227
Posted: 8/12/24 at 2:57pm
Sutton Ross said: "That production also had a male actor playing the Nurse, and camping it up quite a bit to heighten the comedy of the role
Yeah, Tommy Dorfman is certainly a choice to play the Nurse.
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Tommy Dorfman is a woman. trans women are women. Hope that helps.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
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Posted: 8/12/24 at 2:59pm
Considering Inception said that (not me) you should probably direct your preachy crap to them. Hope that helps!
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
Kit Connor, Rachel Zegler to star in Sam Gold-directed ROMEO + JULIET#229
Posted: 8/12/24 at 3:06pm
ColorTheHours048 said: Out of curiosity: why?
I guess it's similar to what a person said about Adam Driver. She's just the same in everything I've ever seen her in. Just a very generic actress and this seems like a very bold production. Just my thoughts tho.
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Posted: 8/12/24 at 3:13pm
ColorTheHours048 said: "Sutton Ross said: "Yeah, Tommy Dorfman is certainly a choice to play the Nurse."
Out of curiosity: why? I didn’t watch 13 Reasons Why, but I strongly recall seeing her in an adaptation of La Ronde before that show was even in production and thinking she was exceptionally talented.
It’s clear this production is going for a “young people playing all ages” concept, so I’m not sure why Tommy as the Nurse is specifically a “choice.”"
The Nurse is usually played as middle aged or older, often by a "motherly" figure (in Shakespeare's time, a nurse was literally the person who breast-fed - nursed - the baby). Tommy Dorfman is 32 (but looks younger), skinny, and visibly trans. I don't think that it's a bad choice, but it is a very unusual choice. It just seems...gimmicky. But that's probably going to be most things about this production, I'm guessing.
I have no idea how the same actor can play both Capulet and Lady Capulet. The Montague parents are often conflated to one person, as both are small parts and it saves money. But the Capulet parents share many crucial scenes together, and are two very distinct characters. Knowing Sam Gold, I bet Lord Capulet is like, an absentee dad and we only see him pre-recorded on a large screen via Skype/FaceTime or whatever. Or...as per the casting notice, since the entire production is evidently being presented as some sort of metatheatrical ritual, perhaps the actor does some symbolic thing with a prop or costume piece to represent which Capulet they are at any given moment.
Regarding age...although this production is clearly attempting to bring in a Gen Z audience, I googled Sola Fadiran (Capulet/Lady Capulet) and he is a bit young, but still old enough looking to believably be Rachel Zegler's father/mother. So I don't think the concept is "teenagers put on Romeo and Juliet."
Kit Connor, Rachel Zegler to star in Sam Gold-directed ROMEO + JULIET#231
Posted: 8/12/24 at 4:11pm
Has no one seen R & J, the four actor, all-male version of Romeo and Juliet set in a boys' school? It's still probably my favorite version of the Rome & Juliet story (yes...I'm including West Side Story). I'm sure that this could be a mess, but nothing here has given any indication that it will be a mess.
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/13
Kit Connor, Rachel Zegler to star in Sam Gold-directed ROMEO + JULIET#232
Posted: 8/12/24 at 4:21pm
I wasn't speaking about anyone in this production, I was speaking about a 2022 production at Vancouver's Bard on the Beach where a cis-gendered male actor played the Nurse in drag.
Sutton Ross said: "Considering Inception said that (not me)you should probably direct your preachy crap to them. Hope that helps!"
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Posted: 8/12/24 at 4:37pm
I see they’re getting seaview hats at the first day of rehearsal.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/21
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Posted: 8/12/24 at 5:13pmSoCuteIHurtz88 said: "Has no one seen R & J, the four actor, all-male version of Romeo and Juliet set in a boys' school? It's still probably my favorite version of the Rome & Juliet story (yes...I'm including West Side Story). I'm sure that this could be a mess, but nothing here has given any indication that it will be a mess."
Love it. Saw it off-Broadway back in the late 90s and a local production or two after that.
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Posted: 8/12/24 at 7:50pm
I do wonder if Sam Gold at any point in his life has ever thought "you know, maybe I shouldn't do that".
Kit Connor, Rachel Zegler to star in Sam Gold-directed ROMEO + JULIET#236
Posted: 8/23/24 at 11:12am
Rachel Zegler and Kit Connor Are Set to Star in a ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Unlike Any Before It | Vogue
https://www.vogue.com/article/kit-connor-rachel-zegler-romeo-and-juliet
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Kit Connor, Rachel Zegler to star in Sam Gold-directed ROMEO + JULIET#237
Posted: 8/23/24 at 1:43pm
Anyone know how this is selling? Could it be the next hit at the Circle Square? Thoughts? Limited run?
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/30/17
Kit Connor, Rachel Zegler to star in Sam Gold-directed ROMEO + JULIET#238
Posted: 8/24/24 at 2:07am
16 week limited run. Tickets being sold through January 19, 2024.
Audition announcement requires cast through "on or about February 16, 2024", a possible unannounced 4 week extension = 20 weeks.
CITS is booked with another show for the spring.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
Kit Connor, Rachel Zegler to star in Sam Gold-directed ROMEO + JULIET#239
Posted: 8/24/24 at 11:56am
BdwyFan said: "Anyone know how this is selling? Could it be the next hit at the Circle Square? Thoughts? Limited run?"
It's selling incredibly well for reasons discussed all throughout this thread. I think it will be a hit considering the people involved on every level, and due to their busy schedules it is a strictly limited run. Two hours, no intermission. The set design? You guys aren't READY. So yeah, hot ticket indeed.
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Posted: 8/24/24 at 12:07pm
Like An Enemy of the People, it does have a brief pause (according to Telecharge), so, fingers crossed, they'll be giving out shots of some Italian liqueur they're trying to push.
Updated On: 8/24/24 at 12:07 PM
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Kit Connor, Rachel Zegler to star in Sam Gold-directed ROMEO + JULIET#241
Posted: 8/24/24 at 12:51pm
Lol...CITS becoming "victuals & a show"! (Oklahoma, Enemy & R&J! - Yes, I realize that's just an idea from Taffy)
But, woah - I hadn't realized it w/o intermission. That's decently long w/o one. Esp for Shakespeare! If it's wonderful it won't matter, but if it's misguided/weak, that's gonna hurrrrrt. That's going to be tough, too, for school groups that can barely sit still for 30 minutes.
Kit Connor, Rachel Zegler to star in Sam Gold-directed ROMEO + JULIET#242
Posted: 8/24/24 at 12:54pm
CoffeeBreak said: "16 week limited run. Tickets being sold through January 19, 2024.
Audition announcement requires cast through "on or about February 16, 2024", a possible unannounced 4 week extension = 20 weeks.
CITS is booked with another show for the spring.
Is the spring show Cats or the Groff Bobby Darin ?
Two hours with only a pause is interesting for this one.
Kit Connor, Rachel Zegler to star in Sam Gold-directed ROMEO + JULIET#243
Posted: 8/24/24 at 1:06pm
TaffyDavenport said: "Like An Enemy of the People, it does have a brief pause (according to Telecharge), so, fingers crossed, they'll be giving out shots of some Italian liqueur they're trying to push."
Given the aesthetics of the marketing, I think PBR is more the vibe here.
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Posted: 8/24/24 at 1:15pm
It’s a limited run in the smallest theatre on Broadway, it would be shocking if it wasn’t selling well. Even The Roomate seems to be selling pretty well, and Swept Away too.
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Posted: 8/24/24 at 1:21pm
I think it’s 4th smallest.
Kit Connor, Rachel Zegler to star in Sam Gold-directed ROMEO + JULIET#246
Posted: 8/24/24 at 1:51pm
Circle's capacity can fluctuate depending on its configuration, and I'm seeing different capacities listed online from 651 to 776, but I don't think it's ever been smaller than the Hayes (597 capacity) and the Friedman (650), and if the largest capacity number is correct, then it can be larger than the Haimes (740) and marginally larger than the Booth (766).
Kit Connor, Rachel Zegler to star in Sam Gold-directed ROMEO + JULIET#247
Posted: 8/24/24 at 2:06pm
I remember people describing it as the smallest theatre on Broadway during its Fun Home era. I thought it always had just above 500 seats, I didn’t realize the capacity changed so much.
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/13
Kit Connor, Rachel Zegler to star in Sam Gold-directed ROMEO + JULIET#248
Posted: 8/24/24 at 2:35pm
Running time is interesting. For comparison the production at this year's Stratford Festival is listed as two hours and 50 minutes, including one 18-minute intermission.
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Posted: 8/24/24 at 2:53pm
Broadway Flash said: "I remember people describing it as the smallest theatre on Broadway during its Fun Home era. I thought it always had just above 500 seats, I didn’t realize the capacity changed so much."
It may be physically the smallest in terms of square footage, perhaps, but it's never been the smallest in terms of capacity. Even during Fun Home, its capacity was 740.
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