Kit Connor, Rachel Zegler to star in Sam Gold-directed ROMEO + JULIET on Broadway, Fall 2024 — Page 3

is Rachel singing in this? What's the point of her in it if she's not singing?

Having been to Sweeney with Joe Locke (the other half of Heartstopper), I wouldn’t underestimate Kit as well.

Lots of young people/teens there for him. More vocal than the Tveit and Foster fans at times.

With the musical aspect, Kit did Rocketman which while a different style of music shows that he can sing.


And Rachel has sung in most of her projects so I bet she has something, even if brief, as well.

It probably will only be a scene at most however. Or something like Whedon’s Much Ado.

Updated On: 4/16/24 at 10:12 AM

Jordan Catalano said: "Sam Gold did give us Enemy of the People, Dolls House pt 2, Fun Home… all of which I loved. So he’s got some good stuff in his resume."

Sam Gold is my favorite American director. But he's not Jamie Lloyd, who in my opinion is the greatest theatre director working at the moment. In his less, let us say, "stylized" days, he gave me the greatest Assassins and the greatest Urinetown I have ever seen. The second greatest Passion (with the greatest Fosca). And in in most avant-guarde period, a Sunset Boulevard that is already legend, a modern language Seagull that was the most immediate and devastating I have ever seen, and of course, Doll's House (Seagull and Doll's House used chairs. I can't think of another show he directed that used them, so it's not really realistic to knock him on that--Sunset had almost no set furnishings at all!)

Now, having said that...I have no desire to see Romeo and Juliette again with EITHER directing...

dyemery said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "hearthemsing22 said: "Dylan Smith4 said: "This and the possibility of Tom Hollands R+J transferring will mean two competing productions in the same season. Has that ever happened before?"

I've heard that's not happening anymore, so it will just be this production"

It’s still happening this season."

At this point, I just wannasee a third production in talks right now with anactor of color playing Romeo instead of POC playing Juliet opposite the whitest of up-and-coming (or popular) blokes."

Did you know Ben Jackson Walker before he did &Juliet on Broadway? I wouldn't even call him an up and comer- he's more of a complete unknown before the show. I follow theater very closely and did not know of him before that show. This movie star makes her Broadway debut- who, btw is a POC- and there will always be the person who is complaining. Can't please everyone

hearthemsing22 said: "dyemery said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "hearthemsing22 said: "Dylan Smith4 said: "This and the possibility of Tom Hollands R+J transferring will mean two competing productions in the same season. Has that ever happened before?"

I've heard that's not happening anymore, so it will just be this production"

It’s still happening this season."

At this point, I just wannasee a third production in talks right now with anactor of color playing Romeo instead of POC playing Juliet opposite the whitest of up-and-coming (or popular) blokes."

Did you know Ben Jackson Walker before he did &Juliet on Broadway? I wouldn't even call him an up and comer- he's more of a complete unknown before the show. I follow theater very closely and did not know of him before that show. This movie star makes her Broadway debut- who, btw is a POC- and there will always be the person who is complaining. Can't please everyone"

I don't mind, it just hit me in a way I didn't expect seeing another production with a similar approach to its casting, along with the history and bias that comes with white men being allowed to get romantic with women of color than men of color getting romantic as the lead.

hearthemsing22 said: "Do you think on some level she expected an Oscar nod for WSS, but since that didn't happen, she's hoping for a Tony nod for this?"

I think she's a young performer trying to carve out a space for herself. Not to say that 22 year olds don't care about awards but I think people underestimate how much having a career when you're 22 is about just working. Just being seen.

Broadway Forever2 said: "TotallyEffed said: "Broadway Forever2 said: "is Rachel singing in this? What's the point of her in it if she's not singing?"


Uhh well she’ll be acting in it, dear."



I guess. All the roles I've seen her in she's been singing lol. I assumed if she did broadway she would do a musical."

ALL the roles you've seen her in? As in plural? In what roles other than West Side Story have you seen her singing?

Updated On: 4/16/24 at 12:17 PM

This will be pretty huge. Joe Locke in SWEENEY has showed that the HEARTSTOPPER fan base is pretty big and will show up. That mixed with Zegler, the title AND Jack Antonoff (which is honestly what I’m most excited about) will make it a hot ticket.

Duckie4 said: "Broadway Forever2 said: "TotallyEffed said: "Broadway Forever2 said: "is Rachel singing in this? What's the point of her in it if she's not singing?"


Uhh well she’ll be acting in it, dear."



I guess. All the roles I've seen her in she's been singing lol. I assumed if she did broadway she would do a musical."

ALL the roles you've seen her in? As in plural? In whatroles other than West Side Story have you seen her singing?"

She sings like 8 songs in the hunger Games Movie. And she is also in Snow White where I assume she sings.

I don't understand the press release -

"Director Gold said in a statement, “With the presidential election coming up in November, I felt like making a show this fall that celebrates youth and hope, and unleashes the anger young people feel about the world they are inheriting."

What does casting celebs in a play have to do with politics?!

According to rumors on Twitter from their announcement, it’ll be Circle in the Square.


https://x.com/itsrainingben/status/1780238263212515369?s=46

Updated On: 4/16/24 at 02:57 PM

theatergoer3 said: "According to rumors on Twitter from theirannouncement, it’ll be Circle in the Square.


https://x.com/itsrainingben/status/1780238263212515369?s=46"

Aha! Well then cancel what I said. Curious why they wouldn't announce that from the get go if it's already locked down enough to be contained within the website.

Seaview has really picked up the slack post-Rudin of churning out plays from major artists (and also Lempicka).