ROMEO + JULIET Reviews- Page 2

[FLarnhill]

Posted: 10/25/24 at 2:13am

chrishuyen said: "I don't disagree with the NYT review, and I was surprised at how...magnanimous? Jesse Green was in mostly allowing for the fact that the primary purpose of this was to get younger theater goers more interested in Shakespeare. Similar for the Guardian review--they were also spot on with how Shakespeare's verse could feel a bit clumsy in most of the cast with the exception of Kit Connor."

Do people still care what Jesse Green has to say?

[Dolly80]

Posted: 10/25/24 at 2:15am

FLarnhill said: "chrishuyen said: "I don't disagree with the NYT review, and I was surprised at how...magnanimous? Jesse Green was in mostly allowing for the fact that the primary purpose of this was to get younger theater goers more interested in Shakespeare. Similar for the Guardian review--they were also spot on with how Shakespeare's verse could feel a bit clumsy in most of the cast with the exception of Kit Connor."

Do people still care what Jesse Green has to say?"

 

Clearly judging by the general focus on what the NYT review is for every show.

 

[inception]

Posted: 10/25/24 at 5:33am

FLarnhill said: "
Do people still care what Jesse Green has to say?"

It isn't so much Jesse Green that matters, as that it is the Nrw York Times.

Of all the other reviews the only ones that maybe matter are NY Post, Time Out, & The Guardian since they aren't behind paywalls.

 

[dramamama611]

Posted: 10/25/24 at 7:06am

Those negative reviews gotta hurt - even though they are balanced with raves and middling reviews.  Definitely seems as thought Kit Connor has easily the best of the notices.

I'm taking my young adult son in 2 weeks, Im guessing we will have very different takes on this. Hoping I find some enjoyment in this, I love Shakespeare, taught R&J for YEARS, and am a fan of Connor's - we shall see!

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 10/25/24 at 7:38am

Im relieved that Kit came out of this unscathed. As I said in the other thread, he truly proves himself as a fantastic stage actor. 

[PipingHotPiccolo]

Posted: 10/25/24 at 8:20am

FLarnhill said: "chrishuyen said: "I don't disagree with the NYT review, and I was surprised at how...magnanimous? Jesse Green was in mostly allowing for the fact that the primary purpose of this was to get younger theater goers more interested in Shakespeare. Similar for the Guardian review--they were also spot on with how Shakespeare's verse could feel a bit clumsy in most of the cast with the exception of Kit Connor."

Do people still care what Jesse Green has to say?"

I sure do. 

Its part of my whole "listening to people I sometimes/often disagree with" that i wish more people would try. 

irritation at Green here is particularly funny because he goes out of his way in this review to say "here are the things you might appreciate even though I did not"-- short of giving the NYT critics page over to a college sophomore with a tiktok account, not sure what more you can want (aside from only reading reviews that reflect your own thoughts).

meanwhile, Holdren at Vulture goes way harsher than Green did, confirming how Not For Me this trainwreck seems to be:

"The fact that Romeo first lays eyes on her not in a mutual moment of revelation, but as she performs a bubbly pop song at the Capulets’ party, means that no miracle occurs between them. Instead, she remains just a cute girl with a microphone and he just another cute guy in the crowd. That feeling of blur and blandness seeps everywhere: Beans is a fantastic actor, but who is her Mercutio, apart from a low voice and minimal costume change from her Friar? Who are any of these people?"

Updated On: 10/25/24 at 08:20 AM

[Owen22]

Posted: 10/25/24 at 8:47am

MemorableUserName said: "Holdren in Vulture is negative

Kissing by the Book: Connor and Zegler inRomeo & Juliet

https://www.vulture.com/article/theater-review-connor-zegler-gold-romeo-juliet.html

"At the center of the whole trendy, clubby, stuffed-animals-and-inflatable-furniture jumble is, as Cordelia once said to her dad, nothing. One could be forgiven for walking away from this show’s two (and a half) hours’ traffic thinking that maybeRomeo and Julietis kind of mid after all. Such is the enervating effect of so aggressively clickbaity and uncurious a production.""

It's amazing how quickly, within just one year, how Sara Holdren went from being my favorite critic to my most hated!

[FLarnhill]

Posted: 10/25/24 at 9:53am

PipingHotPiccolo said: "FLarnhill said: "chrishuyen said: "I don't disagree with the NYT review, and I was surprised at how...magnanimous? Jesse Green was in mostly allowing for the fact that the primary purpose of this was to get younger theater goers more interested in Shakespeare. Similar for the Guardian review--they were also spot on with how Shakespeare's verse could feel a bit clumsy in most of the cast with the exception of Kit Connor."

Do people still care what Jesse Green has to say?"

I sure do.

Its part of my whole "listening to people I sometimes/often disagree with" that i wish more people would try.

irritation at Green here is particularly funny because he goes out of his way in this review to say "here are the things you might appreciate even though I did not"-- short of giving the NYT critics page over to a college sophomore with a tiktok account, not sure what more you can want (aside from only reading reviews that reflect your own thoughts).

meanwhile, Holdren at Vulture goes way harsher than Green did, confirming how Not For Me this trainwreck seems to be:

"The fact that Romeo first lays eyes on her not in a mutual moment of revelation, but as she performs a bubbly pop song at the Capulets’ party, means that no miracle occurs between them. Instead, she remains just a cute girl with a microphone and he just another cute guy in the crowd. That feeling of blur and blandness seeps everywhere: Beans is a fantastic actor, but whoisher Mercutio, apart from a low voice and minimal costume change from her Friar? Who are any of these people?""

Why would you assume I don't like him because I disagree with him? That's childish. I appreciate he does see what others may like about a play that he didn't, I just don't think he's that great of a critic, even when I agree with him.

[Wayman_Wong]

Posted: 10/25/24 at 12:51pm

When I saw ''Romeo + Juliet,'' that might've been the youngest Broadway audience I've ever seen, full of Gen Zers, and they ate up the show.

And while the play is called ''Romeo + Juliet,'' it's really Romeo's show. Whether it's his British upbringing or stage background, Kit Connor speaks the Shakespeare with such command and clarity that it made him the charismatic highlight among his cast. No wonder he got the lion's share of raves:

The Hollywood Reporter: ''The standout of this cast is Connor, who invests Romeo with such innocence, impetuousness, romantic ecstasy and lacerating sorrow he breaks your heart.''

Entertainment Weekly: ''Connor delivers a star-making performance as the endlessly charming Romeo, imbuing the teen with what can only be described as golden retriever energy. ''

Sam Gold's imaginative staging of the iconic balcony scene also gives Connor and Zegler the show's most memorable and meme-able moment.

Earlier this year, Connor's ''Heartstopper'' co-star, Joe Locke, made his Broadway debut in ''Sweeney Todd.'' And each is a showstopper onstage, too.

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/kit-connor-rachel-zegler-moment-cover-october-2024

[verywellthensigh]

Posted: 10/25/24 at 2:54pm

Leave it to Jesse Green to virtue signal His Moral Purity to the age gap discourse crowd LOL

[steven22]

Posted: 10/25/24 at 11:00pm

Saw the show tonight and as we walked in to get our tickets scanned there were two people who thought they had tickets to R+J but really had tickets to &Juliet. I asked the ticket scanner if it’s happened before and he said surprisingly not! 
 

Great show by the way. Really enjoyed it and the cast was strong. 

[BJR]

Posted: 10/26/24 at 9:53am

Has anyone tried in person rush for this and know how early that lines forms?

[brodynky]

Posted: 10/26/24 at 11:10am

For the best view of the balcony scene…

What section on the Telecharge seating chart does Juliet face? Would rather see her face than her feet! LOL

Or what section would provide a good side view of both Romeo & Juliet?  Thanks !

[inception]

Posted: 10/26/24 at 1:02pm

Do a search on the Broadway Reddit. A few weeks agobsomebody posted the seating chart with best locations for the balcony scene or interactions with Mr Conner.

[inception]

Posted: 10/28/24 at 10:10am

Tomorrow night's Colbert (Tuesday, October 29) is scheduled to have a performance from Rachel Zegler and Jack Antonoff, featuring the cast of “Romeo + Juliet."

[Wayman_Wong]

Posted: 10/31/24 at 12:47am

''The Late Show's'' Stephen Colbert welcomes the Broadway cast of ''Romeo'' ... & Juliet (aka Rachel Zegler) sings ''Man of the House'' (by Jack Antonoff) from the show

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYuAB3Rx0b0

 

[the.hard.part]

Posted: 10/31/24 at 10:07pm

For anyone who has seen the show recently is 2:10 pretty accurate for the run time?

[Wayman_Wong]

Posted: 11/1/24 at 12:27am

Rachel Zegler + Kit Connor: The Puppy Interview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NohTxVNqbU

[Sytwix]

Posted: 11/1/24 at 8:21am

the.hard.part said: "For anyone who has seen the show recently is 2:10 pretty accurate for the run time?"

Saw the show last night and the run time is closer to 2:40 including curtain call which was short. 

[Jonathan Cohen]

Posted: 11/20/24 at 9:57pm

Wayman_Wong said: "The Hollywood Reporter: ''The standout of this cast is Connor, who invests Romeo with such innocence, impetuousness, romantic ecstasy and lacerating sorrow he breaks your heart.''"

I would argue the standouts are more specifically Rachel's singing and Kit's upper body strength. 

Regarding the question about run time, I saw the matinee today and factoring in the Broadway Cares plea, didn't get out of the 2pm show until 4:40PM.

[George in DC]

Posted: 11/20/24 at 10:40pm

The standout is Conner. An amazing actor. The rest of the cast is awful

 

Rachel at best is a mediocre singer and a terrible actor

[Voter]

Posted: 11/21/24 at 12:13am

Thank god someone else said it. Can't wait for Snow White, where she'll be acting across from the generational talent that is Gal Gadot.

[DramaTeach]

Posted: 11/23/24 at 5:40pm

Another weekend, another show where the director feels the need to force modern everything into a show that doesn’t need it. This one yielded mixed results, so I’ll start with the negative to get the bad out of the way. Antonoff’s music made sense for me in the dance scene and even in the opening of act two. The ballad to end act one was unnecessary and even ridiculous. The problem is that singing is the only time Zegler comes to life. The girl should really be a pop star and leave the acting to others because she’s always playing herself. She’s talked in interviews about how she feels for Juliet because she was so young, but there was absolutely no innocence or naivety in what she did on that stage. Dorfman was also terrible. I’m honestly not sure how they book jobs. The other big problem for me was the tone. It was played like it was I Love Lucy, and everything was a joke. Because of that, the romance and deaths didn’t have any desperation, urgency or even sadness.

At the top of my list of positives was Connor. The boy really has a bright future, and it was a pleasure to see him live. Thought Pérez was also good in comic relief moments (even though we didn’t need relief because it all felt comedic). Some of the costumes were fun - like their party outfits. The set was used well, and kept everyone in the audience on their toes. They were a very lively audience - clapping for kisses, laughing like there was a sign above our heads directing them to do so, etc. 

This seems like it was made for a very specific Bushwick resident in their late teens/early 20s (or one who wants to be that). I wonder if older audiences have wandered into this “Romeo and Juliet” expecting Shakespeare and left horrified that they got a queer, genderless version of “Girls.”

I do think there were good things here, and if they had a stronger Juliet, it really could’ve been special.

[DramaTeach]

Posted: 12/18/24 at 7:47pm

Ziegler is apparently out. She was the weakest link, and I wonder how the show will work without her. If anyone goes, please post thoughts.

[n2nbaby]

Posted: 12/18/24 at 7:58pm

I saw it this afternoon and was bummed Zegler was out, but we only paid $20 for tickets so we stayed anyways. I don’t care how good Zegler would have been, she wouldn’t have been enough to fix this disaster. 
 

Her understudy was fine. The actor who announces that act 2 is starting said “as Rachel said. I mean, Maddie actually said it.” lol