Rachel Zegler & Kit Connor-led ROMEO + JULIET Previews
Rachel Zegler & Kit Connor-led ROMEO + JULIET Previews
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/06
Rachel Zegler & Kit Connor-led ROMEO + JULIET Previews#1
Posted: 9/20/24 at 5:53pm
The Youth Are F**ked
Left to their own devices in their parents’ world of violent ends, an impulsive pair of star-crossed lovers hurtle towards their inescapable fate. The intoxicating high of passion quickly descends into a brutal chaos that can only end one way.
Emmy Award winner Kit Connor (“Heartstopper”) and Golden Globe Award winner Rachel Zegler (Spielberg’s “West Side Story”) star as Romeo and Juliet in Tony Award-winning director Sam Gold’s (Fun Home, An Enemy of the People) visceral and visionary production. Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy now belongs to a new generation on the edge. Music by Jack Antonoff and movement by Sonya Tayeh.
Previews begin September 26 at Circle In The Square.
Rachel Zegler & Kit Connor-led ROMEO + JULIET Previews#2
Posted: 9/20/24 at 7:02pm
Why does a preview thread need to be started six days before the first preview?
Rachel Zegler & Kit Connor-led ROMEO + JULIET Previews#3
Posted: 9/20/24 at 9:51pm
rosscoe(au) said: "Why does a preview thread need to be started six days before the first preview?"
I guess he wanted to beat out the controlling edsoslo from posting at midnight before previews start!
Rachel Zegler & Kit Connor-led ROMEO + JULIET Previews#4
Posted: 9/20/24 at 10:50pm
Glad I’m not the only one who was wondering this.
Rachel Zegler & Kit Connor-led ROMEO + JULIET Previews#5
Posted: 9/20/24 at 11:28pm
Speak of the devil!
And I simply just copy and paste here at midnight… my introductory remark for each preview thread has usually been written (typed) in my notes by then. It’s always great to see new shows joining the Broadway boards. :)
Rachel Zegler & Kit Connor-led ROMEO + JULIET Previews#6
Posted: 9/22/24 at 10:56pm
I’m going to start one for Gypsy tomorrow
Rachel Zegler & Kit Connor-led ROMEO + JULIET Previews#7
Posted: 9/23/24 at 6:44am
I'm a big fan of Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler, and I'm really curious to see how they tackle these iconic roles. The director and creative team are all top-notch, so I'm expecting something special. The music and movement sound like they'll be a major highlight. I'm definitely intrigued and I can't wait to see it!
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Updated On: 9/26/24 at 06:44 AM
Rachel Zegler & Kit Connor-led ROMEO + JULIET Previews#8
Posted: 9/23/24 at 9:39am
It should be interesting to see how this will fare compared to Sam Gold's previous Broadway revivals of Shakespeare (King Lear and Macbeth).
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/13
Rachel Zegler & Kit Connor-led ROMEO + JULIET Previews#9
Posted: 9/23/24 at 10:10am
Yeah every time I look at tickets I remember the reviews here for Macbeth. The guy couldn't do anything & he had Daniel Craig? I read the big piece in last weekend's NY Times & nothing about the actors came across as appealing to me.
So I will be awaiting early previews reports.
Edited for typos
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
Rachel Zegler & Kit Connor-led ROMEO + JULIET Previews#10
Posted: 9/23/24 at 10:11am
I’m expecting bare bones
Rachel Zegler & Kit Connor-led ROMEO + JULIET Previews#11
Posted: 9/25/24 at 12:00am
Did my heart love ‘til now?
An edgy, contemporary production — and 36th Broadway revival — of Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet lays its scene tomorrow (September 26) before an October 24 official opening at the Circle in the Square Theatre. Connor and Zegler are joined in the onstage company by Gabby Beans, Tommy Dorfman, Nihar Duvvuri, Solá Fádìran, Daniel Bravo Hernández, Taheen Modak, Jasai Chase Ownes, and Gían Pérez. Romeo + Juliet runs through February 16.
Who plans to head to fair Verona?
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/14/13
Rachel Zegler & Kit Connor-led ROMEO + JULIET Previews#12
Posted: 9/25/24 at 7:13am
inception said: "Yeah every time I look at tickets I remember the reviews here for Macbeth. The guy couldn't do anything & he had Daniel Craig? I read the big piece in last weekend's NY Times & nothing about the actors came across as appealing to me.
So I will be awaiting early previews reports.
Edited for typos"
I’ve seen Sam Gold do Shakespeare right, just not on Broadway. In 2017 his Hamlet with Oscar Isaac was revelatory for me. I think his style works very well in intimate spaces, so Circle is setting him up for much better success than a typical broadway proscenium house.
But who knows really until we see it? I guess we’ll find out tomorrow.
Rachel Zegler & Kit Connor-led ROMEO + JULIET Previews#13
Posted: 9/25/24 at 7:23am
Hated his Hamlet, but his Othello at NYTW was one for the ages.
Rachel Zegler & Kit Connor-led ROMEO + JULIET Previews#14
Posted: 9/26/24 at 8:58am
A couple of Instagram pics from last night's invited dress:
Rachel Zegler & Kit Connor-led ROMEO + JULIET Previews#15
Posted: 9/26/24 at 9:19am
Maybe I'm misunderstanding his role in the production, but have we heard anything specific about the music Jack Antonoff is contributing?
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/26/19
Rachel Zegler & Kit Connor-led ROMEO + JULIET Previews#16
Posted: 9/26/24 at 9:50am
TaffyDavenport said: "A couple of Instagram pics from last night's invited dress:"
Looks... bare :/
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/21
Rachel Zegler & Kit Connor-led ROMEO + JULIET Previews#17
Posted: 9/26/24 at 10:02amHaving seen minimal productions before, I think the text lends itself to those interpretations and don't remember feeling shortchanged at all.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
Rachel Zegler & Kit Connor-led ROMEO + JULIET Previews#18
Posted: 9/26/24 at 10:11am
I don't think "bare" is automatically bad, especially in the round. While I enjoy an elaborate set, that never makes or breaks my involvement/enjoyment of any show.
I'm not going until November, but am very much looking forward to it. Sure, R&J is overdone, but done well? It's still achingly moving.
Rachel Zegler & Kit Connor-led ROMEO + JULIET Previews#19
Posted: 9/26/24 at 11:15am
I mean were you expecting Romeo to make an entrance on a motorcycle ? (lol)
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
Rachel Zegler & Kit Connor-led ROMEO + JULIET Previews#20
Posted: 9/26/24 at 11:22am
Looks like a turntable and maybe an elevator lift in the middle. And maybe stuff comes from the ceiling? I mean Id call the Fun Home set bare but it was still really cool what they did with the space.
Rachel Zegler & Kit Connor-led ROMEO + JULIET Previews#21
Posted: 9/26/24 at 11:24am
It looks like it's totally in the round, which kind of requires a lack of major scenery.
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/13
Rachel Zegler & Kit Connor-led ROMEO + JULIET Previews#22
Posted: 9/26/24 at 11:57am
But... but... the shopping cart full of stuffed animals... that's a set piece
I'm not paying stupid money on this. Thank-you next.
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/26/19
Rachel Zegler & Kit Connor-led ROMEO + JULIET Previews#23
Posted: 9/26/24 at 12:40pm
WldKingdomHM said: "I mean were you expecting Romeo to make an entrance on a motorcycle ? (lol)"
No I wasn't but this stage looks mighty tiny for anything to possibly happen on it. I've read somewhere (here?) that "we aren't ready" for the set design, so I was expecting something more interesting... I love minimalistic sets that are done right. Those pictures look like a bunch of uni kids from Washington sq. park wandered into a theater and found themselves on an empty stage. I dunno, doesn't look exciting to me. And that shopping cart... But we'll see, we'll see.
Rachel Zegler & Kit Connor-led ROMEO + JULIET Previews#24
Posted: 9/26/24 at 1:14pm
It’s fully staged in the round so I’m unsure what some of you were expecting from the scenic design.
Rachel Zegler & Kit Connor-led ROMEO + JULIET Previews#25
Posted: 9/26/24 at 1:31pm
JasonC3 said: "Having seen minimal productions before, I think the text lends itself to those interpretations and don't remember feeling shortchanged at all."
Historically, wouldn't have Shakespeare's plays have been staged "mininally" at the time?
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