The Sam Gold-directed Broadway revival of William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet officially opened October 24 after beginning previews September 26. And the reviews are in.
Playing the Circle in the Square Theatre, the production will continue through February 16, 2025. Emmy winner Kit Connor (Heartstopper) and Golden Globe winner Rachel Zegler (María in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story) star in the revival, which features music by Grammy winner Jack Antonoff and movement by Tony winner Sonya Tayeh.
Read the reviews below.
- Chicago Tribune (Chris Jones)*
- Cititour (Brian Scott Lipton)
- Culture Sauce (Thom Geier)
- Deadline (Greg Evans)
- Entertainment Weekly (Emlyn Travis)
- The Guardian (Adrian Horton)
- The Hollywood Reporter (David Rooney)
- Into (Christian Lewis)
- The New Yorker (Helen Shaw)
- New York Post (Johnny Oleksinski)
- New York Stage Review (David Finkle)
- New York Stage Review (Melissa Rose Bernardo)
- New York Sun (Elysa Gardner)*
- New York Theater (Jonathan Mandell)
- New York Theatre Guide (Gillian Russo)
- New York Times (Jesse Green)*
- Observer (David Cote)
- Slant (Dan Rubins)
- The Stage (Nicole Serratore)*
- The Telegraph (Diane Snyder)
- TheaterMania (Pete Hempstead)
- Theatrely (Juan A. Ramirez)
- Time Out New York (Adam Feldman)
- The Times (Susie Goldsbrough)
- USA Today (Patrick Ryan)*
- Variety (Trish Deitch)
- Vulture (Sara Holdren)*
- Wall Street Journal (Charles Isherwood)*
- Washington Post (Naveen Kumar)*
- The Wrap (Robert Hofler)*
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Playbill will continue to update this list as reviews come in.
Press notes for the revival describe the classic tragedy as such: "The youth are fucked. 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."
Connor and Zegler are joined by Gabby Beans (Skin of Our Teeth) as Mercutio/The Friar, Tommy Dorfman (13 Reasons Why) as The Nurse/Tybalt, Nihar Duvvuri as Balthazar, Sola Fadiran (Camelot) as Capulet/Lady Capulet, Daniel Bravo Hernández as Abraham, Taheen Modak as Benvolio, Jasai Chase-Owens (The Expanse) as Gregory, and Gían Pérez (Sing Street) as Samson/Paris/Peter. Understudies Missy Malek, Timothy Oh, Susannah Perkins (The Wolves), and Daniel Velez round out the company. Casting is by Taylor Williams.
The production also features scenic design by dots, costume design by Enver Chakartash, lighting design by Isabella Byrd, sound design by Tony winner Cody Spencer, hair, wig, and makeup design by Robert Pickens and Katie Gell, and violence by Drew Leary.
Claire Warden serves as intimacy director, Gigi Buffington serves as voice and text coach, and Michael Sexton and Ayanna Thompson serve as dramaturgy and text consultants. Production stage management is by Rachel Bauder, Juniper Street Productions is the production manager, and 101 Productions, Ltd is the general manager.
The limited engagement of Romeo + Juliet is produced on Broadway by Seaview.
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Rachel Zegler and Kit Connor in Romeo + Juliet
Rachel Zegler and Kit Connor in Romeo + Juliet
Rachel Zegler, Kit Connor, and cast of Romeo + Juliet
Rachel Zegler in Romeo + Juliet
Tommy Dorfman and Kit Connor in Romeo + Juliet
Tommy Dorfman in Romeo + Juliet
Gabby Beans in Romeo + Juliet
Rachel Zegler and Kit Connor in Romeo + Juliet
Rachel Zegler and Kit Connor in Romeo + Juliet
Kit Connor in Romeo + Juliet
Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler in Romeo + Juliet
Rachel Zegler, Kit Connor, and company of Romeo + Juliet
Kit Connor and company of Romeo + Juliet
Rachel Zegler and Kit Connor in Romeo + Juliet
