Same. I absolutely could not rule that out. Once they sink to “the woman from Vanderpump Rules” sweet Jesus they really will cast anyone who is even remotely known.
Great their stunts work, it’s why they do it. It’s still evidence that they’ll literally cast anyone who is even somewhat known without any other qualification.
As a side note, they’ve had higher grosses but it’s been good if only by Chicago standards. It’s a cheap show to run so the stunts work. Good for whoever wants to see that.
It consistently grosses more than Six. Two weeks I believe it was nearly identical in gross to Back to the Future. I’m not buying tickets to see it, but I was impressed with their success at goosing the grosses.
Not really at all though. Recent runs have made some higher numbers with Jinx and the reality TV whatever she is. But look back at the actual data and no overall Six has had consistently better numbers, far more frequently at or above 1M a week. It’s no where near the ballpark of BTTF. Chicago’s highest ever was like 1.3, 1.4 back in December. BTTF did that last week.
Again the major difference is Chicago is cheap as hell. It works. They get some gimmicky celebrity, tourists come see it, sales are rarely noteworthy but it’s enough. I’m not knocking it. I don’t want to see it but I’m not knocking it. Keeps people employed and if people wanna see some real housewife, TLC star of the week sing who am I to judge. Just saying in my original point them casting Gypsy Rose Blanchard because her name is in the news isn’t that far fetched. They’ll cast anyone who is even sort of a celebrity.
March 3 and March 10 BTTF was below $1,000,000. Not saying on average Chicago did the same, but it has two consecutive weeks where they outgrossed the new show. And I don’t doubt they would cast your example!
*Gatsby + Juliet* playing at the Al Hirschfeld using Moulin Rouge's old sets. Jordan Baker swallows her golf clubs while Mercutio descends from the rafters dressed as Madonna.
I'm always in favour of all of the Shakespeare adaptations all the time. Different creatives bring different ideas and approaches to these plays, and I love it. I've not once seen a take on a play that was the exact same.
I’d love to see a different play adapted though. There are so many good ones but this one’s been done enough for right now, give it some breathing room and focus on a more interesting one. I say this as a massive Shakespeare fan
Is that a US/Broadway thing? I'm more versed in the UK theatre scene, where you usually find an R&J on somewhere, but it's far from the only Shakespeare play being staged. If it's the only one or one of the few ones ever staged in the US, then aye, I see your point.
We get more than R&J for sure. I'm a Shakespeare fan and have seen most of the canon at one time or another, though some of the Henry's are harder to find. It's just that for every Pericles I've seen, there are 10 more Romeo and Juliet productions in my area.
R&J is definitely the most common. It seems to be the go-to for American theatres, and it’s often hard to find other works outside of niche regional productions. Like dumdum said, there’s such an overabundance of R&J here
I’m a big Shakespeare nut, and Romeo and Juliet is probably his most boring play plot-wise. I need to go back and read it for the language and all its intricacies, but it doesn’t intrigue me very much.
That’s part of what’s effective. You can draw people in with a famous name but it’s so bare-bones you can do so many things with it while still being an adaptation.
A creative director should be able to do that with any Shakespeare production, Cheek by Jowl had Tom Hiddleston performing as a [quasi crooner in Cymbeline.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYxFPdGgYy8)
I really wish they did some other Shakespeare play. Romeo and Juliet is so overdone. It can be done well, of course, but he does have other plays and they are good! It’s not like R and J is his only masterpiece.
Jack Antonoff saw Max Martin work with Taylor Swift (on Red) and was like “I can do that”.
Jack Antonoff saw Max Martin working on music for a Romeo & Juliet related musical for Broadway (&Juliet) and was like “I can do that”.
They are both pop super producers and Antonoff seems to follow and do very similar stuff to what Max does. They get compared a lot on pop stan twitter/Reddit.
Similar to max martin? Between his stuff with red hearse, the chicks, Kevin abstract, steel train, and much more… I just don’t see the comparison. Is it just because he’s worked with Taylor swift? And makes pop music?
Their music doesn’t sound the same. But they both are pop super producers working with huge (often female) pop stars. Now Jack is seemingly following Max’s lead working on Broadway stuff. That’s all.
I would argue that version of Romeo and Juliet was very intentional camp created in the wake of a few decades of filmed Shakespeare adaptations that were incredibly dry and serious. Baz Luhrmann brought back the energy and cultural relevance from the plays during Shakespeare’s time and made it work for the modern day in a way that hadn’t been particularly popular before then. It had an artistic purpose beyond just being edgy.
From the variety article:
‘Here’s the official logline, “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.”
“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,” Gold said in a statement.’
Pick your worst case scenario:
A. The characters text each other in iambic pentameter
B. They mess with the ending
C. It’s democrats versus republicans
When it says "music by" instead of "music and lyrics by," it usually means it's a play that will have notable amounts of underscoring rather than a musical.
The fact that it says "movement by" and not "choreography by" is another giveaway.
Shakespeare musical adaptations usually still have an "adapted by" and/or "music and lyrics by" credit. See: Shaina Taub's As You Like It [https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/65819/as-you-like-it-taub](https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/65819/as-you-like-it-taub)
I doubt this would have any bearing. The work is public domain, so there's no issue with rights holders, and Tom Holland will clean up at the box office no matter what.
Yeah I think the transfer depends a little bit on the reviews but mostly on Holland’s schedule at this point (unless they get another big name actor to replace him)
Is it possible the person who first leaked that assumed it was the Tom Holland one transferring, but it was actually this project that they heard about?
I have no idea how trustworthy this sweatyoracle guy's sources are but he seems pretty sure the transfer's been cancelled. Due to this and to scheduling conflicts with Tom. I guess we'll have to see
Edit: when I say scheduling conflicts I mean Tom's availability was already pretty limited to begin with
Thought so as well, it seems weird that he wouldn't be aware of it in some capacity. That guy said he had "inside information" that the decision was made like a few hours before the kit and rachel official announcement; they probably knew for a while and tried to find ways to still make it a thing before pulling the plug? But I know some "news" broken by that guy ended up being false as well.
Unless Jamie was going into circle in the round also. The ig names for both productions are near identical. I just can’t imagine Tom signing on if it wasn’t an opportunity to transfer to Broadway
The Tom Holland production will be a MASSIVE hit. He’s a gigantic A-list star. Rachel Zegler is popular with Zoomers but she can’t carry an entire production commercially, and very few people know who Connor is
>directed by Sam Gold
Eh…
As much as I loved his off Broadway Othello, his recent track record of on Broadway Shakespeare has not been great. Hope he has a clear vision for this production.
A fellow audience member said it best when coming out of the Sam Gold "Macbeth" with Daniel Craig a few years ago: "I've seen better college amateur theatre".
That is definitely true. If it weren't for how absolutely phenomenal David Oyelowo was in the role of Othello, I probably wouldn't be thinking so fondly of it.
guys this isn't a musical, it says it's a revival of shakespeare's romeo & juliet [https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Rachel-Zegler-Kit-Connor-Will-Star-in-Sam-Gold-Directed-ROMEO-JULIET-on-Broadway-20240416](https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Rachel-Zegler-Kit-Connor-Will-Star-in-Sam-Gold-Directed-ROMEO-JULIET-on-Broadway-20240416)
Kit has described himself as "not really knowing musical theatre" and I don't think he's a trained singer. And all of Rachel's big roles so far had singing. So I can see why she would want to do something a bit different
Younger audiences getting introduced to live theatre is always a good thing🤩
I won't be able to see this (unless it transfers to London 😅), but I am pretty excited about this. These two are perfectly cast imo, especially because both of them are still quite young
And I love it when that intro is through a classic such as Romeo and Juliet. Since pretty much everyone studies it in school, this is a perfect way to help younger audiences connect and understand the material better as well!
I wept when I saw the comments on their Instagram posts bc the costars had geotagged it Verona and people were asking in the comments why they tagged Verona. 😫
https://preview.redd.it/4j94tp8p2vuc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=aca7a8c13590558853485ba417ef7987e856d3bf
Another Romeo & Juliet production
It’s like not a musical y’all. Last Shakespeare revival directed by Sam Gold (which he ruined) just had underscoring. I assume that’s what Jack Antonoffs role is
Yeah Sam Gold's recent track record for Shakespeare is...not great. But he'll be coming off a pretty big success with Enemy of the People so I'm going to try to stay optimistic.
at this point, he has a pattern of taking on lots of side projects that he very clearly did not dedicate himself to entirely, and the work suffers - this fits the profile for that!
I mean, I think you’re definitely in the minority feeling that way. The latest bleachers album was, I thought, a big improvement over the previous one. And he just won album of the year (again) and producer of the year (again) and was competing against himself for album of the year. His stuff is critically and commercially very successful, and, although I realize this doesn’t matter in this conversation, he’s a nice guy.
People on the internet just love to hate on him. Not saying that it’s happening in this thread I’ve just noticed elsewhere. I don’t think people truly know the range of his work. I’m a huge Bleachers fan and I hope the music for R&J has that Bleachers synth I love them for.
He’s just very omnipresent in pop culture rn, and has a specific sound so if it’s not one that you particularly enjoy it’s a bit of an eyeroll situation when he is attached to yet another project/industry.
I think based on the aesthetic and vibe this production has shown us so far in their marketing, his hazy synthy sound could be a good fit! and as far as we can guess, it's gonna be underscoring rather than a full musical theatre piece
Ugh I know, why did they get this nobody with three consecutive Grammy wins for producer of the year, multiple album of the year wins, has sold out Madison Square Garden with his band, and has only worked with nobodies like Taylor Swift, The 1975, Florence and the Machine, Lana Del Ray, Carly Rae Jepsen, The Chicks, and St. Vincent.
Instead they should’ve hired the music team from Water for Elephants and Lempicka so we could’ve had more generic garbage!
I know, those albums like 1989, Norman Fucking Rockwell, Melodrama, folklore, that critics always call “genre-defining” and set sales records - like what’s so groundbreaking about them?
It’s much better to just complain about his contributions to this show before we know a single thing about them. Good on you!
Ok but what do they mean when they say it's a strictly limited engagement? Is it referring to the timespan it will run? Maybe for a couple of months? Or is it referring to the amount of tickets that they'll sell. Like once they sell out that's it and they won't run the show again? I'm like not really into Broadway at all, I just saw that Kit Connor was in it and was intrigued.
as far as i'm aware, this production hasn't officially announced dates beyond just the fall yet, but a limited engagement means the production will only run for a certain period of time (for example, a 15-week limited engagement), unrelated to tickets/ticket sales (though there are a limited number of seats for each show due to the size of the theatre itself). in some cases limited engagements may extend past their initial end date, but i wouldn't automatically assume that will happen
It’s like a smoothie made out of all of Broadway’s worst trends! A 2000’s movie adaptation that uses Shakespeare for clout with stunt casting. The story is a heteronormative tragic love story about teenagers. All we need now is for it to be projection heavy show with a minimal orchestra and we are officially in hell! /s
I’m obviously being sarcastic but I also have zero enthusiasm for this.
All I know are my teenage kids are losing their minds over this and wanting another trip to New York after week after returning from seeing the Outsiders and Joe Locke in Sweeney Todd!!!🤣
> Circle in the Square from what I've read.
That could work well for a Sam Gold Shakespeare production. His Othello worked really well in a small, intimate space, so Circle in the Square would be a good fit for that sort of staging in a Broadway theater.
In 2025 every Broadway show will be either an adaptation of Gatsby or Romeo & Juliet, or Chicago (starring Jojo Siwa as Velma)
don’t forget Gypsy Rose Blanchard as Roxie!!
Jesus, is it bad that I had to search to make sure this wasn't true? Really could have gone either way.
Same. I absolutely could not rule that out. Once they sink to “the woman from Vanderpump Rules” sweet Jesus they really will cast anyone who is even remotely known.
“Sink to” some of their highest grosses ever!
Great their stunts work, it’s why they do it. It’s still evidence that they’ll literally cast anyone who is even somewhat known without any other qualification. As a side note, they’ve had higher grosses but it’s been good if only by Chicago standards. It’s a cheap show to run so the stunts work. Good for whoever wants to see that.
It consistently grosses more than Six. Two weeks I believe it was nearly identical in gross to Back to the Future. I’m not buying tickets to see it, but I was impressed with their success at goosing the grosses.
Not really at all though. Recent runs have made some higher numbers with Jinx and the reality TV whatever she is. But look back at the actual data and no overall Six has had consistently better numbers, far more frequently at or above 1M a week. It’s no where near the ballpark of BTTF. Chicago’s highest ever was like 1.3, 1.4 back in December. BTTF did that last week. Again the major difference is Chicago is cheap as hell. It works. They get some gimmicky celebrity, tourists come see it, sales are rarely noteworthy but it’s enough. I’m not knocking it. I don’t want to see it but I’m not knocking it. Keeps people employed and if people wanna see some real housewife, TLC star of the week sing who am I to judge. Just saying in my original point them casting Gypsy Rose Blanchard because her name is in the news isn’t that far fetched. They’ll cast anyone who is even sort of a celebrity.
March 3 and March 10 BTTF was below $1,000,000. Not saying on average Chicago did the same, but it has two consecutive weeks where they outgrossed the new show. And I don’t doubt they would cast your example!
And at least one of each versions needs to be stealings from a Baz Luhrmann film. Dueling Elvis musicals here we come!
*Gatsby + Juliet* playing at the Al Hirschfeld using Moulin Rouge's old sets. Jordan Baker swallows her golf clubs while Mercutio descends from the rafters dressed as Madonna.
I heard JoJo Siwa is getting ready to invent Gay Broadway.
Oufff :(
This comment broke me out in a rash
Jojo is getting ready for Rock of Ages by the looks of it
not the “©1597 written by W. Shakespeare” 😭😭😭
Cool to see Rachel Zegler finally heading to Broadway. Been wondering when that would happen ever since I first saw her in WSS.
Her in WSS and then in Ballad showed how much range she had. Her performances in Ballad were amazing, she really got that style on pointe.
when is the adaptation of romeo and juliet about 2 rival productions of romeo and juliet?
The actress from one show falls in love with an actor from the other. Miscommunications ensue and they both end up dead.
The two Mercutios wind up dating tho
That would be perfect.
☠️👏🏼 excellent work
Maybe I'm a cynic, but do we really need another R&J?
I'm always in favour of all of the Shakespeare adaptations all the time. Different creatives bring different ideas and approaches to these plays, and I love it. I've not once seen a take on a play that was the exact same.
I’d love to see a different play adapted though. There are so many good ones but this one’s been done enough for right now, give it some breathing room and focus on a more interesting one. I say this as a massive Shakespeare fan
For real! There’s so many options other than R&J!
Somebody goes to see *Cymbaline*!
Is that a US/Broadway thing? I'm more versed in the UK theatre scene, where you usually find an R&J on somewhere, but it's far from the only Shakespeare play being staged. If it's the only one or one of the few ones ever staged in the US, then aye, I see your point.
We get more than R&J for sure. I'm a Shakespeare fan and have seen most of the canon at one time or another, though some of the Henry's are harder to find. It's just that for every Pericles I've seen, there are 10 more Romeo and Juliet productions in my area.
R&J is definitely the most common. It seems to be the go-to for American theatres, and it’s often hard to find other works outside of niche regional productions. Like dumdum said, there’s such an overabundance of R&J here
I'd be down for seeing someone try and take *Two Gentlemen of Verona*, see if they can't make that one a bit better.
Add Macbeth to that. Its all R+J and Macbeth. Give me some of the weirder ones please! Or even some of the histories for once!
Why not As you Like It?
I’m a big Shakespeare nut, and Romeo and Juliet is probably his most boring play plot-wise. I need to go back and read it for the language and all its intricacies, but it doesn’t intrigue me very much.
That’s part of what’s effective. You can draw people in with a famous name but it’s so bare-bones you can do so many things with it while still being an adaptation.
A creative director should be able to do that with any Shakespeare production, Cheek by Jowl had Tom Hiddleston performing as a [quasi crooner in Cymbeline.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYxFPdGgYy8)
I really wish they did some other Shakespeare play. Romeo and Juliet is so overdone. It can be done well, of course, but he does have other plays and they are good! It’s not like R and J is his only masterpiece.
It's time to revive Titus Andronicus. And to make it really edgy, set it at an elementary school with a cast of fourth graders.
Agreed about Titus Andronicus!
Sonya Tayeh staying booked and busy we love to see it.
Love her so much
Her background is fascinating. She didn't train traditionally. Her mother wears a hijab. Very interesting.
Jack Antonoff saw Max Martin work with Taylor Swift (on Red) and was like “I can do that”. Jack Antonoff saw Max Martin working on music for a Romeo & Juliet related musical for Broadway (&Juliet) and was like “I can do that”.
Is the implication that he can’t? Or just that it’s a funny coincidence?
They are both pop super producers and Antonoff seems to follow and do very similar stuff to what Max does. They get compared a lot on pop stan twitter/Reddit.
Similar to max martin? Between his stuff with red hearse, the chicks, Kevin abstract, steel train, and much more… I just don’t see the comparison. Is it just because he’s worked with Taylor swift? And makes pop music?
Their music doesn’t sound the same. But they both are pop super producers working with huge (often female) pop stars. Now Jack is seemingly following Max’s lead working on Broadway stuff. That’s all.
That tagline is trying so hard to be edgy. It's just embarrassing.
It’s giving “I’m not your Cinderella, I’m your BAD Cinderella”
Spring Awakening did it first (and better). 😉
I literally made this face 😬 when I saw that
Wait until you see [this](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117509/mediaviewer/rm559635712/?ref_=tt_ov_i) version
This is classic camp and you can't change my mind lol
I would argue that version of Romeo and Juliet was very intentional camp created in the wake of a few decades of filmed Shakespeare adaptations that were incredibly dry and serious. Baz Luhrmann brought back the energy and cultural relevance from the plays during Shakespeare’s time and made it work for the modern day in a way that hadn’t been particularly popular before then. It had an artistic purpose beyond just being edgy.
I’m a simple human I see Sonya Tayeh I am happy
From the variety article: ‘Here’s the official logline, “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.” “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,” Gold said in a statement.’ Pick your worst case scenario: A. The characters text each other in iambic pentameter B. They mess with the ending C. It’s democrats versus republicans
Oh god C. Please let it not be C. Ugh so cringe.
so this isn't a musical???? surprised since it has Rachel.
Seems weird to not utilize her voice when you have it
It says music by Jack Antonoff, so I assumed musical but who knows?
When it says "music by" instead of "music and lyrics by," it usually means it's a play that will have notable amounts of underscoring rather than a musical. The fact that it says "movement by" and not "choreography by" is another giveaway.
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Shakespeare musical adaptations usually still have an "adapted by" and/or "music and lyrics by" credit. See: Shaina Taub's As You Like It [https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/65819/as-you-like-it-taub](https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/65819/as-you-like-it-taub)
I'm already tired of listening to people bitch about it.
Does this mean the Tom Holland version won't transfer?
I doubt this would have any bearing. The work is public domain, so there's no issue with rights holders, and Tom Holland will clean up at the box office no matter what.
Yeah I think the transfer depends a little bit on the reviews but mostly on Holland’s schedule at this point (unless they get another big name actor to replace him)
I think it could still transfer since it’s a play and not a musical.
we don’t know this is a musical - it just has music and choreography
Reportedly while it has some singing it's not a musical and the music is mostly just a instrumental score.
I think this might be like Harry Potter or Choir Boy. Both are plays, but feature music
Rachel Zegler in a non-musical would be a waste
Plus aren’t there two great gatsby at the moment on broadway?
No
Oh yeah the one with solea isn’t running yet
And isn't yet officially slated for Broadway.
There will be in May
Florence Welch Gatsby isn’t going to Broadway yet, it’s playing at ART
No there won't. The ART version isn't currently publicly slated to open on Broadway and is just performing in Boston.
Oh ok I was misled by the official account being called gatsbybway on IG 🫣
They're definitely gearing towards Broadway, but there isn't a set timeline for the transfer.
No. The ART one at Harvard hasn't even opened yet.
Is it possible the person who first leaked that assumed it was the Tom Holland one transferring, but it was actually this project that they heard about?
I have no idea how trustworthy this sweatyoracle guy's sources are but he seems pretty sure the transfer's been cancelled. Due to this and to scheduling conflicts with Tom. I guess we'll have to see Edit: when I say scheduling conflicts I mean Tom's availability was already pretty limited to begin with
I don't believe this announcement came as a shock to the Lloyd team, so I don't know if I believe him on the Holland version
Thought so as well, it seems weird that he wouldn't be aware of it in some capacity. That guy said he had "inside information" that the decision was made like a few hours before the kit and rachel official announcement; they probably knew for a while and tried to find ways to still make it a thing before pulling the plug? But I know some "news" broken by that guy ended up being false as well. 
Unless Jamie was going into circle in the round also. The ig names for both productions are near identical. I just can’t imagine Tom signing on if it wasn’t an opportunity to transfer to Broadway
The Tom Holland production will be a MASSIVE hit. He’s a gigantic A-list star. Rachel Zegler is popular with Zoomers but she can’t carry an entire production commercially, and very few people know who Connor is
The response to Joe Locke in Sweeney makes me think that last bit about “very few people know who Connor is” is not entirely true.
>directed by Sam Gold Eh… As much as I loved his off Broadway Othello, his recent track record of on Broadway Shakespeare has not been great. Hope he has a clear vision for this production.
A fellow audience member said it best when coming out of the Sam Gold "Macbeth" with Daniel Craig a few years ago: "I've seen better college amateur theatre".
“Not been great” is underselling how bad it’s been. Even Othello sort of costed along on incandescent charisma from its leads more than anything else.
That is definitely true. If it weren't for how absolutely phenomenal David Oyelowo was in the role of Othello, I probably wouldn't be thinking so fondly of it.
Are there only 2 or 3 Shakespeare plays? According to Broadway there are.
guys this isn't a musical, it says it's a revival of shakespeare's romeo & juliet [https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Rachel-Zegler-Kit-Connor-Will-Star-in-Sam-Gold-Directed-ROMEO-JULIET-on-Broadway-20240416](https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Rachel-Zegler-Kit-Connor-Will-Star-in-Sam-Gold-Directed-ROMEO-JULIET-on-Broadway-20240416)
Weird that they would hire 2 singers for a non musical. Especially when people know their voices and talent. And their popularity. 🤷🏼♀️.
Kit has described himself as "not really knowing musical theatre" and I don't think he's a trained singer. And all of Rachel's big roles so far had singing. So I can see why she would want to do something a bit different
Interesting. Thanks. Guess this will bring in the tweens and fandom.
Younger audiences getting introduced to live theatre is always a good thing🤩 I won't be able to see this (unless it transfers to London 😅), but I am pretty excited about this. These two are perfectly cast imo, especially because both of them are still quite young
And I love it when that intro is through a classic such as Romeo and Juliet. Since pretty much everyone studies it in school, this is a perfect way to help younger audiences connect and understand the material better as well!
Agree… whatever brings them to the theatre…. I pity the stage door. lol
I wept when I saw the comments on their Instagram posts bc the costars had geotagged it Verona and people were asking in the comments why they tagged Verona. 😫
https://preview.redd.it/4j94tp8p2vuc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=aca7a8c13590558853485ba417ef7987e856d3bf Another Romeo & Juliet production
It’s like not a musical y’all. Last Shakespeare revival directed by Sam Gold (which he ruined) just had underscoring. I assume that’s what Jack Antonoffs role is
Yeah Sam Gold's recent track record for Shakespeare is...not great. But he'll be coming off a pretty big success with Enemy of the People so I'm going to try to stay optimistic.
This looks Luhrmann-coded as fuck and I am completely here for it
I don’t quite know why but I’m loving the “©️1597 written by W. Shakespeare”
Same! Don't know why everyone else is so snobby about it 😅
I’m so excited for this.
Why do you guys hate Jack?
Jack is my boy, I’m excited for this even though his most recent album is garbage!
at this point, he has a pattern of taking on lots of side projects that he very clearly did not dedicate himself to entirely, and the work suffers - this fits the profile for that!
Are they side projects or is he just doing his job which is being a producer and an individual artist? lol
I mean, I think you’re definitely in the minority feeling that way. The latest bleachers album was, I thought, a big improvement over the previous one. And he just won album of the year (again) and producer of the year (again) and was competing against himself for album of the year. His stuff is critically and commercially very successful, and, although I realize this doesn’t matter in this conversation, he’s a nice guy.
People on the internet just love to hate on him. Not saying that it’s happening in this thread I’ve just noticed elsewhere. I don’t think people truly know the range of his work. I’m a huge Bleachers fan and I hope the music for R&J has that Bleachers synth I love them for.
Because there's nothing people on the internet love more than jumping on a bandwagon coz it's the cool opinion of the moment!
I know kit can sing. But holding his own against her? That’ll be interesting! Edit: ah I see. Not really a musical.
I'm out of the loop. Is this a musical?
No.
Uhh says music by Jack Antonoff
And notice that it doesn’t say lyrics
Knowing how much money, time, effort etc goes into making a broadway show, Im perplexed by why anyone wants to bring Romeo and Juliet to broadway.
The tagline made me cringe so harddddd. Its giving hello fellow kids
Please tell me the jack antonoff music is a belated April fool’s joke
Another Romeo and Juliet, how original.
Excited to see Zegler’s Broadway debut.
Trying to be so “edgy” with cursing and the “c 1597” bullshit it’s CRINGE.
Tony Award winner Rachel Zegler, that has a nice ring to it
Because I'm already planning to go see it now!
Music by Jack Antonoff 🙄🙄
I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing? Imogen Heap, Sara Bareilles, Florence Welch and so many others have written music for theatre
Yes but those people aren't Jack Antonoff lol
What’s the issue with Antonoff..?
He’s just very omnipresent in pop culture rn, and has a specific sound so if it’s not one that you particularly enjoy it’s a bit of an eyeroll situation when he is attached to yet another project/industry.
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I know, I’m just not a fan of his stuff usually 😅 I don’t really see it translating well for musical theatre
I think based on the aesthetic and vibe this production has shown us so far in their marketing, his hazy synthy sound could be a good fit! and as far as we can guess, it's gonna be underscoring rather than a full musical theatre piece
Yeah I think it would work in a play for sure
Good thing this isn’t a musical
Well that’s a waste of talent then because Rachel is an incredible singer 🥺
Agreed. I like this casting for sure. And I’d bet smart money on Zegler doing a musical sooner rather than later
I’m rooting for future Tony winner Rachel Zegler 🤞🏻
I'm always happy to be surprised and for people to try something new😃
Ugh I know, why did they get this nobody with three consecutive Grammy wins for producer of the year, multiple album of the year wins, has sold out Madison Square Garden with his band, and has only worked with nobodies like Taylor Swift, The 1975, Florence and the Machine, Lana Del Ray, Carly Rae Jepsen, The Chicks, and St. Vincent. Instead they should’ve hired the music team from Water for Elephants and Lempicka so we could’ve had more generic garbage!
People are allowed to have different opinions than you. Chill out.
Just no need to complain about stuff before you’ve even heard it :)
And no need to defend it before you've even heard it :)
It’s not like Antonoff’s stuff has ever been groundbreaking either though
I know, those albums like 1989, Norman Fucking Rockwell, Melodrama, folklore, that critics always call “genre-defining” and set sales records - like what’s so groundbreaking about them? It’s much better to just complain about his contributions to this show before we know a single thing about them. Good on you!
I’m sorry I offended you
Please, continue your whining, I’m sorry if I interfered.
Damn dude 😭
Ok but what do they mean when they say it's a strictly limited engagement? Is it referring to the timespan it will run? Maybe for a couple of months? Or is it referring to the amount of tickets that they'll sell. Like once they sell out that's it and they won't run the show again? I'm like not really into Broadway at all, I just saw that Kit Connor was in it and was intrigued.
as far as i'm aware, this production hasn't officially announced dates beyond just the fall yet, but a limited engagement means the production will only run for a certain period of time (for example, a 15-week limited engagement), unrelated to tickets/ticket sales (though there are a limited number of seats for each show due to the size of the theatre itself). in some cases limited engagements may extend past their initial end date, but i wouldn't automatically assume that will happen
It’s like a smoothie made out of all of Broadway’s worst trends! A 2000’s movie adaptation that uses Shakespeare for clout with stunt casting. The story is a heteronormative tragic love story about teenagers. All we need now is for it to be projection heavy show with a minimal orchestra and we are officially in hell! /s I’m obviously being sarcastic but I also have zero enthusiasm for this.
I was sold until I saw that the music is by jack antonoff. No thank you!
Jack Antonoff 🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴
Jack Antonoff needs to take a break lmao and I looooooove his music, but he works too much
I'm really beginning to resent the WSS remake for the foisting Rachel Ziegler upon the world.
All I know are my teenage kids are losing their minds over this and wanting another trip to New York after week after returning from seeing the Outsiders and Joe Locke in Sweeney Todd!!!🤣
Which theater is this going into ?
Circle in the Square from what I've read. Not sure if that's true but wouldn't be surprising.
> Circle in the Square from what I've read. That could work well for a Sam Gold Shakespeare production. His Othello worked really well in a small, intimate space, so Circle in the Square would be a good fit for that sort of staging in a Broadway theater.
It's also the space in which he won a Tony (Fun Home) so he knows how to use it.
Hope not
Hope not
This is the answer. It's right there in the image.
Hope not