Award-winning musical & Juliet will follow its successful West End run by embarking on an extensive UK tour next summer.
The musical which ended its London run earlier this year and is currently playing to packed houses on Broadway will take to the road in the UK from 8 July 2024, opening at the place where the musical made its debut in October 2019 – the Manchester Opera House.
With further venues to be added, confirmed dates also include Blackpool Opera House, Glasgow King’s Theatre, Liverpool Empire, Edinburgh Playhouse, Birmingham Hippodrome and the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff.
Directed by Luke Sheppard, & Juliet uses the most iconic pop songs written by prolific pop hit writer Max Martin over the last three decades along with new song ‘One More Try’, to accompany a reimagined Juliet who finds a way past her doomed romance with Romeo by embarking on a whirlwind trip to Paris. The musical also features the characters of Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway who take opposite sides in Juliet’s battle to change her story and discover life after Romeo.
Boasting a story by David West Read, & Juliet features arrangements of Martin’s chart-topping songs by Grammy Award-winning orchestrator Bill Sherman. The triple Olivier Award-winning production features choreography by Jennifer Weber, set design by Soutra Gilmour, costume design by Paloma Young, lighting design by Howard Hudson, sound design by Gareth Owen, video design by Andrzej Goulding and casting by Stuart Burt.
Swedish-born songwriter and producer Martin first made his mark in the 1990s with hits including Britney Spears’ ‘Hit Me Baby One More Time’, Bon Jovi’s ‘It’s My Life’ and The Backstreet Boys’ ‘I Want It That Way’. More recently, Martin has written or co-written hits for today’s biggest stars including Adele, Ellie Goulding, Kelly Clarkson, Usher, Taylor Swift and Pink.
The musical made its North American debut at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto in 2022 ahead of its Broadway premiere. The Australian production opened in Melbourne in February 2023 before heading to Marina Bay Sands in Singapore this summer. It will return to Australia this December opening in Perth before heading for Sydney in February 2024. A US tour will launch in September 2024.
Angela Thomas
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