Prolific pop hit writer Max Martin will produce and provide the music for a major new musical & Juliet that will envision a happy ending for William Shakespeare’s Juliet.
Featuring rising theatrical star and award-winner Miriam-Teak Lee (Hamilton, On the Town) in the title role, & Juliet will use Martin’s modern pop hits to accompany a re-imagined Juliet who finds a way past her doomed romance with Romeo by embarking on a whirlwind trip to Paris.
Directed by Luke Sheppard (In The Heights), the production will debut with a limited season at the Manchester Opera House beginning in September before arriving at London’s Shaftesbury Theatre in November.
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.
Details of which of Martin’s songs will feature in & Juliet have yet to be confirmed, but the tracks will be modified for the production with new arrangements by Tony and Grammy Award-winning orchestrator Bill Sherman. The creative team will also include choreographer Jennifer Weber and set designer Soutra Gilmour.
With a story by David West Read, the production will launch in Manchester from 10 September until 12 October before beginning its West End run on 2 November ahead of a press night on 20 November.
& Juliet will also feature the characters of Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway who will take opposite sides in Juliet’s battle to change her story and discover life after Romeo.
Further casting and creative details are to be confirmed.
Angela Thomas
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