& Juliet to Toronto early 2021 -could Broadway be next?

[ajh]

Posted: 2/26/20 at 7:37pm

According to early press reports they will be casting it with North American talent. London audiences are going mad for this show....it’s like a lovable, exhilarating mash-up of Moulin Rouge, Head Over Heels and Romeo & Juliet...with banging pop tunes. Do we think it would fare well on Broadway?

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 2/26/20 at 10:23pm

That sounds amazing, and since I've heard nothing but great things about this show, I am really hopeful that it come to Broadway in the next few years. 

[Broadway Buddy]

Posted: 2/26/20 at 10:25pm

I’ve had friends who travel to London just to see the show which means it is excellent. I hope it comes, but it may be some tough competition with Moulin Rouge doing really well. They look very similar.

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 2/26/20 at 10:35pm

Between Moulin Rouge and the upcoming Once Upon a One More Time, the broadway market might be too oversaturated with this kind of show. Who knows, though.

Updated On: 2/27/20 at 10:35 PM

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 2/26/20 at 11:11pm

Yeah I think the problem is that broadway is, and will continue to be, just so over saturated with jukebox musicals that I can’t see a place for this show now. And I LOOOOOOVED this show. But especially with the Britney Spears show coming in using a number of the same songs featured in “& Juliet”, I don’t see it working. But I have been and obviously could be dead wrong.

[VotePeron]

Posted: 2/26/20 at 11:15pm

I mean this as respectfully as possible, but Moulin Rouge is the most elitist jukebox musical ever, with the last row costing $125+. & Juliet is a much more middle-ground, accessible show like Head Over Heels (except uh, much better). I think there’s definitely room for both. Moulin Rouge may have fans that are teens & families, but affording it is a whole other ballgame.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 2/27/20 at 12:35am

Girl, get on StubHub! I saw MR for less than a $100. 

Also "& Juliet," and Jordan can correct me if I'm wrong, is a big show. It would need a big theater. I don't see it trying to compete with the Britney musical. 

[ajh]

Posted: 2/27/20 at 12:52am

Size-wise, & Juliet is cast of 19 (plus swings) and band of 8. The set includes a certain number of flying pieces, a double revolve, centre stage lift and front stage trap door...it’s fairly elaborate (it looks and sounds pretty stunning) but not absolutely huge. I could see it working somewhere like the Nederlander (it’s actually playing here in London at the Shaftesbury, which was where the original West End RENT was presented). It’s not as massive a production as Moulin Rouge, although it’s (IMHO) cleverer and, arguably, more fun.

[matt1982]

Posted: 2/27/20 at 12:51pm

I missed this when I was last in London.  Would love to see it in NYC!