Review: & JULIET at The Paramount Theatre
by Jay Irwin - Jul 30, 2025
Dear Readers, you should know by now my disdain for the Juke Box Musical. But, as egregious as they can be (I’m looking at you “Flashdance, The Musical”), sometimes they manage to pull it off. And why? A good book and songs lovingly curated to fit the story and not jammed in. It’s really that simple. “Mamma Mia” and “Beautiful” are two wonderful examples as is “& Juliet”, currently playing at the Paramount Theatre. So, let’s discuss a few things. First, why this Juke Box Musical works so amazingly well. And second, the power of the understudy.
Video: Rachel Simone Webb and Teal Wicks Talk & JULIET at BroadwaySF's Orpheum Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 8, 2025
The North American tour of the smash-hit musical & Juliet is now playing in San Francisco, with performances running July 1 through July 27 at BroadwaySF’s Orpheum Theatre. Joining ABC7 News Bay Area to talk about the tour are two of its stars: Rachel Simone Webb, who plays Juliet, and Teal Wicks, who stars as Anne Hathaway. Watch the video!
Review: & JULIET at Orpheum Theatre
by Steve Murray - Jul 5, 2025
Witty, funny, flashy, and eye-popping, & Juliet rides the wave of phenomenally successful jukebox musicals and succeeds not only with the familiarity of the pop songs it includes, but by its remarkably well-written book
Review: Fizzy & JULIET is Heart-Bursting at the Eccles Theater
by Tyler Hinton - Jun 18, 2025
The national tour of & JULIET, currently playing at the Eccles Theater in Salt Lake City, is a fizzy, heart-bursting celebration of love and empowerment via the enduring power of pop music. From the first beat to the last, it carries with it a full gamut of emotion from despair to elation and everything in between.
Review: & JULIET at Orpheum Theatre Minneapolis
by Jared Fessler - May 14, 2025
What happens if Juliet doesn’t die at the end of Romeo & Juliet? That’s the bold (and surprisingly heartwarming) premise behind & Juliet, now playing at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis through May 18. This energetic, genre-bending musical takes Shakespeare’s tragic heroine and gives her a second act—one where she gets to live, love, and belt out pop hits from the likes of Britney Spears, Katy Perry, and the Backstreet Boys.
Review: & JULIET at Des Moines Performing Arts
by DC Felton - May 11, 2025
On Tuesday, '& Juliet' opened, and the show is a new type of Jukebox musical. One where the story comes first, and the music is an enhancement of the story. See here for the review!
Review: & JULIET at the Aronoff Center
by Ana-Brit Asplen - Apr 11, 2025
The first national Broadway tour of & Juliet exemplifies an unmatched energy that keeps its audiences invested, rivaling the NYC Broadway company in quality. Rachel Simone Webb is a supernova as Juliet Capulet.
Review: & JULIET Rewrites a Classic in Rhode Island
by Andria Tieman - Feb 26, 2025
& Juliet is a reimagining of the Romeo and Juliet story where — rather than kill herself —Juliet reconsiders her hasty relationship with Romeo, and instead goes off on an adventure with her friends. This show features the songs of Swedish super producer/ songwriter Max Martin, who may not be a known name to everyone, but who has been responsible for most of the most popular songs of the past 20 years including hits from Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys and Katy Perry.