David West Read News

Forget the balcony. Forget the poison. What if Juliet just decided to live her best life? That's the premise of & JULIET, the infectiously fun jukebox musical packed with pop anthems that's taking audiences by storm on its global tour. I sat down with the entertaining and lovely Crystal Kellogg, who is playing Shakespeare’s wife Anne Hathaway on the road, to talk tour life, empowerment, and why this is the glow-up Shakespeare never knew his heroine needed.

Laurie Hernandez made her Broadway debut on Tuesday night, joining the cast of & Juliet. Watch a video of the two-time medal-winning Olympic gymnast performing 'CAN'T STOP THE FEELING!' and 'Roar' during her first performance.

Born in Venezuela and raised in Texas, Fabiola Caraballo Quijada is starring as Juliet in the National Tour of the hit Broadway musical, & JULIET. I had the chance to chat with the three-time Jimmy Award Nominee & Winner of the 2025 Jimmy Award for Best Performance by an Actress just prior to & JULIET landing in Montreal, where it will run at Salle Wilfred-Pelletier, Place des Arts, 175 Rue Sainte-Catherine O, Montréal, QC H2X 1Y9 from March 17 – March 22.

P!nk stopped by & Juliet to see friend and former collaborator Kandi Burruss' final performance. Burruss took her final bow as 'Angelique' in the hit Broadway show on Saturday. Watch videos from the full circle reunion!

Jeannette Bayardelle is headed back to Verona! The Tony nominee will be returning to & Juliet on Broadway as 'Angelique' next week for a limited run. Watch a video of her singing a song from the show!

Energetic and joyfull. The first non-replica production of &Juliet. Max Martin attended the opening night.

& JULIET will play Bass Concert Hall in Austin as part of the 2025–26 Broadway in Austin Season. Tickets go on sale February 20 at 10 a.m. The pop musical features songs by Max Martin and a book by David West Read.

Kandi Burruss visited Live with Kelly and Mark on Monday to discuss her ongoing run in Broadway's & Juliet, where she currently stars as Angélique. During the interview, she revealed some of her habits and practices to preserve her singing voice while performing 8 shows a week. Watch the interview.

&Juliet is a 2019 jukebox musical, featuring a book by David West Read and music by Max Martin, a Swedish Pop songwriter. On the surface, its story is fairly simple when laid out, but the adventures of its characters and how they traverse the narrative is whatreally get to the heart of the story.

Broadway In Chicago has announced that individual tickets for & Juliet will go on sale tomorrow, Friday, February 13, for the two-week limited engagement (July 22–August 2), at The Auditorium (50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive).

The new Canadian production of & Juliet will extend performances at the Royal Alexandra Theatre. In addition, & Juliet will hold a special sing-along performance this spring.

The Vanessa Sears (Juliet) and the Toronto cast of & Juliet performed during halftime at the Raptors vs. 76ers game on January 12, 2026.

Kandi Burruss visited TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle on Friday to discuss her ongoing run in Broadway's & Juliet, where she currently stars as Angélique. Check out the interview now.

The high‑energy national tour of & Juliet bursts into the Straz Center, February 10 to 15, led by 18‑year‑old Fabiola Caraballo Quijada, who brings infectious joy and fire to a Juliet determined to rewrite her own ending. Packed with iconic Max Martin hits like “Roar,” “Since U Been Gone,” “Baby One More Time,” and “Can’t Stop the Feeling,” the Emmy-winning musical flips Shakespeare on his head with humor, heart, and a heroine choosing life on her own terms.

If “& Juliet” works at all, it’s because it commits to the premise without apology: a Shakespearean remix told through the lens of pop music, meta-theatre, and a general belief that stories never really die, they just get re-written. This touring production of the still-running Broadway musical leaned into this ethos with a cast that understood the assignment – treating the material with enough sincerity to make it land, but enough wryness to make it feel like commentary.

Check out new production photos of & Juliet with the current company, including new cast members - Real Housewives star Kandi Burruss, Teal Wicks, and many more.

Three and a half years after making its North American debut at the theatre next door, the now smash hit Broadway Musical & JULIET has made a grand return to Toronto at Mirvish’s Royal Alexandra Theatre with a stellar all-Canadian cast. And based on the audience reaction on Opening Night, it might be here for a while!

& Juliet opened in Toronto in 2022 before its Broadway run, and after three years, it's finally back with an all-Canadian cast! Check out video of opening night!

Get a first video look at & Juliet, opening at the Royal Alexandra Theatre tonight.

You can now get a first look at production photography for the new Canadian production of  & Juliet. The musical has returned to Toronto in a brand new Canadian production.