Romeo and Juliet Revival 2013 - Articles Page 1.8
Run Time:
2 hours and 45 minutes, with one intermission
Opened: September 19, 20132 hours and 45 minutes, with one intermission
Closing: December 08, 2013
Romeo and Juliet - 2013 - Broadway History , Info & More
Richard Rodgers Theatre (Broadway)
226 W. 46th St. New York, NY 10036
The stars of screen and stage align as Orlando Bloom (Pirates of the Caribbean) and Tony Award Nominee Condola Rashad (Stick Fly) take on the roles of Shakespeare’s legendary star-crossed lovers, ROMEO AND JULIET.
The most famous love story ever told returns to Broadway for the first time in 36 years in a stunning new production from five-time Tony nominee David Leveaux. Jealousy. Prejudice. Betrayal. And the chance that true love could actually conquer all. That’s Romeo and Juliet.
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Romeo and Juliet - 2013 - Broadway Cast
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
6 / 10
The kids are all right. That's the takeaway from 'Romeo and Juliet,' with movie heartthrob Orlando Bloom and ingenue stunner Condola Rashad as Shakespeare's star-cross'd lovers. The interracial casting of the feuding Montague and Capulet clans sounds bold, but has surprisingly little dramatic impact. The tragedy also survives its gimmicky update to modern-ish times. Bottom line: This enduring love story stands or falls on the appeal of its lovers, and the young stars bring a sweet passion - if no ear whatsoever for romantic poetry - to their immortal roles.
'Romeo and Juliet' review: Not in Bloom
5 / 10
Alas, these lovers are not just star-crossed but so mismatched that they could be from different galaxies in director David Leveaux's busy-with-brainstorms but broad and surprisingly unmoving production. Bloom -- more famously the elf prince and a Caribbean pirate -- makes a dashing, appealing, if not exactly youthful Romeo. He has a flashy entrance in ripped jeans on a motorcycle that, ask not why, is never seen again and he catapults from a playful romantic to a doomed one with a winning grace. It hurts to have to say this, but Rashad -- who has much-deserved Tony nominations for 'Stick Fly' and 'The Trip to Bountiful' -- is not a natural Shakespearean. Her voice has little variety, and she basically has two expressions -- happy and n
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