The company of the North American Tour of & JULIET (Photo Credit: Matthew Murphy)<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWalking into & Juliet<\/em>, I wasn\u2019t quite sure what to expect. I\u2019m not the biggest fan of jukebox musicals and definitely not the target demo. I\u2019d honestly rather watch paint dry than listen to \u201990s pop music.<\/p>\nBut man, was I wrong.<\/p>\n
Everything about the show was a blast. The cast was fantastic, the song choices couldn\u2019t have been better, and the story was full of surprises.<\/p>\n
The show pretty much begins where Romeo and Juliet<\/em> ends, though not without a few clever twists. We find William Shakespeare (CJ Eldred<\/strong>) proudly presenting his freshly finished tragedy, only to be challenged by his sharp-witted wife, Anne (Crystal Kellogg<\/strong>). She\u2019s not exactly thrilled that Juliet dies in the end and questions why her fate has to be so final. Eventually, Anne persuades Shakespeare to reimagine his story, giving Juliet a second chance at life and love.<\/p>\nFrom there, the show bursts into action. Juliet (Fabiola Caraballo Quijada<\/strong>), newly revived and rethinking her destiny, refuses to accept the life others planned for her. When her parents threaten to ship her off to a nunnery, she decides to take control of her own story. With the help of her loyal Nurse Angelique (Kathryn Allison<\/strong>), best friend May (Nico Ochoa<\/strong>), and Anne, who has now written her way into the story, Juliet sets off for Paris to live life on her own terms.<\/p>\nOnce in Paris, the group crosses paths with the sweet but awkward Frankie (Noah Marlowe<\/strong>) and his father, Lance (Paul-Jordan Jansen), who turns out to share a romantic past with Angelique.<\/p>\nWritten by David West Read and directed by Luke Sheppard<\/strong>, the show moves at a brisk, energetic pace. Shepard keeps things snappy and fluid, never letting the momentum dip for long.<\/p>\nThe songs, including hits from artists like *NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, and Katy Perry, all come from the pop mastermind Max Martin<\/strong>, and they fit surprisingly well into the story. I especially loved that the creators didn\u2019t limit themselves to one artist\u2019s catalog, which gave them the freedom to choose songs that best serve the characters and scenes. The perfect example? When Juliet belts out Britney Spears\u2019 \u201cOops!\u2026 I Did It Again,\u201d<\/em> a hilarious moment that brought down the house.<\/p>\nQuijada\u2019s Juliet is sassy, smart, and full of heart, and she\u2019s got the vocal power to fill the Civic Theatre. But it\u2019s Kellogg and Allison who ultimately steal the show. Allison\u2019s Angelique and Jansen\u2019s Lance share a laugh-out-loud duet in the first act that\u2019ll have you giggling from start to finish. And Kellogg\u2019s Anne knows how to steal a scene. whenever she\u2019s on stage, your eyes can\u2019t help but follow her to see what she\u2019ll do next. When both are on stage, your eyes immediately dart to them because you really want to see what they\u2019re going to do next.<\/p>\n
& Juliet<\/em> is currently playing at the San Diego Civic Theatre. For more info and tickets: Broadway San Diego<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nRelated Posts<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The company of the North American Tour of & JULIET (Photo Credit: Matthew Murphy) Walking into & Juliet, I wasn\u2019t quite sure what to expect. I\u2019m not the biggest fan of jukebox musicals and definitely not the target demo. I\u2019d honestly rather watch paint dry than listen to \u201990s pop music. But man, was I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":320352,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12021],"tags":[18974,1864,382,86568,25098,751,3749,576,16369,139405],"dealstore":[],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-320351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-acting","tag-broadway-san-diego","tag-fresh","tag-funny","tag-jukebox","tag-juliet","tag-musical","tag-review","tag-smart","tag-theater","tag-theater-reviews"],"yoast_head":"\n
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