The Sam Gold-directed Broadway revival of William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet has revealed that it recouped its entire $7 million capitalization during its extended run at Circle in the Square Theatre, which ended February 16. The production officially opened October 24, 2024.
Starring Emmy winner Kit Connor (Heartstopper) and Golden Globe winner Rachel Zegler (West Side Story) as the star-crossed lovers, the revival, which featured music by Grammy winner Jack Antonoff and movement by Tony winner Sonya Tayeh, was a modern age retelling of the classic tragedy.
In addition to the recoupment, the production has revealed that it welcomed the youngest ticket-buying audience in recorded Broadway history. Fourteen percent of the production's ticket purchasers were aged between 18 and 24, compared to the current industry average of 3%. The production also broke the Circle in the Square Theatre's single performance gross records three separate times, with a capacity that tipped into standing room all but one week of the 20-week run.
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Connor and Zegler were joined by Gabby Beans (Skin of Our Teeth) as Mercutio/The Friar, Tommy Dorfman (13 Reasons Why) as The Nurse/Tybalt, Nihar Duvvuri as Balthazar, Sola Fadiran (Camelot) as Capulet/Lady Capulet, Daniel Bravo Hernández as Abraham, Taheen Modak as Benvolio, Jasai Chase-Owens (The Expanse) as Gregory, and Gían Pérez (Sing Street) as Samson/Paris/Peter. Understudies Missy Malek, Timothy Oh, Susannah Perkins (The Wolves), and Daniel Velez rounded out the company. Casting was by Taylor Williams.
The production also featured scenic design by dots, costume design by Enver Chakartash, lighting design by Isabella Byrd, sound design by Tony winner Cody Spencer, hair, wig, and makeup design by Robert Pickens and Katie Gell, and violence by Drew Leary.
Claire Warden served as intimacy director, Gigi Buffington served as voice and text coach, and Michael Sexton and Ayanna Thompson served as dramaturgy and text consultants. Production stage management was by Rachel Bauder, Juniper Street Productions was the production manager, and 101 Productions, Ltd is the general manager.
The limited engagement of Romeo + Juliet was produced on Broadway by Seaview.
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