TikTok dance star Charli D'Amelio has extended her Broadway debut run in & Juliet
at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre for a second time.
D'Amelio, who is seen in the ensemble role of Charmion, joined the show October 29, 2024, and was initially scheduled to leave the production January 19. She first extended her engagement through April 6 and will now continue with the hit jukebox musical through September 7.
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“Performing in & Juliet has
truly been a career highlight for me,” D’Amelio said in a statement. “I’m having so
much fun every night, and getting to dance my heart out on stage with
such talented performers is a dream come true. I’m so happy I can extend
my stay at the Sondheim Theatre.”
The current Broadway cast of & Juliet includes Maya Boyd as Juliet, NSYNC star Joey Fatone as Lance, Alison Luff as Anne, Drew Gehling as Shakespeare, Liam Pearce as Romeo, Michael Iván Carrier as May, Jeannette Bayardelle as Angélique, and Nathan Levy as François.
The company also includes Gabe Amato, Daniel Assetta, Reese Britts, Nicholas Cooper, Jhailyn Paige Farcon, Makai Hernandez, Joomin Hwang, Khailah Johnson, Elsa Keefe, Alaina Ví Maderal, Daniel J. Maldonado, Mackenzie Meadows, Alejandro MullerDahlberg, Ava Noble, Cassie Silva, Darien Van Rensalier, and Romy Vuksan.
Nominated for nine Tony Awards,
including Best Musical, & Juliet flips the script on the William Shakespeare
classic, imagining what would happen next if Juliet hadn’t ended it all
over Romeo. Featuring a book by David West Read, the score includes a
mix of tunes by Max Martin and more, including “Since U Been Gone,”
“Roar,” “I Want It That Way,” and “Confident.”
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The production also has direction by Luke Sheppard, choreography by Jennifer Weber, musical supervision, orchestrations, and arrangements by Bill Sherman, scenic design by Soutra Gilmour, costume design by Paloma Young, lighting design by Howard Hudson, sound design by Gareth Owen, video projection design by Andrzej Goulding, hair, wig, and makeup design by J. Jared Janas, and musical direction and additional orchestrations by Dominic Fallacaro.
U.S. casting is by Stephen Kopel and Carrie Gardner.
The international hit, which opened at the Sondheim November 17, 2022, was the first new musical of the 2022–2023 Broadway season to announce its recoupment.
