Clive Davis, The Times: My advice would be not to go stone-cold sober. Academy Of The Holy Names (11/13 - 11/15), Capitol City Theater Company (10/20 - 11/7), Westcott Theater is Now Open For Private Events, Leadership Transitions Announced At The Hangar Theatre, Syracuse Stage Presents Plays With Local And National Focus, The Belmont Theatre Presents A VIRTUAL STAGE FRIGHT, Review Roundup: AN EVENING WITH AN IMMIGRANT at The Bridge Theatre, Review Roundup: THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7, Written and Directed by Aaron Sorkin, Review Roundup: The Old Vic's FAITH HEALER, with Michael Sheen, Indira Varma and More. & Juliet stars Miriam-Teak Lee as Juliet, Cassidy Janson as Anne Hathaway, Olivier Tompsett as William Shakespeare, Arun Blair-Mangat as May, David Badella as Lance, Melanie La Barrie as Nurse, Jordan Luke Gage as Romeo and Tim Mahendran as Francois. At first, I thought the idea was going to be carried too far... Happily, the notion is then developed with poignancy and wit. She was…, We’re a little bit late with this, but there’s still time to recap on our favourite performances of 2019. Reviews round-up: Kenneth Branagh’s Romeo and Juliet A reviews round-up for Romeo and Juliet at the Garrick Theatre. A rich emotional experience. Juliet, Naked has only a bare plot, and the most tentative of romances, but it is about feelings being reawakened, small lives being expanded, and the function that art can play in the process. Yes, it's all executed a bit gauchely, but its foregrounding of female and queer characters feels sweet.". In short, here's where dance meets remix culture. Nuñez’s last gasp for breath is one of hope as she knows her Romeo will be waiting for her in a different era… And don’t forget that Jessie and Celine had a second chance in Before Sunset. Broadway Rewind: THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM Returns with Steven Pasquale! BroadwayHD's October Lineup - SWEENEY TODD, A STAR IS BORN, & More! Zackary Kephart on Album Review Roundup: Mary Chapin Carpenter, Zephaniah OHora, and Colter Wall ccarter1023 on Album Review Roundup: Mary Chapin Carpenter, Zephaniah OHora, and Colter Wall Stevie J on A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #500-#491 It gets laughs at first, but Lee commits so fully that it feels entirely appropriate, by the end, for an Elizabethan woman to sing a Britney song over the body of her dead paramour. A marathon of Romeos and Juliets at Covent Garden. We had a good year, with…, Earlier this month, the San Francisco Dance Film Festival celebrated its 10 year anniversary. LES MIS, PHANTOM, & MARY POPPINS on BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT. One can’t help wishing that Hornby’s smart observations on life were part of a more deeply engaging drama.”, “Juliet, Naked is the less exciting cousin of High Fidelity: the one who moved out of London, settled down and started ordering DVDs through the post... instead of a sharp and witty deconstruction of the modern male, there is a loosely tied bundle of observations about art, relationships, parenthood and time — some perceptive or funny, others simply bland. The show even manages to do that most elusive thing in West End musicals and get the sound levels right, so that we can hear every word every performer sings, as well as each layer of instrumentation in Bill Sherman's clever arrangements of such familiar songs.". ", "Everyone has brought their A-game to Luke Sheppard's production. They’re like  old souls who keep running into each other throughout their lifetimes. To see almost every cast combination available. Annie and Duncan are a mid-thirties couple who have reached a fork in the road, realising their shared interest in the reclusive musician Tucker Crowe (in Duncan's case, an obsession rather than an interest) is not enough to hold them together any more. But it is also a novel that stays safely within set parameters, and therefore ends up equal to, but not greater than, the sum of its parts.”, “In Hornby’s fiction, music is never just about the music; among contemporary writers, only Jonathan Lethem has his sure sense for the way pop-cultural artefacts become entwined, for good or ill, with ordinary relationships; and in particular, how pop songs minister to deep needs while exposing all too many fresh ones... the plot feels too neat and tidy: while the central characters are allowed to remain gnarled and undecided, the supporting cast (hopeless therapist, brilliantly witty lesbian best friend, and so on) could have stepped out of a grittier version of a Richard Curtis rom-com.”, “Although Juliet, Naked is an enjoyable read, many of the characters and relationships feel underdeveloped... Hornby's trademark offbeat style can sometimes feel contrived, particularly in dialogue: "Anyway. Photograph by Elliott Franks ©, Edward Watson + Leanne Benjamin = Tim Burton circa Big Fish. Yes, it’s no big secret we love this partnership and we have written more extensively about their Romeo and Juliet here. But his observations of social change are spot on, too. A ballet with the feel of one of those great cinematic experiences you just want to prolong. When Annie hates Tucker's 'new release', a terrible demo of his most famous album, it's the last straw - Duncan cheats on her and she promptly throws him out. Another day, another Juliet for Watson, here as Romeo replacement for the injured Federico Bonelli. Romeo and Juliet Roundup. This partnership has the kind of roller coaster emotional intensity you get in Crowe’s best movies about our fast moving generation X. It’s not just Steven and his technical fireworks that so appropriately weave a picture of a young boy in love. By signing up you are confirming you are 16 or over. There are moments when Juliet is frantic with anxiety; it would be strange if there weren’t, but the play’s power comes from its honesty about the other moments. & Juliet is packed with some of the biggest pop anthems from acclaimed songwriter Max Martin and recorded by artists including Backstreet Boys, Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Katy Perry and Ariana Grande, all arranged by Tony® and Grammy Award-winning orchestrator Bill Sherman. Plomgren and Bydalek showcase great onstage chemistry with their spunk, energy, comedic timing, and physicality in the roles. The costumes look like a clubland fever dream. The point being, you've met somebody." Via an internet discussion forum, Annie's harsh opinion reaches Tucker himself, who couldn't agree more. The idiotic book is simply a way of contriving to work in such familiar chart-toppers as Baby One More Time and It's Gonna Be Me. Quotes from the critics and links to all the press reviews for Juliet, Naked. Juliet (newcomer Miriam-Teak Lee) grieves over Romeo (Jordan Luke Gage) to "...Baby One More Time". It feels gratuitous to attach them to a plot that, in its desperation to sound the right feminist notes, becomes almost painfully hip.". This show is camp, overblown and absurd but fills a particular West End niche particularly well.". Natasha Ashley, BroadwayWorld: Noah Plomgren takes on the role of Romeo and his portrayal is heartwarming, emotional, and comedic. Get exclusive access to priority onsales and special offers, plus never miss out on the biggest stories from the West End, Off-West End and beyond. This pair has a keen eye for aesthetics and storytelling like in Sofia Coppola’s evocative movies, brimming with details you never get to see anywhere else (anyone spotted those Manolo Blahniks on Marie Antoinette?). If music be the food of love, then & Juliet serves up an all-you-can-eat buffet of the highest standard. We admit we’re cheating with our choice of movie director here as we know that this couple is partial to Linkater. Anderson puts a twist on this classic tale by setting it in a dystopian world on the edge of the apocalypse. If you are as obsessed about ballet as we are or if you are a film buff and would like to explore ballet, here’s an opportunity to choose your perfect “Romeo and Juliet movie”: Alina Cojocaru + Johan Kobborg = Martin Scorsese circa The Age of Innocence. The challenge? Shakespeare (Oliver Tompsett) and Anne spar over the ending of his play to Backstreet Boys's "I Want It That Way". A marathon of Romeos and Juliets at Covent Garden. & Juliet, built around the music of songwriting savant Max Martin, takes this wry premise, douses it in glitter and runs with it. "There's a lot of "yass kween" affirmation and knowing, terrible jokes. Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. Lee leads the ensemble in killer moves and is only briefly challenged by Janson in the lung-busting ballad stakes. "Prim romantic shenanigans follow, mostly revolving around Juliet's non-binary best friend May (Arun Blair-Mangat) echoing Shakespeare's more radical depictions of sexual and gender fluidity. The result? While all around them are arrayed in lavish Elizabethan costume, they wear the modern mufti of T-shirts, jeans and trainers. Review Roundup: THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7, Written and Directed by Aaron Sorkin Review Roundup: The Old Vic's FAITH HEALER, with Michael Sheen, Indira Varma and More Participants from all…. The one time I thought this worked was when May, played by Arun Blair-Mangat as a cross-dressing guy, sang I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman. ", "It makes you want to hunt down the inventor of the jukebox musical and apologise to them for being a bit sniffy about the form in the past, because if they hadn't invented the jukebox musical then we wouldn't have had the privilege of seeing its apotheosis here...The way it uses "Oops!… I Did It Again" is one of the best placements of a pre-existing song in all of musical theatre history.

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