ROMEO AND JULIET opens at Broadway's Richard Rodgers Theatre on Thursday, September 19, 2013 following preview performances from Saturday, August 24, 2013.
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According to producers, "In this new production, the members of the Montague household will be white, and the blood relatives of the Capulet family will be black. While race defines the family lineages, the original cause of the ‘ancient quarrel’, passed down by successive generations to their young, has been lost to time. Shakespeare’s dramatization of the original poem sets the two young lovers in a context of prejudice, authoritarian parents, and a never ending cycle of ‘revenge.’ Against this background, the strength of their love changes the world."
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Guarini will play Juliet's preferred suitor Paris.
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August 10, 2013:
The first stumble-through of @RomeoJulietBway is looking and feeling great! #RomeoAndJuliet
— Justin Guarini (@justin_guarini) August 10, 2013