Maya Boyd, who made her Broadway debut in the hit revival of Merrily We Roll Along, steps into the title role of Broadway's & Juliet beginning May 14 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre.
Boyd succeeds Tony-nominated original cast member Lorna Courtney, who played her final performance May 12.
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Get a first look at Boyd as Juliet in the photos below:
Maya Boyd in & Juliet
Maya Boyd in & Juliet
Maya Boyd in & Juliet
Ben Jackson Walker, Oliver Tompsett, Maya Boyd, Betsy Wolfe, and Charity Angél Dawson in & Juliet
The company of the jukebox musical also currently features
West End star Oliver Tompsett as William Shakespeare, Olivier winner
David Bedella as
Lance, Tony nominee Betsy Wolfe as Anne Hathaway, Justin David Sullivan
as May, Charity Angél Dawson as Angélique, Ben Jackson Walker as Romeo,
and Philippe Arroyo as Francois.
The ensemble includes Daniel Assetta, Andrew Chappelle, Michael Iván Carrier, Phil Colgan, Virgil Gadson, Najah Hetsberger, Makai Hernandez, Bobby “Pocket” Horner, Joomin Hwang, Megan Kane, Alaina Vi Maderal, Daniel J. Maldonado, Brittany Nicholas, Ava Noble, Jasmine Rafael, Matt Raffy, Tiernan Tunnicliffe, and Rachel Webb.
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The hit musical, nominated for nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical, 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.”
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. & Juliet is executive-produced on Broadway by Eva Price.
