| Sam Gold's New Production of ROMEO + JULIET to Provide Open Captioning for Select Seats at Every Performance | |
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| SAM GOLD'S NEW PRODUCTION OF ROMEO + JULIET TO PROVIDE OPEN CAPTIONING FOR SELECT SEATS AT EVERY PERFORMANCE The Complete Cast Includes KIT CONNOR, RACHEL ZEGLER, GABBY BEANS, DANIEL BRAVO HERNÁNDEZ, JASAI CHASE-OWENS, TOMMY DORFMAN, NIHAR DUVVURI, SOLA FADIRAN, MISSY MALEK, TAHEEN MODAK, TIMOTHY OH, GÍAN PÉREZ, SUSANNAH PERKINS and DANIEL VELEZ Directed by Tony Award Winner SAM GOLD Music by Grammy Award Winner JACK ANTONOFF Movement by Tony Award Winner SONYA TAYEH Performances Begin Thursday, September 26, 2024 Officially Opens Thursday, October 24, 2024 (New York, NY) ROMEO + JULIET is thrilled to unveil open caption seats, an initiative to make captioning available at every performance of Sam Gold's new production, starring Emmy Award winner Kit Connor ("Heartstopper") and Golden Globe Award winner Rachel Zegler (Spielberg's West Side Story). These special seats can be purchased online at www.romeoandjulietnyc.com , where they are marked with an "Open Captioning" pop-up, or at the Circle in the Square Theatre box office (1633 Broadway). Captions will be displayed from a permanent screen above the set, ensuring a seamless view from these designated seats, as part of a production-wide commitment to expand accessibility to audiences. The strictly limited engagement is now in performances and officially opens Thursday, October 24, 2024. Tony Award-winning director Sam Gold announced the initiative in an interview with Broadway.com Editor-in-Chief Paul Wontorek, who is hard of hearing and an advocate for accessibility on Broadway. Click here to watch the interview. Kit Connor as ‘Romeo' and Rachel Zegler as ‘Juliet' are joined by Tony Award nominee Gabby Beans (Skin of Our Teeth) as ‘Mercutio/The Friar/Prince,' Daniel Bravo Hernández (Broadway Debut) as ‘Abraham,' Jasai Chase-Owens (Broadway Debut; "The Expanse") as ‘Gregory,' Tommy Dorfman (Broadway Debut; "13 Reasons Why") as ‘Tybalt/The Nurse,' Nihar Duvvuri (Broadway Debut) as ‘Balthazar,' Sola Fadiran (Camelot) as ‘Capulet/Lady Capulet,' Taheen Modak (Broadway Debut) as ‘Benvolio,' Gían Pérez (Sing Street) as ‘Samson/Paris/Peter' and understudies Missy Malek (Broadway Debut), Timothy Oh (Broadway Debut), Susannah Perkins (The Wolves) and Daniel Velez (Broadway Debut). Directed by Tony Award winner Sam Gold (An Enemy of the People), ROMEO + JULIET will feature music by Grammy Award winner Jack Antonoff and movement direction and choreography by Tony Award winner Sonya Tayeh (Moulin Rouge). ROMEO + JULIET will feature scenic design by Tony Award nominee dots, costume design by Tony Award nominee Enver Chakartash, lighting design by Tony Award nominee Isabella Byrd, sound design by Tony Award winner Cody Spencer, hair, wig and makeup design by Robert Pickens and Katie Gell and violence by Drew Leary. Claire Warden will serve as intimacy director, Gigi Buffington will serve as voice and text coach, and Michael Sexton and Ayanna Thompson will serve as dramaturgy and text consultants. Production stage management is by Rachel Bauder, Juniper Street Productions is the Production Manager, and 101 Productions, Ltd will serve as general manager. Casting is by Taylor Williams, CSA. Left to their own devices in their parents' world of violent ends, an impulsive pair of star-crossed lovers hurtle towards their inescapable fate. The intoxicating high of passion quickly descends into a brutal chaos that can only end one way. ROMEO + JULIET is produced on Broadway by Seaview. All tickets, including Floor seats, are available for purchase at www.romeoandjulietnyc.com or in person at the Circle in the Square Theatre box office. A limited number of $49 tickets for ROMEO + JULIET will be available via both in-person Rush and a Digital Lottery, subject to availability. Rush tickets will be available for purchase beginning when the box office opens on the day of the performance and are available in-person only. The digital lottery opens at 12AM ET the day before the performance and winners are drawn at 10AM ET and 3PM ET that same day. For additional rules and to enter the digital lottery visit https://rush.telecharge.com . Lottery and Rush tickets are non-transferable, limited to 2 tickets per person and may be for any location, including standing room. For more information visit www.romeoandjulietnyc.com . Follow on: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter . Capital One is the official credit card partner of ROMEO + JULIET. |
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