A Fresh Take on Romeo and Juliet

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A Fresh Take on Romeo and Juliet
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This production of Romeo and Juliet at Circle in the Square Theater is a unique and enjoyable experience. Filled with humor, music, and a diverse cast, it is a truly inclusive retelling of the classic Shakespearean tragedy.

Over the decades, I’ve seen many productions of “Romeo and Juliet,” the classic William Shakespeare tragedy of the love between two teenagers from families at war — the Montagues and the Capulets. However, I have never seen a “” the likes of the production at Circle in the Square Theater on West 50th Street. This is a retelling with a great deal of humor, singing, and a diverse cast of color and orientations — a production as inclusive as you can possibly get.

Throughout this production, the cast had a great time, with a lot of playfulness onstage even before the production officially started. It is quite enjoyable to sit in the theater and watch the actors come on stage, dance to music provided by a DJ and play around, throwing stuffed animals and treats to each other. By the time the story began, you already felt the vibe of getting ready to see something special and something new. A narrator introduced herself and the characters she would be playing and then proceeded to introduce all the other actors and the character

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