Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson made a surprise cameo appearance in the Broadway musical '& Juliet', playing the role of 'Queen Mab'. While some praised the performance as 'humanizing', others criticized it as 'cringe' and 'unbefitting' for a sitting justice.
Liberal Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is receiving mixed reviews after making a surprise cameo performance as 'Queen Mab' in the Broadway musical '& Juliet.' While some social media users called Jackson’s performance 'humanizing,' others called it 'cringe,' 'embarrassing' and unbefitting for a sitting member of the nation’s highest court.
Written by contemporary playwright David West Read, '& Juliet' is a modern retelling of Shakespeare’s 'Romeo and Juliet' that explores an alternate scenario when Juliet does not commit suicide and instead explores life as an independent young woman. The musical includes a character named May, who is Juliet’s best friend and identifies as nonbinary. Jackson joined a cast, which includes TikTok star Charli D’Amelio and other Broadway performers, for a one-time performance at New York’s Stephen Sondheim Theatre on Saturday night, becoming the first Supreme Court justice to perform on Broadway. She wore jeans and an all-blue costume with a corset and a flowery hat. In one clip of the performance, her character excitedly exclaims, 'Female empowerment, sick!,' and in another, she sings the Backstreet Boys’ 'Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely.' The '& Juliet' marketing team said in an Instagram post announcing the cameo that Jackson’s performance fulfilled a lifelong fantasy of her 'becoming the first Black, female Supreme Court justice to appear on a Broadway stage.' However, her decision to take the stage was not well received by many members of the public. Conservative influencer Arynne Wexler reacted on X, saying, 'Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson not only appeared in a Broadway show The show is a ‘queer musical knockoff’ of Romeo and Juliet. Of course Max cringe, max DEI.' 'This is a sitting SCOTUS Justice. A lifetime appointment,' reacted conservative influencer account Gunther Eagleman. 'I’m at a loss for words'
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