& Juliet

The Lowdown

The premise asks what happens if the teenager in Verona decides that swallowing poison for a guy she met three days ago is actually a bad life choice. Instead of the usual tragic finale, she heads to Paris with her nurse and a squad of friends to find herself. It is essentially a jukebox catalog for anyone who spent their teenage years listening to the radio on the Q train. Max Martin’s hits are stapled to the script with surprising efficiency, and the production team knows exactly how to pace a spectacle. If you can stomach the relentless sunshine, it is a decent night out. Just leave your Shakespeare purism at the curb.

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