6/7/2023 0 Comments Shallow piano chordsNearly all of the musical’s score is arranged from the biggest hits of prominent songwriter/producer Max Martin, but the script still flirts with the Shakes’ signature stylings: the quadratic love story, for instance. In tone, “& Juliet” strays further from the Elizabethan haughtiness of most Shakespearean adaptations. The confetti-laden chaos that ensues in David West Read’s hyper new musical currently running at Broadway’s Stephen Sondheim Theatre is part-pop music fantasia, part-failed feminist retelling, but all heart. Unsatisfied with her husband’s affinity for tragedy, Hathaway steps up as co-auteur of a new version of the age-old story, one in which Juliet never takes a dagger to the heart, but rather, a trip to Paris with her besties. ![]() No, not the Oscar-winning actress known for “The Devil Wears Prada.” The Anne Hathaway I’m referring to is William Shakespeare’s wife - the presumed inspiration behind his most famous love story, “Romeo & Juliet.” In the new musical “& Juliet,” however, Hathaway insists on being more than a muse. Or rather, let Anne Hathaway do it for her.
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