& Juliet — Original Broadway Cast Recording (2022)
What if Juliet got a second chance at life after Romeo? A musical to Max Martin’s songs.
What if the ending were up for negotiation? A pop musical that takes the question seriously enough to argue about it.
You love a pop album, and you have always thought Juliet deserved a second chance.
What it keeps and what it changes
Keeps: Juliet, and Shakespeare, who is a character arguing about how his own play should end.
Changes: the ending and the music. Anne Hathaway, Shakespeare’s wife, wants a different ending, and the score is Max Martin’s pop songs.
The show asks what would happen if Juliet got a second chance at life after Romeo. Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway are characters, and the music is by Max Martin.
Whose story is it?
Juliet’s, and the couple writing it: Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway.
How much time does it ask?
The Original Broadway Cast Recording, released by Atlantic Records in 2022.
Atlantic Records, 2022: the Original Broadway Cast Recording.
Where to find it
Other ways to get it: Listen — Apple Music · The show’s official site
Common questions
Does Juliet die in & Juliet?
The musical is built on the question of what happens if she doesn't. Its official description asks what would happen if Juliet got a second chance at life after Romeo, and the score is Max Martin's songs.
More ways into Verona: The Arkangel Shakespeare recording · Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet — The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel (Decca)