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Rebecca Rubin
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Matthew Murphy “& Juliet,” a revisionist jukebox musical about Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers, is closing after four years on Broadway.
The upbeat take on “Romeo & Juliet,” which uses Swedish music producer Max Martin’s chart-topping hits to imagine what would happen if Juliet didn’t stab herself with Romeo’s dagger and join in him death, has set its final performance for Jan. 3, 2027. By then, the show will have played 1,723 regular performances and 20 preview performances, putting it among the 50 longest-running Broadway musicals of all time. Luke Sheppard, who is returning to the Great White Way with “Paddington,” directed “& Juliet” while “Schitt’s Creek” alum David West Read wrote the musical’s book.
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