Original cast member Betsy Wolfe plays her final performance in the Tony-nominated Broadway musical & Juliet October 20 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre.
Wolfe, Tony-nominated for her performance as Anne Hathaway in the hit jukebox musical, originally posted the news on .
"Playing Anne in & Juliet has been a lifelong dream come true," wrote the Waitress star in the social post announcing her departure. "Before this show people would ask 'what鈥檚 your favorite role' and I鈥檇 often say 'it hasn鈥檛 been written yet.' Then I read the hilariously moving script by David West Read and the rest is history.
"I perform every single night with a grateful heart knowing how blessed I am to play the incomparable Anne, alongside my amazing castmates, current and past, and for so long."
Wolfe will be succeeded by Alison Luff (The Who鈥檚 Tommy, Waitress), who is scheduled to begin performances October 29. Understudies will play the role during the interim period.
Liam Pearce (How to Dance in Ohio, Empire Records) will also join the cast October 29 as Romeo, the same day ensemble member Michael Iv谩n Carrier takes over the role of May.
The show will also welcome several new ensemble members
October 29, including Gabe Amato as Gregory, Reese Britts as
Sly, Nicholas Cooper as Lenox, Charli D'Amelio as Charmian, Jhailyn
Paige Farcon as Imogen, Elsa Keefe as Eleanor/Benvolio, Alejandro
MullerDahlberg as Crosse, Cassie Silva as Lucy, and Darien 鈥淒aah鈥� Van
Rensalier as Augustine.
Nathan Levy (Aladdin, Dear Evan Hansen) will join the cast of the hit jukebox November 19 in the role of Fran莽ois.
It was earlier announced that Justin David
Sullivan, Ben Jackson Walker, and Philippe Arroyo will play their final
performances October 27 as, respectively, May, Romeo, and Fran莽ois.
Current cast members also include Maya Boyd (as Juliet), Tony Award winner Paulo
Szot (as Lance), Drew Gehling (as Shakespeare), Romy Vuksan (as Viola), and Tony nominee
Jeannette Bayardelle (as Ang茅lique), along with Daniel Assetta, Makai
Hernandez, Najah Hetsberger, Joomin Hwang, Khailah Johnson, Alaina V铆
Maderal, Daniel J. Maldonado, and Ava Noble.
The jukebox musical, nominated for nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical, flips
the script on the William Shakespeare classic, imagining what would
happen next if Juliet hadn鈥檛 ended it all over Romeo. Featuring a book by David West Read, the score includes a
mix of tunes by Max Martin and more, including 鈥淪ince U Been Gone,鈥�
鈥淩oar,鈥� 鈥淚 Want It That Way,鈥� and 鈥淐onfident.鈥�
The production also has direction by Luke Sheppard, choreography by Jennifer Weber, musical supervision, orchestrations, and arrangements by Bill Sherman, scenic design by Soutra Gilmour, costume design by Paloma Young, lighting design by Howard Hudson, sound design by Gareth Owen, video projection design by Andrzej Goulding, hair, wig, and makeup design by J. Jared Janas, and musical direction and additional orchestrations by Dominic Fallacaro.
U.S. casting is by Stephen Kopel and Carrie Gardner.
The international hit musical, which opened at the Sondheim
November 17, 2022, was the first new musical of the 2022鈥�2023 Broadway
season to announce its recoupment.
