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A contemporary twist on a Shakespeare classic will have you dancing in the aisles
Romeo’s Juliet gets a modern makeover and a pop star playlist in this popular Broadway production
AN EXCITING PERFORMANCE PLAYING RIGHT NOW AT THE ORPHEUM. A CONTEMPORARY TWIST ON A SHAKESPEARE CLASSIC IS TAKING CENTER STAGE AT THE ORPHEUM. JOINING ME NOW ARE TWO OF ITS STARS, FABIOLA CARABALLO QUIJADA, WHO PLAYS JULIET, AND KRYSTAL KELLOGG, WHO PLAYS ANN. HELLO. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. SO TELL US ABOUT ANN JULIET. HOW DOES IT RELATE TO THE SHAKESPEARE CLASSIC? SO, ANN JULIET IS BASICALLY A REMIX OF ROMEO AND JULIET, WHICH IS A HUGE SHAKESPEARE CLASSIC, PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST WELL KNOWN PLAYS THAT HE WROTE. AND AND JULIET KIND OF TURNS IT ON ITS HEAD. SO I PLAY THE CHARACTER OF ANNE HATHAWAY, SHAKESPEARE’S WIFE, AND AND SHE COMES ONTO THE STAGE DURING THE OPENING OF ROMEO AND JULIET AND SHE SAYS, WHAT IF JULIET DECIDED TO GO OFF ON HER OWN AND EXPLORE THE WORLD, INSTEAD OF THAT FAMOUS ENDING THAT WE ALL KNOW? AND FABIOLA, YOU PLAYED JULIET. WHAT IS SO GREAT ABOUT PERFORMING IN THAT ROLE? YEAH, SO JULIET IS JUST SO, SO ICONIC. AND WE DO KEEP SOME OF THE ELEMENTS, YOU KNOW, OF OF WHO SHE IS AND WHERE SHE’S FROM, FROM THE ORIGINAL PLAY. BUT WE REALLY GIVE HER A BRAND NEW MEANING. WE GIVE HER SO MUCH POSITIVITY AND AND ENERGY, SO MUCH LIFE. SHE FEELS EVERYTHING SO DEEPLY. AND SHE GOES ON THIS INCREDIBLE JOURNEY AND, YOU KNOW, SHE GETS JOINED BY MISS MISS ANNE HATHAWAY. AND WE GO ON, ON WE GO TO PARIS AND WE HAVE FUN AND WE DO ALL THIS COOL STUFF. AND YEAH, IT’S A REALLY FUN NIGHT OUT AT THE THEATER. DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE SCENE OR PART OF THE PLAY? I, I LOVE, LOVE SINGING ROAR AT THE VERY, VERY END OF THE SHOW. IT’S JUST SUCH AN ICONIC SONG BY KATY PERRY, YOU KNOW? AND IT’S SO EMPOWERING. TOWARDS THE END OF THE MUSICAL, ONCE JULIET HAS, YOU KNOW, SO MANY THINGS HAVE GONE WRONG AND SHE SO MANY TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS. SHE’S REALLY TESTED. BUT TOWARDS THE END, SHE REALLY PULLS THROUGH AND IT’S JUST AN INCREDIBLE JUST ROAR OF VICTORY, REALLY. YEAH. AND SPEAKING OF THE SONG ROAR BY KATY PERRY, YOU HAVE CLASSICS FROM THE 90S AND EARLY 2000. TELL ME ABOUT MORE OF SOME OF THE SONGS IN THE PLAY. SO THE MUSIC IS INCREDIBLE. IT’S ALL SONGS THAT PEOPLE WOULD PROBABLY KNOW. AT LEAST YOU KNOW ONE OF THEM. I CAN GUARANTEE YOU ONE OF THEM. YES. YEAH, EXACTLY. BUT ALL THE SONGS COME FROM LIKE THE EARLY 90S TO 2000. THEY INCLUDE RECORDING ARTISTS LIKE NSYNC, BACKSTREET BOYS, BRITNEY SPEARS, CELINE DION, BON JOVI, THE WEEKEND, KATY PERRY, KELLY CLARKSON, THE LIST JUST GOES ON. AND SO IT’S REALLY FUN HOW THEY INCORPORATE THAT MUSIC INTO THE STORY, THE WAY THAT THEY DO THAT AND THE ARRANGEMENTS THAT THEY’VE MADE. YOU KNOW, THE SONGS, BUT YOU’LL HEAR THEM IN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WAY, WHICH IS REALLY FUN, VERY, VERY SPECIAL. AND THIS PLAY IS GOING ON THROUGH SUNDAY. WHERE CAN PEOPLE BUY TICKETS? OMAHA TICKETS, I AM NOT SURE, BUT I GUESS YOU COULD HAVE THAT INFORMATION THERE IT IS. INFORMATION ON SCREEN TICKET OMAHA. THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. THERE YOU GO. YOU WERE VERY, VERY CLOSE. THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING HERE. THIS SEEMS LIKE SUCH AN EXCITING PLAY WITH SO MUCH CREATIVITY. IT’S SO MUCH FUN. IT’S SUCH A GRE
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A contemporary twist on a Shakespeare classic will have you dancing in the aisles
Romeo’s Juliet gets a modern makeover and a pop star playlist in this popular Broadway production
Broadway’s most fun hit musical, ‘& Juliet’, brings a contemporary twist to Shakespeare’s most famous love story. It reimagines a world where Juliet didn’t end it all over Romeo, and instead, got a second chance at life and love. The musical’s stars, Fabiola Caraballo Quijada, who plays Juliet, and Crystal Kellogg, who plays Anne, sat down with KETV Newswatch 7’s Quanecia Fraser to talk about the production with a pop star playlist. ‘& Juliet’ is playing now through Sunday, March 8, 2026, at Omaha’s Orpheum Theater. For times and tickets, visit ticketomaha.com.
Broadway’s most fun hit musical, ‘& Juliet’, brings a contemporary twist to Shakespeare’s most famous love story.
It reimagines a world where Juliet didn’t end it all over Romeo, and instead, got a second chance at life and love.
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The musical’s stars, Fabiola Caraballo Quijada, who plays Juliet, and Crystal Kellogg, who plays Anne, sat down with KETV Newswatch 7’s Quanecia Fraser to talk about the production with a pop star playlist.
‘& Juliet’ is playing now through Sunday, March 8, 2026, at Omaha’s Orpheum Theater.
For times and tickets, visit ticketomaha.com.
