Starting 26 February 2023, Australian theatregoers will be able to head to Melbourne’s Regent Theatre to watch the Australian premiere season of & Juliet. After announcing whom will be portraying the titular character a few weeks ago, producer Michael Cassel Group has confirmed the remaining cast members.
Joining Lorinda May Merripor in the principal roles will be Rob Mills holding the quill as Shakespeare, alongside Amy Lehpamer who tries to rewrite the narrative as his wife Anne. Playing that other half of the star-crossed lovers will be Blake Appelqvist, following his recent appearance in FANGIRLS the Musical. Completing out the principal cast list is Casey Donovan as Angélique; Broadway, West End and Australian music theatre star Hayden Tee as Lance; Jesse Dutlow as May and Yashith Fernando as Francois.
Joining the secondary character and ensemble cast will be Georgia Anderson as Susanna, Jade Delmiguez as Eleanor, James Elmer as Kempe, Riley Gill as Imogen/Benvolio, Jerome Javier as Thomas, Giorgia Kennedy as Judith, Jordan Koulos as Richard, Sarah Murr as Lady Capulet/Nell, Coby Njoroge as Augustine, Jake O’Brien as Fletcher, Clay Roberts as Henry, Jacob Rozario as Gregory, Selina Salgadoe as Gwynne, Sean Sinclair as Lord Capulet/Sly, Nathan James Tamati as Cuthbert, Romy Vuksan as Margaret, Aadhya Wijegoonawardena as Viola and Imani Williams as Lucy.
We want the people audiences see on stage to look like the faces they see around them in everyday life and I am so proud of the cast we found in Australia for & JULIET. From the big stars of Australian stage to the newcomers who blew us away in their auditions this is a vibrant, exciting, diverse and, most important, hugely talented group of people to bring this show to life down under.
Michael Cassel – Australian Producer
In the iconic words of Max Martin and Jessie J, this cast really ‘takes me down, like I’m a domino’. Australia deserves a show with this much joy, and a cast that can knock it out of the theatre every single night and that is exactly what they will deliver.
& Juliet features a playlist of pop anthems by Max Martin and his collaborators including Baby One More Time, Roar, Since You’ve Been Gone, Larger Than Life, That’s The Way It Is, Can’t Stop The Feeling, plus a brand-new song written especially for the show by Martin. The production features a book by Schitt’s Creed writer David West Read.
Previews of & Juliet will commence at Regent Theatre, Melbourne from 26 February 2023. For ticketing and booking information, check out the official & Juliet website. As of writing this has been pitched as a Melbourne exclusive, although time will tell if it will eventually come to other Australian states.
