Romeo and Juliet - The Musical

Our Review:

5 November 2002

There's no use pretending Romeo and Juliet - The Musical, Don Black's English-language version of the French mega-hit, will be everybody's cup of tea. Whether Shakespeare traditionalists, West Side Story die-hards or Francophobes, this show will always have its detractors in scores. I, for one, don't fall into any of these categories and must admit that, like Juliet's potion, it somehow manages to work a bit of its spell on me.

In addition to some catchy tunes care of French composer Gerard Presgurvic ("Kings of the World", "Ugly and Beautiful", "Verona"), R&J's likeability is helped by probably the best-looking cast currently performing on the West End stage. This sexy young company is full of verve and led most handsomely by Andrew Bevis' plaintive and petite Romeo. Beautifully voiced, Bevis is hard to take your eyes off, unless perhaps you're Juliet.

Though fresh-faced and also vocally impressive, newcomer Lorna Want's leading lady do...

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USER: Whatsonstage.com (80.58.33.42) - 25 May 2004:

its hard for us theatre goers to sit and watch a show without being critical. why is it that in this country, we feel we have to slate everything.. and more importantly... everyone. i saw the show twice, and it improved immensely through that time. i thought the cast were what kept the show together, and how amazing that a 15 year old can be a lead in a west end musical, and im sorry to be blunt... but to do it so amazingly well. ive never seen a perfomance like it from someone so young. i actually met the stars after the show, and could not believe how lovely they were. they too made criticisms about the show, and were aware that it certainly wasnt the mega blockbuster it was hyped to be. but most imprtantly, they were enjoying what they were doing, and i can only say that all of you who have personally slated them are simply jealous of what talent they have, and what amazing job they do. ...

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