Broadway’s ‘Romeo + Juliet’ Recoups $7 Million Capitalization

Romeo + Juliet, the just-closed Broadway manufacturing starring Package Connor and Rachel Zegler, recouped its $7 million capitalization throughout its prolonged, sold-out 20-week restricted engagement at Circle within the Sq., producers introduced at the moment.

In response to lead producer Seaview, the play, directed by Sam Gold, additionally had the youngest ticket shopping for viewers in recorded Broadway historical past, with 14% of purchasers aged 18-24, in comparison with the present trade common of three%. The run is the best grossing restricted engagement in Circle within the Sq. Theatre historical past and broke the Circle within the Sq. Theatre single efficiency gross report 3 times, all in response to Seaview.

Romeo + Juliet performed its remaining efficiency at Circle within the Sq. on Sunday, February 16. It formally opened on Thursday, October 24, 2024.

With the announcement at the moment, Romeo + Juliet turns into simply the second manufacturing of the present Broadway season to substantiate recoupment, following Oh, Mary!, which introduced its $4.5 million recoupment in November.

Each Connor (Heartstopper) and Zegler (Spielberg’s West Aspect Story) have appreciable – and youthful – fan bases. They have been joined within the manufacturing by Gabby Beans, Daniel Bravo Hernández, Jasai Chase-Owens, Tommy Dorfman, Nihar Duvvuri, Sola Fadiran, Taheen Modak, and Gían Pérez.

The manufacturing featured music by Grammy Award winner Jack Antonoff and motion course and choreography by Tony Award winner Sonya Tayeh (Moulin Rouge).