Original UK cast member of & Juliet, Melanie La Barrie, will star in North American premiere of hit musical & Juliet, it has been announced.

The production will run at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto from 22 June-14 August, and is thought to be a "pre-Broadway" run.

Other casting includes Lorna Courtney as Juliet, Tony award winner Paulo Szot as Lance, Betsy Wolfe as Anne Hathaway, Tony nominee Stark Sands as Shakespeare, Justin David Sullivan as May, Ben Jackson Walker as Romeo, and Phillippe Arroyo as Francois. La Barrie will play Nurse.

Completing the company are Brandon Antonio, Nico De Jesus, Nicholas Edwards, Katy Geraghty, Virgil Gadson, Bobby "Pocket" Horner, Joomin Hwang, Michael Iván Carrier, Alaina Vi Maderal, Daniel J. Maldonado, Joe Moeller, Brittany Nicholas, Veronica Otim, Jasmine Rafael, Matt Raffy, Tiernan Tunnicliffe, and Rachel Webb.

& Juliet is directed by Luke Sheppard, with choreography by Jennifer Weber, set design by Soutra Gilmour, costumes by Paloma Young, lighting by Howard Hudson, sound by Gareth Owen, and music supervision, orchestrations, and arrangements by Bill Sherman.

Congrats Melanie!

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