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325. Romeo and Juliet 1959
Play by William Shakespeare
- Music
David Amram
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Production
Directed by Jack Landau. Scenery by David Hays. Costumes by Dorothy Jeakins. Lighting by Tharon Musser
- Premiere
June 12, 1959, American Shakespeare Festival, Stratford, Connecticut. Danced by members of the Festival company
- Cast
Romeo, Richard Easton; Juliet, Inga Swenson; Mercutio, William Smithers; Tybalt, Jack Bittner; Capulet, Morris Carnovsky; Lady Capulet, Nancy Wickwire; Nurse, Aline MacMahon; Friar Laurence, Hiram Sherman; and others
Performance Type
Theater
Note
Balanchine choreographed dances for the Capulet ball, Act I, Scene 5.
