Wherefore art thou, Juliet?
That’s the question you might be asking sometime during Broadway’s most recent foray into bringing Shakespeare to the masses who can afford really expensive tickets. And the latest Bard venture is a hot hot ticket. “Romeo + Juliet” opened Thursday at the Circle in the Square, which, despite being Broadway’s smallest theater, saw over a $1 million gross last week for Sam Gold’s feisty new production of this vintage romantic tragedy.
Gold’s last two excursions with Shakespeare on Broadway did not fare so well despite “King Lear” starring Glenda Jackson and “Macbeth” starring Daniel Craig. Far more memorable were his revelatory productions of “Hamlet” with Oscar Isaac at the Public Theater and “Othello” with Craig and David Oeylowoh at the New York Theater Workshop.
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