Overview
- Playbill, Broadway.com and TheaterMania reported July 21 that Corey Mach will join the Broadway company as Shakespeare on August 4 following Drew Gehling’s final performance on August 2.
- The same announcements say Ben Jackson Walker will return as Romeo beginning August 13 after Liam Pearce plays his final performance on August 9.
- The summer cast will continue to be led by Gianna Harris as Juliet with Alison Luff, Michael Iván Carrier, Chrissy Metz and Nathan Levy in their current roles.
- NSYNC’s Joey Fatone and Tony winner Paulo Szot are scheduled to share the role of Lance throughout the summer.
- The moves continue a pattern of bringing tour-originated performers into the Broadway company for continuity in a show that opened in November 2022, recouped and celebrated its 1,500th performance on June 23.