How ‘& Juliet’s’ Song ‘Problem’ Solves Juliet’s Love Dilemma Through Dance
variety.comJazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Nominated for two Tony Awards in best choreography, Jennifer Weber describes “& Juliet” as a show filled with “music that makes you want to dance.
It’s got music that everyone has danced to at some point in their lives.” The show uses memorable pop tunes from Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys, Katy Perry and more as it flips the Shakespearean tale of “Romeo and Juliet” by reimagining a world where Juliet doesn’t die.
In putting together Act II’s “Problem/Can’t Feel My Face” epic song battle, Weber collaborated closely with costume designer Paloma Young. “We had similar visions in terms of storytelling,” she says. “Her costumes fuse this Elizabethan aesthetic with contemporary pop.
A corset and Adidas track pants have never looked better together. Each [look] is super individual.” In the structure of a musical, Weber likens the number to a dream ballet. “If you think of ‘Oklahoma,’ you get inside the head of the lead character and it’s represented through dance, and this number is the most abstract.
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