Romeo and Juliet, from hate to love

Summary of the musical Romeo and Juliet :

In Verona, the Capulets and the Montagues are feuding families. The Capulets organize a grand ball in honor of their daughter Juliette, hoping to introduce her to her suitor Paris. But Roméo Montaigu came secretly to the ball with Benvolio and Mercutio. At first sight, Romeo and Juliet instantly fall in love with each other. Even when they learn that their families are enemies, they can't help but swear loyalty to each other. Brother Laurent, touched by their love, agrees to marry them in secret.

Tybalt, Juliet's cousin, provokes Romeo and his gang. When he kills Mercutio, Romeo avenges his friend by killing Tybalt. For his crime, Romeo is banished to Mantua. But the next day, Count Capulet decides to marry Juliet to her suitor Paris. She then asks for help from Brother Laurent who gives her a poison. This poison will make Juliette pass for dead until he arranges with the families and warns Romeo, who will come and fetch her when he wakes up in the family vault. However Benvolio, unaware of the subterfuge, attends the announcement of Juliet's death and runs to warn Romeo before Brother Laurent's messenger can explain the stratagem to him. Romeo rushes to Verona and, discovering his love whom he believes to be dead, kills himself. When she wakes up, Juliette finds her lover dead and kills herself. The two families, overwhelmed, will be reconciled over the bodies of their children, now united forever.

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General information
  • Style : Romance, Tragedy
  • Theme : Love, Betrayal, Destiny
  • year of creation : 2001
Music
  • Composer : Gerard Presgurvic
  • Lyricist : Gerard Presgurvic
  • Librettist : Gerard Presgurvic
  • famous songs : “Verona”, “Hatred”, “I'm Afraid”, “The Kings Of The World”, “Happy Love”, “The Balcony”, “The Beautiful The Ugly”, “For Love”, “And Voila Qu'elle M'aime”, “Love”, “On Said Dans la Rue”, “Le Duel”, “Le Pouvoir”, “Having a Girl”, “La Mort de Juliette”, “I don't know anymore” , “Guilty”.
  • Famous performers : Damien Sargue, Vincent Niclo, Cécilia Cara, Grégori Baquet, Philippe d'Avilla, Nuno Resende, Tom Ross, Eléonore Beaulieu, Isabelle Ferron, Rachel Pignot, Réjane Perry, Sébastien Chato, Essaï.
kinships
  • Inspired by another work : The musical is of course inspired by Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. However, it offers a much more modern version and the plot is different: all the characters are aware of the marriage between Romeo and Juliet.
  • Exists in film : Romeo and Juliet was filmed and exists on DVD. You can also watch the full show film on Youtube.
Awards
  • Appointments and Awards : In 2001, the hit show "Les Rois du Monde", won the NRJ Music Award for Francophone Song of the Year.
  • Number of years on display : 1
  • Number of performances : 500
  • anecdotes : Romeo and Juliet toured in many countries (Korea, Austria, Russia, Mexico, etc.) and was also edited in several languages ​​(Japanese, Italian, Hungarian, etc.). Thus, depending on the productions, some details change. For example, Romeo and Juliet do not die the same way depending on the country!
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