Romeo and Juliet (Cranko)

Romeo and Juliet is ballet created by John Cranko to Sergei Prokofiev's eponymous score for the Stuttgart Ballet in 1962 and first seen in America in 1969. The Joffrey Ballet presented the first American production of Cranko's choreography in its 1984–1985 season, including performances in New York City at the New York State Theater and in Washington, D.C. at the Kennedy Center.

Casts

Stuttgart Ballet

Original

Marcia Haydée Juliet

Ray Barra Romeo

American premiere

Marcia Haydée Juliet

Richard Cragun Romeo

Joffrey Ballet

1985

Patricia Miller Juliet Deborah Dawn Rosalind Charlene Gehm MacDougal Lady Capulet

James Canfield Romeo Luis Perez Mercutio Jerel Hilding Tybalt Tom Mossbrucker Paris

Reviews The New York Times, "The Joffrey's rendering, supervised by Georgette Tsinguirides of the Stuttgart is lavish and formally fascinating."

References

External links Joffrey Ballet