BRITISH megastar Tom Holland will light up the West End next month when he stars in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and it has now been revealed that Jamie Lloyd's production will also be heading to Broadway.
Spider-Man star He will appear as Romeo in a 12-week run at the Duke of York Theater in London, before heading to the Great White Way later this year.
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Die-hard British fans keen to see their idol on stage now have the chance to travel to the US if they wish, as the London performance is completely sold out.
Despite the high price, with tickets costing around ยฃ200 each, insiders have described a frenzy at the box office, after seats sold out in less than 2 hours.
will head to Broadway following its London run, with details to be announced in due course. While director Jamie Lloyd has made a name for himself for his minimalist adaptations of classic texts, the headliner of what is essentially another production of Romeo and Juliet is certainly the star of it. โFans canโt wait to see the Marvel hero try out his acting chops up close and personal, and with tickets costing around ยฃ200, itโs an incredibly lucrative source of income.โ
But Tom, 27, is no stranger to the theatre: as a child he wowed audiences with his dancing talent, starring in the West End musical Billy Elliot, first as Billy's friend Michael Caffrey, before taking on the role Billy's main character at age 12.
Actress Franesca Amewudah, best known for her role in The bad education of television will star alongside Tom in the coveted role of Juliet.
In fact, this week the Jamie Lloyd Company lashed out at the โbarrage of deplorable racial abuseโ that Amewudah had received since she was introduced as the female lead this week.
Up-and-coming theater entrepreneur Jamie Lloyd, 43, has become the UK's most popular stage director. His production of Sunset Boulevard starring Nicole Scherzinger It premiered to rave reviews last October and will also open on Broadway in September 2024.
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