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
- American premiere
- Marcia Haydée Juliet
- Richard Cragun Romeo
- 1985
- Patricia Miller Juliet
- Deborah Dawn Rosalind
- Charlene Gehm Lady Capulet
- James Canfield Romeo
- Luis Perez Mercutio
- Jerel Hilding Tybalt
- Tom Mossbrucker Paris
Reviews
- , by Anna Kisselgoff, Thursday, 7 March 1985