What Max Martin built over thirty years — chart-topping songs for Britney Spears, the Backstreet Boys, Katy Perry, and a generation of artists beyond counting — doesn’t come with a story attached. Songs hit, get overplayed, and settle somewhere in the memory where they’ll persist for decades whether you want them there or not. & Juliet, the Broadway musical that hands that catalog to Shakespeare’s Juliet and gives her somewhere to go with it, closes its San Antonio run at the Majestic Theatre on Sunday, July 12, with a final matinee at 1:00 PM.
About & Juliet
David West Read — who won an Emmy for his writing on Schitt’s Creek — wrote the book. The premise is lean and effective: Juliet doesn’t die. She rewrites the ending, leaves Verona, and works through love, independence, and heartbreak on her own terms, over the course of roughly thirty pop songs. Shakespeare himself is a character in the production, played here by CJ Eldred, and argues with Anne Hathaway (Crystal Kellogg) in real time over how the story ought to end. The theatrical conceit requires early buy-in, and the Broadway run’s numbers — over 1,250 performances before more than a million audience members at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre — suggest audiences gave it willingly.
The show premiered on London’s West End in 2019. Luke Sheppard directs the touring production; Jennifer Weber choreographed. Featured songs include “Since U Been Gone,” “Baby One More Time,” “Roar,” “Larger Than Life,” “That’s the Way It Is,” and “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” Runtime is approximately two hours and thirty minutes, with one intermission.
The San Antonio cast: Fabiola Caraballo Quijada as Juliet, Joseph Torres as Romeo, CJ Eldred as Shakespeare, Crystal Kellogg as Anne Hathaway, Nico Ochoa as May, Paul Jordan Jansen as Lance, Kathryn Allison as Angélique, and Noah Marlowe as François.
About the Majestic Theatre
The Majestic Theatre, at 224 E. Houston Street in downtown San Antonio, seats 2,264 and has served as the city’s premier Broadway touring house for decades — among the finest preserved atmospheric theaters in the country. A production that calls for confetti cannons, pyrotechnics, and strobe lighting as production elements finds a natural home in a room of this scale and vintage. & Juliet is part of the 2025–26 Broadway in San Antonio series, operated by ATG Entertainment.
Tickets & Info
The Sunday matinee on July 12 — the final performance of the San Antonio engagement — begins at 1:00 PM. The full run spans July 7–12, 2026. Tickets range from $30–$45 in the balcony and mezzanine; mid-level orchestra and mezzanine seating runs $80–$150; premium orchestra $150–$230; Starlight Suites and VIP premium box seats are available at higher price points. The production is recommended for ages 10 and up; children under 4 are not admitted. Content advisories: flashing and strobe lighting, loud noises, confetti cannons, and pyrotechnics throughout. Accessible seating and GalaPro services for D/deaf and hard-of-hearing audiences are available for the full run.