This week it was announced that Kandi Burruss joined the producers group for the Broadway revival of the August Wilson play, "Joe Turner's Come and Gone [click here if you missed that]."
Now Kandi has been cast in the Broadway musical, "& Juliet..."
From Variety
“The Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Kandi Burruss is returning to Broadway in the musical “& Juliet.” She’ll join the cast as Angélique for a limited run starting on Dec. 11 and concluding on March 8, 2026.
Burruss, who performed in musical theater as a kid, made her Broadway debut in the long-running hit “Chicago” in 2018. She has since produced a range of plays and musicals such as “The Piano Lesson,” “The Wiz” and “Othello.” The reality TV star is also a music industry veteran; Burruss was a longtime member of the R&B girl group Xscape and has songwriting credits on hits like Destiny’s Child’s “Bills, Bills, Bills,” TLC’s “No Scrubs” and Ariana Grande’s “Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored.”
“& Juliet,” a jukebox musical, is a revisionist take on Shakespeare’s classic tale of star-crossed lovers. It uses the music of Swedish mega-producer Max Martin to imagine what would happen if Juliet didn’t die at the end of “Romeo & Juliet.” Her second chance at life (and love) is scored to pop anthems like NSYNC’s “It’s Gonna Be Me,” Kelly Clarkson’s “Since U Been Gone,” Britney Spears’ “I’m Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman” and “Overprotected” and Katy Perry’s “Roar.” After opening on Broadway in 2022 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre, the show was nominated for nine Tony awards, including best musical. Other stars like TikToker Charli D’Amelio and former NSYNC member Joey Fatone have joined the cast at various points in its run.
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