Melia Bensussen’s production of “Romeo and Juliet,” at Hartford Stage from April 17 through May 18, focuses on the theme of ...

Here, Romeo is telling Juliet he will not be Romeo Montague if it displeases her. This shows how passionate he is, as he is prepared to break away from his family and Christian name in order to be ...

Normally, parents chose their child's partner and this would be based on wealth, potential titles and family ties. Romeo and Juliet both decide who they are going to marry - this would have been ...

Peter Schaufuss was just five years old when Frederick Ashton came to Copenhagen in 1954 to begin choreographing the first “Romeo and Juliet ... came to his family’s home for dinner.