“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.”
“I could not be more thrilled to return to the Broadway stage in this incredible musical,” Burruss said. “As a songwriter myself, I am such a fan of Max Martin’s genius mind, and to get to come back to Broadway in this joyful musical that celebrates his catalog is a dream come true.”
Burruss starred on Bravo’s “Real Housewives of Atlanta” for 14 seasons, beginning with its second season in 2009. On the red carpet for the 2024 Grammys, she told Variety she was leaving the show ahead of its 16th season.
“& 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.
Variety gave “& Juliet” a positive review, with critic Cristian Lewis calling it “exactly the show Broadway needs right now: fun, exuberant, supremely joyful, hilarious, and excellently performed by a talented and diverse cast. The world is crumbling around us; we might as well dance to pop songs and throw some glitter in the air.”
Burruss is repped by Independent Artist Group, Artist Collective Entertainment, the Davis Firm, Creative Public Relations and the Initiative Group.
Via Variety
