Romeo and Juliet (Lavery)

This article is about the Lavery setting of the balcony scene. For John Cranko's ballet, see Romeo and Juliet (Cranko). For Kenneth MacMillan's ballet, see Romeo and Juliet (MacMillan). For Peter Martins' ballet, see Romeo + Juliet (ballet). For other uses, see Romeo and Juliet (disambiguation).

Romeo and Juliet
Choreographer	Sean Lavery
Music	Sergei Prokofiev
Premiere	1965 New York State Theater, Lincoln Center
Original ballet company	New York City Ballet
Genre	Neoclassical ballet
Type	Classical ballet

The balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet was staged by Sean Lavery, assistant to the ballet master in chief at New York City Ballet to Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet (1934–1940). The premiere took place 24 February 1991 at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center.

Cast

The original cast consisted of Judith Fugate and Peter Boal.

NYCB revivals

Season	Romeo	Juliet
2005 Saratoga Springs	Peter Boal	Judith Fugate
2006 Winter	Sébastien Marcovici	Yvonne Borree
2006 Saratoga Springs	Tyler Angle	Kathryn Morgan
2007 School of American Ballet workshop	Russell Janzen	Callie Bachman
2009 Saratoga Springs – first cast	Tyler Angle	Yvonne Borree
2009 Saratoga Springs – first cast	Chase Finlay	Stephanie Zungre

Reviews

• Ballet Magazine review by Eric Taub, August 2005
• Explore Dance review by Dr. Roberta E. Zlokower, 21 January 2006
• NY Times review by Alastair Macaulay, 6 June 2007