Miami City Ballet ‘Romeo And Juliet’

Tragedy called for celebration in Miami City Ballet’s plush production of John Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet, a first for the company in its 25th anniversary season. The austere stone architecture of Verona, as well as its denizens’ array of outfits, announced the work’s noble pedigree. (Susan Benson designed the costumes, originally for National Ballet of Canada.) And, under Gary Sheldon’s baton, the orchestra poured forth the riches of Prokofiev’s story-tailored score. The show’s greatest fortune, however, lay in the opening-night cast…