Romeo And Juliet: An MCB Premiere For A Season’s Grand Finale

Do you recall your first Romeo and Juliet? Shakespeare’s historic love story, re-imagined for centuries in print, on stage, through film, and in myriad other ways, makes its Miami City Ballet (MCB) debut this weekend. Pointing to the story’s enduring popular appeal, MCB Artistic Director Edward Villella notes, ‘Our choice was to close the season with a major work.’ John Cranko’s 1962 ballet Romeo and Juliet, with its Prokofiev score, fits the bill in both significance and scale…