The balcony scene from ''Romeo and Juliet'' was staged by Sean Lavery, assistant to the ballet master in chief at

New York City Ballet New York City Ballet (NYCB) is a ballet company founded in 1948 by choreographer George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein. Balanchine and Jerome Robbins are considered the founding choreographers of the company. Léon Barzin was the company's fir ...

to Prokofiev's ''

Romeo and Juliet ''The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet'', often shortened to ''Romeo and Juliet'', is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare about the romance between two young Italians from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's ...

'' (1934–1940). The premiere took place 24 February 1991 at the New York State Theater,

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Cast

The original cast consisted of Judith Fugate and Peter Boal.

NYCB revivals

Reviews

''Ballet Magazine''
review by Eric Taub, August 2005
''Explore Dance''
review by Dr. Roberta E. Zlokower, 21 January 2006

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