Posted by | Ray Cornelius
Last month we reported that Tony-nominated actress Condola Rashad had been cast in a modern day version of the William Shakespeare classic, Romeo & Juliet. Reportedly, The Stick Fly star is leaving her post with Cicely Tyson in A Trip to Bountiful to play Juliet to Orlando Bloom’s Romeo in this new mixed-race production directed by David Leveaux.
A steamy image of Rashad and Bloom has emerged dressed in all white as they gaze into each others eyes on a white bed. The alluring photo was shot by Robert Ascroft .
As previously reported, the play features the two star-crossed lovers caught in the middle of a family quarrell between the Montagues, who are white and the Capulets, who is black. According to the show’s press release, race is only half of the issue between the families.
“While race defines the family lineages, the original cause of the ‘ancient quarrel,’ passed down by successive generations to their young, has been lost to time.”
Romeo & Juliet also stars American Idol alum Justin Guaraní and is expected to begin preview performances on Aug. 24 with its official opening night on September 19.
What do you think about the show’s poster?
