Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television judge. After singing in church during her childhood, she pursued a career in gospel music as a teenager.
Perry signed with Red Hill Records and released her debut studio album Katy Hudson under her birth name in 2001, which was commercially unsuccessful. She moved to Los Angeles the following year to venture into secular music after Red Hill ceased operations and she subsequently began working with producers Glen Ballard, Dr. Luke, and Max Martin.
After adopting the stage name Katy Perry and being dropped by The Island Def Jam Music Group and Columbia Records, she signed a recording contract with Capitol Records in April 2007.
‘& Juliet,’ a Pop Infused Spin on Shakespeare’s Tragedy, Will Transfer to Broadway
variety.comBrent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaFollowing its acclaimed and award-winning run in London’s West End, “& Juliet” will make the trek to Broadway, where it is due to premiere this fall.The show, a revisionist take on Shakespeare’s “Romeo & Juliet” that looks at what might have happened had Juliet not opted to kill herself, is currently playing a pre-Broadway engagement in Toronto.
It will transfer directly to Broadway, with previews beginning Oct. 28, 2022 ahead of a Nov. 17, 2022 opening at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre.The show boasts a book by David West Read, the Emmy Award-winning writer from “Schitt’s Creek,” as well as music from five-time Grammy Award-winning songwriter and producer Max Martin.
It was directed by Luke Sheppard and choreographed by Emmy Award-winner Jennifer Weber. The show uses an array of pop songs from the last three decades including the likes of the Backstreet Boys’ “I Want It That Way,” Katy Perry’s “Roar,” Jon Bon Jovi’s “It’s My Life” and Kelly Clarkson’s “”Since U Been Gone” to tell its story of empowerment and love.
Lorna Courtney, currently starring in the North American Premiere, will reprise her role as Juliet on Broadway this fall, alongside Tony Award-winner Paulo Szot as Lance, Betsy Wolfe as Anne Hathaway, Tony Award nominee Stark Sands as William Shakespeare, Justin David Sullivan as May, Melanie La Barrie as Nurse, Ben Jackson Walker as Romeo and Philippe Arroyo as Francois.
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