Ketanji Brown Jackson is about to meet a long-held dream this Saturday, stepping onto Broadway in a one-night efficiency of the musical & Juliet.
The 54-year-old liberal supreme courtroom justice will tackle an ensemble position within the present, realising a objective she first articulated in her Harvard College software essay. Jackson will seem within the 8pm ET efficiency and take part in a post-show talkback with viewers members.
In an Instagram publish, the present’s producers referenced Jackson’s memoir Pretty One, celebrating her teenage fantasy of turning into the primary Black feminine supreme courtroom justice to look on a Broadway stage. The manufacturing famous they might assist “make that teenage dream come true”.
& Juliet gives a contemporary reimagining of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, that includes pop hits from artists like Britney Spears and Katy Perry. The musical rewrites the tragic authentic ending, exploring another narrative for Juliet.
Jackson has beforehand hinted at her theatrical aspirations, writing in her e book how she used to compete in dramatic speech orations competitively whereas at Harvard. In October, throughout a press tour, she carried out a one-woman scene enjoying a number of characters for public radio program Notes from America on the Nationwide Archives in Washington. In September, she sang traces from The Wiz on the Apollo Theater in New York.
She has additionally shared tales about performing a scene at Harvard alongside actor Matt Damon, claiming she obtained higher opinions from their professor.
Whereas particulars about Jackson’s particular position stay restricted, the leisure outlet Deadline reported that an ensemble spot was created particularly for her.
This Broadway look crosses off one other milestone for Jackson, who made historical past in 2022 as the primary Black lady to serve on the USA supreme courtroom.