Houston Ballet will present the world premiere of Stanton Welch's Romeo and Juliet on February 26th with the perfectly gorgeous Karina Gonzalez and Connor Walsh in the leads. The company created a slick television commercial just for the occasion. The menacing Mercutio in the commercial, our Jared Matthews, will debut as Romeo on February 28th (mat) opposite the lovely Sara Webb. Check this out:
Houston Ballet has announced its 2015-2016 season lineup, and it will include a brand new production of Giselle by Stanton Welch, MacMillan's Manon, Sleeping Beauty, Balanchine's Serenade, MacMillan's Gloria, Robbins' West Side Story, Kylian's Wings of Wax, Welch's Velocity, a world premiere by Garrett Smith, works by Wayne McGregor and Alexander Ekman, and of course, a full season of Nutcracker. The scope of the next season is crazy.
4 responses to “Houston Ballet’s new Romeo and Juliet”
Just seeing the quick menacing image of Jared Matthews in this preview, and knowing that he will be debuting as Romeo, makes me miss him all the more.
Just seeing the quick menacing image of Jared Matthews in this preview, and knowing that he will be debuting as Romeo, makes me miss him all the more.
Yep, we’re missing Jared and Yuriko a lot – that’s for sure.
Yep, we’re missing Jared and Yuriko a lot – that’s for sure.