Joey Fatone Is Tearin' Up Broadway in First Look Photos of *NSYNC Singer in& Juliet(Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Joey Fatone in ‘& Juliet’ on Broadway.Photo:Matthew Murphy

Matthew Murphy

Joey Fatoneis currently treading the boards in Broadway’s& Juliet, and PEOPLE has a first look at the*NSYNCsinger in action!

There’s also a photo of Fatone alongside costar Jeannette Bayardelle, the two holding hands while reaching out in a dramatic moment. Murphy also snapped Fatone as he struck a pose in his Elizabethan costume.

It’s been over two decades since Fatone last appeared on Broadway. He’splaying a nine-week engagement in the show, replacing original Broadway cast member Paulo Szot in the role of Lance through March 16. He made his debut in the musical on Jan. 21.

Joey Fatone and Jeannette Bayardelle in ‘& Juliet’ on Broadway.Matthew Murphy

Joey Fatone in ‘& Juliet’ on Broadway.Matthew Murphy

On Jan. 31, Fatone appeared onGood Morning Americawhere he belted out boyband hits in a special mashup crafted for the ABC morning show.

Speaking about the experience of doing the show in an interview withBroadway World, Fatone spoke about the unpredictable nature of live theater.

“I love being on live stage,” he noted. “You get the instant gratification right there as opposed to being on film, which film is great but getting the instant laugh. And you never know what’s going to happen. If you screw up, that’s show businesses and the show must go on and you just got to keep going with it and see what happens.”

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He also noted how he’s heard from many theatergoers at the stage door who are new to Broadway.

“Tourists, they want to come see New York City itself but you come to New York City, you got to see a Broadway show,” Fatone said. “And this is a great show to ease into somebody that has never seen a Broadway show before because again, you’re familiar with the music, you’re familiar with these songs and they tie into these scenarios in the script. … It’s amazing.”

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Fatone made his Broadway debut as Mark Cohen inRentin 2002, and later starred inLittle Shop of Horrorsas Seymour in 2003.

In& Juliet, Fatone stars alongside Maya Bod as ‘Juliet,’ Alison Luff as ‘Anne,’ Drew Gehling as ‘Shakespeare,’ Liam Pearce as ‘Romeo,’ Michael Iván Carrier as ‘May' and Nathan Levy as ‘François.'

Gabe Amato, Daniel Assetta, Reese Britts, Nicholas Cooper,Charli D’Amelio, Jhailyn Paige Farcon, Makai Hernandez, Najah Hetsberger, Joomin Hwang, Khailah Johnson, Elsa Keefe, Alaina Ví Maderal, Daniel J. Maldonado, Alejandro MullerDahlberg, Ava Noble, Cassie Silva, Darien Van Rensalier and Romy Vuksan complete the cast.

Tickets for& Julietare now on sale.

source: people.com