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Grammy Award winner and Tony Award & Emmy Award nominee Kandi Burruss is back on Broadway starring in the hit Broadway musical “& Juliet,” at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre (124 West 43rd Street, NYC). Burruss debuted as Juliet’s nurse ‘Angélique’ for a limited engagement beginning Thursday, December 11, 2025, with an official opening night Tuesday, February 10, through March 8, 2026. Nominated for 9 Tony Awards including Best Musical, “& Juliet” is created by David West Read, the Emmy-winning writer from “Schitt’s Creek,” and is directed by Luke Sheppard with choreography by Jennifer Weber.
A native of Atlanta, she discovered an early passion for performing and the live stage. She was a member of the R&B female vocal group Xscape, who attended the star-studded opening night, and also has songwriting credits that include Destiny’s Child’s Grammy-nominated “Bills, Bills, Bills,” and TLC’s Grammy-winning “No Scrubs,” along with fan favorite songs from Pink, Ariana Grande, Ed Sheeran, and more. She was also a fan favorite on Bravo’s popular Real Housewives of Atlanta show.
“I could not be more thrilled to return to the Broadway stage in this incredible musical,” Burruss said. “As a songwriter myself, I am such a fan of Max Martin’s genius mind, and to get to come back to Broadway in this joyful musical that celebrates his catalog is a dream come true.”
The high-energy musical — which reimagines what would happen if Shakespeare’s Juliet survived Romeo and Juliet and got to live and love on her own terms — is directed by Luke Sheppard, and features a book by Emmy Award winner David West Read (Schitt’s Creek). Its score is packed with pop anthems from iconic playlist of pop music’s #1 hitmaker, Max Martin, including “Since U Been Gone,” “Roar,” “I Want It That Way,” “Confident,” and more
Burruss joins an award-winning Broadway company which includes Gianna Harris as ‘Juliet,’ James Monroe Iglehart as ‘Lance,’ Alison Luff as ‘Anne,’ Drew Gehling as ‘Shakespeare,’ Michael Iván Carrier as ‘May,’ Cheryl Porter as ‘Angélique,’ Liam Pearce as ‘Romeo,’ and Nathan Levy as François, Daniel Assetta, Reese Britts, Nicholas Cooper, Halima Dodo, Jhailyn Paige Farcon, Ishamel Gonzalez, Makai Hernandez, Joomin Hwang, Elsa Keefe, Alaina Ví Maderal, Daniel J. Maldonado, Mackenzie Meadows, Alejandro MullerDahlberg, Cassie Silva, TJ Tapp, Zalah Vallien, Darien Van Rensalier, and Romy Vuksan complete the cast.
“& Juliet’s” creative team includes musical supervision, orchestrations, and arrangements by Bill Sherman, scenic design by Soutra Gilmour, costume design by Paloma Young, lighting design by Howard Hudson, sound design by Gareth Owen, video projection design by Andrzej Goulding, hair, wig, and makeup design by J. Jared Janas, and musical direction and additional orchestrations by Dominic Fallacaro. U.S. casting is by Stephen Kopel and Carrie Gardner.
The former Real Housewives of Atlanta star made her Broadway debut in Chicago in 2018 and has since built an impressive résumé as a theater producer, earning a Tony Award nomination for The Piano Lesson and producing acclaimed revivals including The Wiz, The Piano Lesson, Thoughts of a Colored Man and last season’s Othello (led by Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal). Next, she will produce her fifth Broadway show this spring — the revival of August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone. The production — directed by Debbie Allen and starring Taraji P. Henson and Cedric “The Entertainer” — begins previews March 30 and opens April 25, 2026.
Burruss was celebrated by her Bravo family who attended her opening night performance on Tuesday, February 10, and toasted her after the show at a star-studded party at Sardi’s attended by Andy Cohen, Real Housewives of Potomac star Stacey Rusch, Real Housewives of New York City alum Luann de Lesseps and Dolores Catania, and Margaret Josephs of the Real Housewives of New Jersey. Also, Riley Burruss, Kandi’s 23-year-old daughter who appeared on The Real Housewives of Atlanta as a kid and now is one of the leads on Next Gen: New York City, and many more notables.
“There’s obviously a lot going on right now in my life offstage, but it feels good to have this to focus on,” Burruss said. “The show is so much fun that no matter what’s happening, it just takes you out of that space.”
