Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson makes her historic Broadway debut on Saturday evening.
Producers announced this on Monday that the first black female Supreme Court justice will also become the first Supreme Court justice to appear on Broadway in a special walk-on role in the hit musical “& Juliet.”
The one-nighter takes place on Saturday and will follow with a post-show talkback with audience members at the Stephen Sondheim Theater.
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Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson will star in Broadway’s “& Juliet.” (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for The Atlantic | Photo by Bruce Glikas/WireImage)
Jackson described the Broadway performance as a fantasy of hers in her recently released memoir “Lovely One.”
“I, a Miami girl from a humble background and an unabashed love of theater, dreamed of one day making it to the highest court in the land – and I said as much in one of my supplemental application essays” , Jackson wrote. “I said I wanted to go to Harvard because I believed it could help me ‘fulfill my fantasy of becoming the best’ first black female Supreme Court justice to appear on a Broadway stage. ”
No details have yet been released about Jackson’s role.
“& Julia” is one jukebox Broadway musical in which the titular character from the Shakespearean classic “Romeo & Juliet” is reimagined had she survived the tragic ending. It features songs from Katy Perry, Britney Spears, Bon Jovi, Ariana Grande, Kelly Clarkson, Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC and more.
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Although Jackson will be the first Supreme Court justice to appear on Broadway, other justices have also appeared on stage.
Jackson once wrote that performing on Broadway was a fantasy of hers. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg appeared for one night only as the Duchess of Krakenthorp in Washington National Opera’s 2016 production of “The Daughter of the Regiment.”
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