Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson performed this weekend in Broadway’s queer rendition of the Shakespeare classic “Romeo and Juliet,” which features a non-binary character.
On Saturday night, the liberal justice performed in “& Juliet,” a jukebox musical that created a special one-night role just for Jackson.
Jackson, 54, can be seen prancing around the stage in her costume, a light blue corset over a lacy tunic paired with light wash jeans with cargo pockets.
A video of Jackson’s performance shows her excitedly saying a line from the play —”Yay! I think what I like about it is that I am having a very strongly negative reaction to it,” she says on stage.
One of the characters is May, Juliet’s non-binary friend who ends up marrying a man.
NEW: Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson makes Broadway debut in “& Juliet,” a queer twist on Romeo and Juliet.
The play features ‘May,’ Juliet’s he/she/they best friend.
Jackson previously said it was her life goal to perform on a Broadway stage.
“I, a Miami girl… pic.twitter.com/FauTkn0uBJ
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) December 16, 2024
In her memoir, “Lovely One,” released in September, Jackson said she has wanted to perform on Broadway as a Supreme Court justice since applying to Harvard in the late 1980s.
“I, a Miami girl from a modest background with an unabashed love of theatre, dreamed of one day ascending to the highest court in the land—and I had said so in one of my supplemental application essays. I expressed that I wished to attend Harvard as I believed it might help me ‘to fulfill my fantasy of becoming the first Black, female Supreme Court justice to appear on a Broadway stage,’” she wrote in her book.
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Jackson also said that she took drama class with Matt Damon at Harvard and that her professor once praised her more than Damon for a scene they did together.
“I was like, ‘Oh my god, I was better than Matt Damon in a scene,’” Jackson told CBS.
The Broadway show “& Juliet” is a modern take on the Shakespeare play that explores what could have happened next if Juliet had not ended her life over Romeo.
In one scene, the character Francois is about to marry to Juliet when he changes his mind and confesses his feelings for Juliet’s non-binary friend May. He starts singing “It’s Gonna Be Me” — apparently a reference to the Internet meme making fun of Justin Timberlake’s pronunciation of “me” in that song.
Jackson stayed to talk with audience members at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre after the show.
“I think that it means that anything is possible,” Jackson said of her performance Saturday night.
The Supreme Court currently has several weighty cases on its plate.
One case deals with whether states should be allowed to ban puberty blockers for children with gender dysphoria.
Also, TikTok asked the court on Monday to temporarily block a law that would effectively ban the Chinese-owned social media platform in the U.S.
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Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson performed this weekend in Broadway’s queer rendition of the Shakespeare classic “Romeo and Juliet,” which features a non-binary character.
On Saturday night, the liberal justice performed in “& Juliet,” a jukebox musical that created a special one-night role just for Jackson.
Jackson, 54, can be seen prancing around the stage in her costume, a light blue corset over a lacy tunic paired with light wash jeans with cargo pockets.
A video of Jackson’s performance shows her excitedly saying a line from the play —”Yay! I think what I like about it is that I am having a very strongly negative reaction to it,” she says on stage.
One of the characters is May, Juliet’s non-binary friend who ends up marrying a man.
NEW: Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson makes Broadway debut in “& Juliet,” a queer twist on Romeo and Juliet.
The play features ‘May,’ Juliet’s he/she/they best friend.
Jackson previously said it was her life goal to perform on a Broadway stage.
“I, a Miami girl… pic.twitter.com/FauTkn0uBJ
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) December 16, 2024
In her memoir, “Lovely One,” released in September, Jackson said she has wanted to perform on Broadway as a Supreme Court justice since applying to Harvard in the late 1980s.
“I, a Miami girl from a modest background with an unabashed love of theatre, dreamed of one day ascending to the highest court in the land—and I had said so in one of my supplemental application essays. I expressed that I wished to attend Harvard as I believed it might help me ‘to fulfill my fantasy of becoming the first Black, female Supreme Court justice to appear on a Broadway stage,’” she wrote in her book.
CHECK OUT THE DAILY WIRE HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE
Jackson also said that she took drama class with Matt Damon at Harvard and that her professor once praised her more than Damon for a scene they did together.
“I was like, ‘Oh my god, I was better than Matt Damon in a scene,’” Jackson told CBS.
The Broadway show “& Juliet” is a modern take on the Shakespeare play that explores what could have happened next if Juliet had not ended her life over Romeo.
In one scene, the character Francois is about to marry to Juliet when he changes his mind and confesses his feelings for Juliet’s non-binary friend May. He starts singing “It’s Gonna Be Me” — apparently a reference to the Internet meme making fun of Justin Timberlake’s pronunciation of “me” in that song.
Jackson stayed to talk with audience members at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre after the show.
“I think that it means that anything is possible,” Jackson said of her performance Saturday night.
The Supreme Court currently has several weighty cases on its plate.
One case deals with whether states should be allowed to ban puberty blockers for children with gender dysphoria.
Also, TikTok asked the court on Monday to temporarily block a law that would effectively ban the Chinese-owned social media platform in the U.S.
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