Rachel Zegler and Kit Connor to make Broadway debuts in Romeo + Juliet

It was announced on Tuesday that the West Side Story star and the Heartstopper actor will star in the upcoming Broadway production of Romeo + Juliet. It was also revealed that the modern-day adaptation of Shakespeare's classic will be directed by Tony Award winner Sam Gold, with music by Grammy Award winner Jack Antonoff. The theatre, dates and additional casting will be announced at a later date. "With the presidential election coming up in November, I felt like making a show this fall that celebrates youth and hope, and unleashes the anger young people feel about the world they are inheriting."