Romeo and Juliet ''Romeo and Juliet'' is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetim ...

'' is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet or Romeo & Juliet may also refer to:

Ballets

* ''Romeo and Juliet'' (Prokofiev), a 1935 ballet score by Sergei Prokofiev and choreographed by Leonid Lavrovsky and with Konstantin Sergeyev in 1940 ** ''Romeo and Juliet'', a 1955 ballet by

Frederick Ashton Sir Frederick William Mallandaine Ashton (17 September 190418 August 1988) was a British ballet dancer and choreographer. He also worked as a director and choreographer in opera, film and revue. Determined to be a dancer despite the oppositi ...

** ''Romeo and Juliet'' (Cranko), a 1962 ballet by John Cranko ** ''Romeo and Juliet'' (MacMillan), a 1965 ballet by Kenneth MacMillan ** ''Romeo and Juliet'' (Neumeier), a 1971 ballet by John Neumeier ** ''Romeo and Juliet'' (Nureyev), a 1977 ballet by Rudolf Nureyev ** ''Romeo and Juliet'', a 1979 ballet by

Yuri Grigorovich Yury Nikolayevich Grigorovich (russian: Ю́рий Никола́евич Григоро́вич; born 2 January 1927 in Leningrad) is a Soviet and Russian dancer and choreographer''Romeo and Juliet'' (Lavery), a 1991 setting of the balcony scene by Sean Lavery ** ''Roméo et Juliette'', a 1996 ballet by

Jean-Christophe Maillot Jean-Christophe Maillot (born 1960) is a French dancer and choreographer born in Tours. Early life and education He studied at the dance conservatory in Tours before enrolling at the École supérieure de danse de Cannes Rosella Hightower, ...

** ''Romeo + Juliet'' (ballet) (or ''Romeo ''†'' Juliet''), a 2007 ballet by Peter Martins ** ''Romeo and Juliet'' (Pastor), a 2008 ballet by Krzysztof Pastor * ''Romeo and Juliet'', a ballet score by

Constant Lambert Leonard Constant Lambert (23 August 190521 August 1951) was a British composer, conductor, and author. He was the founder and music director of the Royal Ballet, and (alongside Ninette de Valois and Frederick Ashton) he was a major figure in th ...

Film

Romeo and Juliet in Sarajevo ''Romeo and Juliet in Sarajevo'' was an international documentary about the deaths of Admira Ismić (born May 13, 1968) and Boško Brkić (Cyrillic: Бошко Бркић; born August 11, 1968). The couple were natives of Bosnia and Herzegovina l ...

'', a 1994 documentary film about the deaths of Admira Ismić and Boško Brkić * ''

Romeo + Juliet Romeo Montague () is the male protagonist of William Shakespeare's tragedy '' Romeo and Juliet''. The son of Lord Montague and his wife, Lady Montague, he secretly loves and marries Juliet, a member of the rival House of Capulet, through a pr ...

'', 1996 film * ''

Tromeo and Juliet ''Tromeo and Juliet'' is a 1997 American independent transgressive romantic black comedy film and a loose adaptation of William Shakespeare's ''Romeo & Juliet'' from Troma Entertainment. The film was directed by Lloyd Kaufman from a screenplay b ...

'', a 1997 film * '' Romeo & Juliet: Sealed with a Kiss'', 2006 animated feature film * ''

Gnomeo & Juliet ''Gnomeo & Juliet'' is a 2011 computer-animated romantic comedy film directed by Kelly Asbury from a screenplay by Rob Sprackling and John Smith. It is loosely based on the play '' Romeo and Juliet'' by William Shakespeare and features the voi ...

'', a 2011 film * ''Romeo & Juliet'' (2013 film) * ''Romeo Juliet'' (2015 film), a Tamil romantic comedy film * ''Romeo Juliet'' (2017 film)

Television

BBC Television Shakespeare The ''BBC Television Shakespeare'' is a series of British television adaptations of Shakespeare's plays, the plays of William Shakespeare, created by Cedric Messina and broadcast by BBC Television. Transmitted in the UK from 3 December 1978 to ...

Season One – "Romeo & Juliet" (1978) * ''Romeo y Julieta'' (TV series), a 2007 Argentina soap opera * ''

Romeo × Juliet is an anime television series, loosely based on William Shakespeare's classical play, ''Romeo and Juliet'', along with numerous references and characters from other Shakespearean plays. Though the anime borrows mostly from Shakespeare's story ...

'', a 2007 anime television series by Gonzo

Music

* Romeo and Juliet, incidental music by

Anna Schuppe Anna Marie Wilhelmine Antonie Leopoldine Benfey Schuppe (September 19, 1829 - May 27, 1903) was an Austrian author and composer who wrote songs, operas, and music for theatre. She published under the names Anna Benfey Schuppe and Anna Benfey. Schup ...

(1829-1903) * ''Roméo et Juliette'' (Berlioz), a 1839 choral symphony by Hector Berlioz * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (Tchaikovsky), a fantasy-overture by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (Prokofiev), a 1935 ballet score by Sergei Prokofiev, which was later compiled into three suites

Albums

* ''Romeo and Juliet'' (album), a 1977 album by Alec R. Costandinos and the Syncophonic Orchestra * ''Romeo + Juliet'' (soundtrack), a soundtrack album to the 1996 film

Songs

* "

(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet "(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet" is a song written by Bob Hamilton and Freddie Gorman, first made famous by the 1964 hit recording by the Reflections. The song is the first person narrative of a young man who plans to find a job so that he can buy ...

", a 1964 hit single by blue-eyed soul/doo-wop group The Reflections * "Romeo & Juliet", a 1967 cover of the Reflections song, by

Michael and the Messengers Michael and the Messengers were an attempt to take advantage of the popularity of the group "The Messengers". Originally formed in Minnesota as a high school band, they were re-formed in Milwaukee at Marquette University by the original bass playe ...

* Love Theme from ''Romeo and Juliet'', the main theme written by Johnny Mercer and Henry Mancini from the 1968 film ''Romeo and Juliet'' * "Romeo and Juliet" (Alec R. Costandinos song), a 1978 disco hit by Alec R. Costandinos and the Syncophonic Orchestra * "Romeo and Juliet" (Blue System song), a 1992 song by the German band Blue System * "Romeo and Juliet" (Dire Straits song), a 1981 song by the British rock band Dire Straits * "Romeo Had Juliette", a song by Lou Reed from his 1989 album ''New York'' * "Romeo and Juliet", a 1992 song by the German synthpop band

Blue System Blue System was a German pop group that was founded by Dieter Bohlen in 1986 after the break-up of Modern Talking. Career The group consisted of Dieter Bohlen (mastermind creator, composer, writer, producer, mixer, arranger and verse main vo ...

* "Romeo and Juliet", a song from the 1992 album ''

Black Moon Black Moon may refer to: * Black moon, one of four astronomical events involving new or dark moons * Black Moon (person) (c. 1821–1893), Lakota (American Indian) headman * Black Moon or Lilith (hypothetical moon), a hypothetical natural satelli ...

'' by Emerson, Lake, & Palmer * "Romeo ja Julia", a 1995 song by the Finnish eurodance and pop band

Movetron Movetron is a Finnish Eurodance and pop band, first established in the mid-1990s by Päivi Lepistö, Jukka Tanttari, and Timo Löyvä, and re-established in 2007. 1994–2000 Their first album ''Romeo ja Julia'' sold double platinum, peaked at ...

* "Romeo and Juliet" (Sylk-E. Fyne song), a 1998 song by American rapper, Sylk-E. Fyne * "Romeo & Juliet", a 2010 song by

Hey! Say! JUMP Hey! Say! JUMP (HSJ or JUMP) is an eight-member Japanese boy band under the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates. The group is split into two sub-groups: Hey! Say! BEST and Hey! Say! 7. In Japan they sold more than 10 million physical co ...

* "Romeo & Juliet", a 2017 song by American rapper Trippie Redd from the mixtape ''

A Love Letter to You ''A Love Letter to You'' is the debut commercial mixtape by American rapper Trippie Redd. It was released on May 26, 2017, by TenThousand Projects and Caroline Distribution. It consists of 12 songs. The album peaked at number 64 on the ''Bill ...

'' * " Juliet & Romeo", a 2019 song by Martin Solveig and Roy Woods

Operas and musicals

* ''

Romeo und Julie ''Romeo und Julie'' is a singspiel in three acts by composer Georg Benda. The opera has a German libretto by Friedrich Wilhelm Gotter that is based upon Christian Felix Weiße's translation of Shakespeare's '' Romeo and Juliet''. Gotter's libret ...

'', a 1776 opera by Georg Benda * ''

Giulietta e Romeo ''Giulietta e Romeo'' is a dramma per musica by composer Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli with an Italian libretto by Giuseppe Maria Foppa after the 1530 novella of the same name by Luigi Da Porto and Shakespeare's ''Romeo and Juliet''. The opera pr ...

'', a 1796 opera by Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli * ''Giulietta e Romeo'' (Vaccai), an 1825 opera by Nicola Vaccai *

I Capuleti e i Montecchi ''I Capuleti e i Montecchi'' (''The Capulets and the Montagues'') is an Italian opera (''Tragedia lirica'') in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini. The libretto by Felice Romani was a reworking of the story of ''Romeo and Juliet'' for an opera by Nicol ...

, an 1830 opera by Vincenzo Bellini * '' Roméo et Juliette'', an 1867 opera by Charles Gounod * ''

A Village Romeo and Juliet ''A Village Romeo and Juliet'' is an opera by Frederick Delius, the fourth of his six operas. The composer himself, with his wife Jelka, wrote the English-language libretto based on the short story "''Romeo und Julia auf dem Dorfe''" by the Swis ...

'', a 1907 opera by Frederick Delius * ''

Romeo und Julia is an opera in two acts by Heinrich Sutermeister. The composer wrote the libretto, after Shakespeare's ''Romeo and Juliet''. Erik Levi explains that the opera: "presents a synthesis of Romantic and impressionist elements. It marks a ... return ...

'', a 1940 opera by Heinrich Sutermeister *

Romeo und Julia (Blacher opera) ''Romeo und Julia'' is a 1943 opera by Boris Blacher.Margaret Ross Griffel - ''Operas in German: a dictionary'' 1990 p 204 "Among the many other operatic treatments of the Shakespeare play are Georg Benda's Romeo und Julie*; Vincenzo Bellini's . ...

, a 1943 opera by Boris Blacher * '' Roméo et Juliette, de la Haine à l'Amour'', a 2001 musical by Gérard Presgurvic * ''Giulietta e Romeo'' (musical), a 2007 musical by Riccardo Cocciante and Pasquale Panella * ''Romeo & Julia'' (Estonian musical), Estonian musical

Tobacco

Romeo y Julieta (cigar) Romeo y Julieta is a brand of premium cigars, currently owned by Imperial Brands. The brand is currently owned by two Imperial Brands subsidiaries, Habanos S.A. in Cuba and Altadis in the Dominican Republic. History The Romeo y Julieta marque ...

, a Cuban and a Dominican cigar brand *

Romeo y Julieta (cigarette) Romeo y Julieta cigarettes is a Cuban brand of cigarettes, currently owned by the Franco-Spanish company Altadis, a subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco and manufactured by Habanos SA and BrasCuba. The brand is named after the tragic love story of Ro ...

, a Cuban cigarette brand

Miscellaneous

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The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet ''The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet'' is a narrative poem by Arthur Brooke, first published in 1562 by Richard Tottel, which was a key source for William Shakespeare’s ''Romeo and Juliet''. Brooke is reported to have translated it ...

'', 1562 Arthur Brooke poem, Shakespeare's source * ''

Romiette and Julio ''Romiette and Julio'' is a young adult novel by Sharon Draper, published in 1999 by Atheneum Books. It is an updated version of ''Romeo and Juliet'' by William Shakespeare. Many of the characters in Draper's novel closely parallel those in Shake ...

'', a 2001 Sharon Draper young adult novel *

Romeo and Juliet law In common law jurisdictions, statutory rape is nonforcible sexual activity in which one of the individuals is below the age of consent (the age required to legally consent to the behavior). Although it usually refers to adults engaging in sexual ...

s, an unofficial name for some statutory rape laws