Romeo and Juliet ''The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet'', often shortened to ''Romeo and Juliet'', is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare about the romance between two young Italians from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's ...

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

Ballets

* ''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 founding music director of the Royal Ballet, and (alongside Dame Ninette de Valois and Sir Frederick Ashton) he was a major figu ...

* ''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 oppositio ...

** ''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 (; 2 January 1927 – 19 May 2025) was a Soviet and Russian ballet dancer, ballet master, choreographer, and pedagogue who dominated the Russian ballet for 30 years, especially as artistic director of the Bolshoi B ...

** ''Romeo and Juliet'' (Lavery), a 1991 setting of the balcony scene by Sean Lavery ** ''Roméo et Juliette'', a 1996 ballet by Jean-Christophe Maillot ** ''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'' (Ratmansky), a 2011 ballet by

Alexei Ratmansky Alexei Osipovich Ratmansky (, born August 27, 1968) is a Russian-Ukrainian-American choreographer and former ballet dancer. From 2004 to 2008 he was the director of the Moscow Bolshoi Ballet. He left Russia in 2008. In 2009 he was appointed the ar ...

, commissioned by the National Ballet of Canada

Film

Romeo, Juliet and Darkness ''Romeo, Juliet and Darkness'' () is a 1960 Czech drama film directed by Jiří Weiss. Inspired by William Shakespeare's ''Romeo and Juliet'',Howard, Tony "Shakespeare's Cinematic Offshoots" in Shaughnessy, Robert (ed.) "The Cambridge Companion ...

'', a 1960 Czech drama film * ''The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet'' (film), a 1982 film * '' Romeo.Juliet'', 1990 film * ''

Romeo and Juliet in Sarajevo ''Romeo and Juliet in Sarajevo'' is 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 liv ...

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

Romeo + Juliet ''Romeo and Juliet'' is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet or Romeo & Juliet may also refer to: Ballets * ''Romeo and Juliet'', a ballet score by Constant Lambert * Romeo and Juliet (Prokofiev), ''Romeo and Juliet'' (Prokofiev), a ...

'', 1996 film * ''

Tromeo and Juliet ''Tromeo and Juliet'' is a 1996 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 screenp ...

'', a 1997 film * '' Romeo & Juliet: Sealed with a Kiss'', 2006 animated feature film * '' Gnomeo & Juliet'', a 2011 film * ''Romeo & Juliet'' (2013 film) * ''Romeo Juliet'' (2002 film), a Kannada romance film * ''Romeo Juliet'' (2015 film), a Tamil romantic comedy film * ''Romeo Juliet'' (2017 film), an Indian Odia-language romance comedy * ''Juliet & Romeo'' (2025 film), a 2025 musical feature 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 a Japanese 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 Shakespear ...

'', a 2007 anime television series by Gonzo

Music

* Romeo and Juliet, incidental music by Anna Schuppe (1829–1903) * ''Roméo et Juliette'' (Berlioz), a 1839 choral symphony by Hector Berlioz * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (Tchaikovsky), a fantasy-overture first published in 1870 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", 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 * 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 1980 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

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

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'' 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 nine-member Japanese boy band under the Japanese talent agency Smile-Up (formerly known as Johnny & Associates). The group is split into two sub-groups: Hey! Say! BEST and Hey! Say! 7. In Japan they sold more ...

* "Romeo & Juliet", a 2017 song by American rapper Trippie Redd from the mixtape '' A Love Letter to You'' * " Juliet & Romeo", a 2019 song by Martin Solveig and Roy Woods

Operas and musicals

* '' Romeo und Julie'', a 1776 opera by Georg Benda * '' Giulietta e Romeo'', 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 ''Roméo et Juliette'' (, ''Romeo and Juliet'') is an opera in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based on ''Romeo and Juliet'' by William Shakespeare. It was first performed at the Théâtre Ly ...

'', an 1867 opera by Charles Gounod * '' A Village Romeo and Juliet'', 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), 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 marq ...

, a Cuban and a Dominican cigar brand * Romeo y Julieta (cigarette), a Cuban cigarette brand

Miscellaneous

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The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet ''The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet'' is an English language narrative poem by Arthur Brooke, first published in 1562 by Richard Tottel, which was a key source for William Shakespeare’s ''Romeo and Juliet''. It is a translation and ...

'', 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 Sh ...

'', a 2001 Sharon Draper young adult novel * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (Yuzuru Hanyu program), Olympic free skate program * Romeo and Juliet laws, an unofficial name for some statutory rape laws *

Romeu e Julieta (; ) is a traditional Brazilian dessert made of cheese and goiabada. While the most simplistic form of this dessert consists of goiabada over a slice of cheese, desserts and foods can be prepared into versions of themselves by incorporating g ...

, Brazilian dessert made of guava jam and cheese