Tag: Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

IS TAKING CENTER STAGE WITH A MODERN TWIST. THE BROADWAY MUSICAL AND JULIET BREATHES NEW LIFE INTO THE ROMANCE TRAGEDY ROMEO AND JULIET. JOINING ME NOW IS 2025 JIMMY AWARD WINNER AND THE SHOW’S LEAD, FABIOLA. FABIOLA. CARABALLO. QUIJADA. FABIOLA. GREAT TO SEE YOU. THANKS FOR HAVING ME. AND LET ME JUST SAY, MY FAMILY AND I GOT TO SEE THE SHOW LAST NIGHT AND IT IS JUST A CONCERT AND A PARTY, AND YOU GO ON THIS EMOTIONAL JOURNEY WITH YOUR CHARACTER. SO I DON’T KNOW HOW TO EVEN DESCRIBE THE STORY TO SOMEBODY. WHAT DO YOU SAY? YEAH. SO AND JULIET, YOU KNOW, IT KIND OF TAKES A TWIST ON THE CLASSIC ENDING OF OF ROMEO AND JULIET. YOU KNOW, SHAKESPEARE’S INFAMOUS PLAY. AND SO, YOU KNOW, THIS ENDING, YOU KNOW, WE TAKE THE QUESTION, WHAT IF JULIET HADN’T ENDED IT ALL OVER ROMEO? AND SO, YOU KNOW, SHE REALLY STARTS HER JOURNEY OF, OF SELF-EMPOWERMENT AND SHE GOES AND MAKES MISTAKES AND LEARNS FROM HER FRIENDS, AND SHE ULTIMATELY DECIDES THAT HER JOURNEY IS, YOU KNOW, HER DESTINY IS IN HER OWN HANDS. YEAH. AND YOU, YOU PLAY JULIET? OF COURSE. THE LEAD HERE. IT WAS OPENING NIGHT. WE’RE REALLY THANKFUL THAT YOU GOT UP EARLY AND YOU JOINED US HERE. HOW WAS THE ORLANDO AUDIENCE? WHAT WAS THE ENERGY LIKE? YEAH. WE’RE INCREDIBLE. IT WAS INSANE. I HAD NEVER FELT AN ENERGY IN, LIKE, THE FIRST OF ALL, THE THEATER IS JUST INCREDIBLE. IT’S BEAUTIFUL AUDITORIUM. AND YOU GUYS JUST FILLED IT WITH SO MUCH SOUND AND JOY. IT WAS REALLY INCREDIBLE TO FEEL ON STAGE. WELL, AND THEN WE’LL GET TO THIS QUESTION LATER. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE’VE GOT A BIG ORLANDO TIE IN I’M TALKING ABOUT. YEAH, YEAH, MAYBE A BOY BAND MEMBER, YOU KNOW, WHO LIVES HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. BUT FIRST, JULIET, I MEAN, THIS IS A CHARACTER THAT WE KNOW FROM SHAKESPEARE’S WRITING. IT’S A BIG ROLE TO FILL THESE SHOES. HOW DO YOU DO IT NIGHT AFTER NIGHT? YEAH. SO, I MEAN, WE’VE GOT TO START WITH, YOU KNOW, LIKE THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF JULIET, YOU KNOW, LIKE, SHE’S YOUNG AND SHE’S A LITTLE BIT SHELTERED. SHE JUST WANTS TO DO, YOU KNOW, SHE’S KIND OF REBELLIOUS. AND SO WE USE MOST OF THAT IN THIS NEW ADAPTATION. BUT WE ALSO, YOU KNOW, SHE IS JUST WILD AND YOUNG. AND WE TAKE THAT ON. AND, YOU KNOW, WE ALSO INCLUDE LIKE THE POP ELEMENT OF IT. AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE WE KIND OF JUST MIX THE, THE Y2K ELEMENTS WITHIN THE ENTIRE SHOW. AND JULIET IS JUST, OH, SHE’S JUST A ONE BIG BALL OF ENERGY. AND THEN IT BRINGS HER THROUGH SO MUCH IN HER JOURNEY, AND IT LEADS HER TO MEET SO MANY NEW PEOPLE. AND SHE GOES THROUGH A LOT EMOTIONALLY, YOU KNOW, SHE SHE IT’S AN EMOTIONAL ROLLER COASTER FOR JULIET. AND SHE ENDS UP SHE WITH THE VICTORY IN THE END. YES. AND FABIOLA, YOU DO A FANTASTIC JOB WITH THIS SHOW. YOU MENTIONED THE MUSIC. IT IS WHAT THEY CALL A JUKEBOX MUSICAL. SO THESE ARE SONGS ALL OF US SHOULD KNOW? YES. INCLUDING CAST MEMBER HERE THAT WE KNOW FROM A BOY BAND, NSYNC MEMBER JOEY FATONE IS ON STAGE WITH YOU HERE FOR THE ORLANDO SHOWS. YES, JOEY IS PLAYING OUR LANCE THIS WEEK AND THIS WEEK ONLY. HE IS JUST AN INCREDIBLE PERSON TO WORK WITH. HE’S SO, SO FUNNY, SO FULL OF ENERGY. HE REALLY BRINGS AN INCREDIBLE ENERGY TO THE STAGE AND IT’S SO MUCH FUN. IT’S DIFFERENT, BUT YOU KNOW, THAT’S WHAT KEEPS US ON OUR TOES ON STAGE. THE AUDIENCE LOVED SEEING HIM. HE HAS JUST SUCH A FUN PART, BUT IT DOES HAVE THIS EMOTIONAL ARC. I JUST THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO BE COMEDIC RELIEF LIKE WE FIND IN A SHAKESPEARE PRODUCTION. BUT THERE’S SO MUCH MORE TO TO WHAT JOEY BROUGHT. AND HE DOES LIVE HERE, YOU KNOW, HIS FAMILY’S ROOTED HERE AND WE LOVE SEEING HIM ON STAGE. HE ALSO JUST CAME OFF THE BROADWAY RUN. HE DID TWO STINTS ON BROADWAY OVER THE SUMMER, AND THEN EARLIER IN THE YEAR AT 2025, BIG YEAR FOR JOEY FATONE. BUT FOR YOU TOO, YOU JUST GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL. I SURE DID. I SAID HIGH SCHOOL THIS PAST SPRING. I MEAN, WHAT A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT. NOW IN A BROADWAY TOUR. WOW. THANK YOU. HOW DID THAT HOW DID THAT HAPPEN? YEAH, WELL, I GRADUATED IN MAY OF 2025, AND SHORTLY AFTER I WENT TO NEW YORK FOR THE JIMMY AWARDS, THE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATER AWARDS. FOR THOSE WHO DON’T KNOW. AND IT WAS A ONE WEEK, INCREDIBLE WEEK IN NEW YORK. AND I ENDED UP TAKING HOME THE PRIZE TO MY PARENTS AND MY FAMILY. AND, YOU KNOW, SHORTLY AFTER THAT, I WAS I WAS OFFERED THE AUDITION FOR ANNE JULIET, AND I WAS LIKE, HEY, I DIDN’T THINK THAT ANYTHING WOULD COME OUT OF IT. AND, WELL, HERE WE ARE. OH, HERE YOU ARE IN A BIG WAY. FANTASTIC IN THE SHOW. AND JULIET PLAYING JULIET. WE JUST WISH YOU CONTINUED SUCCESS. THANK YOU. IT WAS. IT WAS SUCH A FUN RIDE, EVERYBODY. WE WERE ON OUR FEET. IT WAS LIKE A PARTY AT THE END, CELEBRATING WITH. WITH JULIET HERE AND FABIOLA AS WE WRAP THIS UP HERE, WHAT’S THE MESSAGE FOR OTHER YOUNG PEOPLE, BROADWAY KIDS OR BROADWAY ASPIRING YOUNG PEOPLE? WELL, THE THING THAT I ALWAYS SAY IS JUST THAT IT’S SO IMPORTANT TO BELIEVE IN YOURSELF. YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SO MUCH THAT YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH. YOU JUST NEED TO HAVE A VISION OF WHERE YOU WANT TO BE, AND YOU NEED TO TRY EVERYTHING YOU DO, EVERYTHING THAT IS IN YOUR POWER TO TO TRULY TAKE THIS STEP FORWARD. OPEN DOORS. DON’T BE AFRAID TO STEP OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE BECAUSE YOU KNOW A LOT CAN HAPPEN. THERE’S A LOT OF THINGS THAT YOU YOU, YOU DON’T KNOW THAT YOU CAN DO UNTIL YOU KNOW, YOU TAKE THAT STEP AND THERE YOU ARE. WE LOVE IT. GREAT WORDS. FABIOLA. THANK YOU. A REALLY FUN SHOW. AND WE’RE TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HITS THAT MAX MARTIN WROTE THAT. YES. HALF OF THEM CAME OUT BEFORE YOU WERE EVEN BORN HERE. OH, BUT I KNOW HIM JUST AS WELL. OH, LET ME TELL YOU. BETTER THAN I THAN I OR ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE SAYS YOU’VE GOT IT. AND WE’RE GOING TO POST A LINK TO ALL THE SHOW INFORMATION. FABIOLA, WE’RE LOVING YOU AS JULIET. CAN’T WAIT TO SEE THE SKY’S THE LIMIT FOR YOUR CAREER. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL THE INFORMATION IS U