Kentanji Brown Jackson is Broadway bound — the Supreme Court justice will make her Great White Way debut this week as part of a one-night-only performance.
The 54-year-old justice will appear in a walk-on role in the Broadway musical comedy “& Juliet” on Saturday night, the production and a Supreme Court official confirmed on Monday.
Jackson — who’s long expressed a desire to become the “first Black, female Supreme Court justice to appear on a Broadway stage,” noting the seemingly improbable goal in her Harvard University college application — will sit down for a talkback with audience members following the show.
The “Lovely One” author teased a possible Broadway stage appearance earlier this year, saying in September that she was “waiting for the right opportunity.”
Asked by The Atlantic if she was eyeing a particular production, Jackson replied, “Any of them. I love all manner of Broadway. Musicals are the best.”
“‘Wicked.’ I love ‘Wicked,'” she added.
“& Juliet” is a modern take on William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” in which the female protagonist “ditches her famous ending for a fresh beginning and a second change at life and love — her way,” according to a promotional site. The musical features ’90s and early aughts pop songs from the likes of Britney Spears, the Backstreet Boys and Kelly Clarkson.
— Zach Schonfeld contributed.
