{"id":144323,"date":"2025-08-14T05:50:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T05:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/144323\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T05:50:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T05:50:10","slug":"rachel-simone-webb-of-juliet-at-ahmanson-theatre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/144323\/","title":{"rendered":"Rachel Simone Webb of & JULIET at Ahmanson Theatre"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Interview:<\/p>\n

Rachel Simone Webb<\/a> is a fixture within the company of & Juliet\u2014 and has been since long before taking on the title role in the current national tour. She joined the out of town Toronto tryout as a member of the ensemble and one of two Juliet understudies in 2022. Years later, she recalls sending a \u201cconcise email\u201d about her interest in taking on the title role, and getting word she should pack up to take the show on the road. Now audiences across the country get to experience Webb\u2019s version of Shakespeare\u2019s classic heroine in a production which will play the Ahmanson in Los Angeles from August 13- September 7 and then take on the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa from September 9-21.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was incredible getting to learn from Lorna Courtney<\/a>,\u201d Webb recalls of the actress who earned a Tony nomination for originating the role on Broadway, \u201cI really worked my muscles to figure out who Juliet is. (& Juliet) is a story about a marital quarrel, but it has a lot of heart and it has a lot of comedy. At its core it\u2019s about personal agency and self-love.\u201d Some of Webb\u2019s favorite moments to perform in the show include the quieter moments in Act 2, which she describes as \u201cpalate cleansers\u201d, but ultimately, her favorite moment to perform is \u2018Roar\u2019 which she describes as her \u201cgold microphone, diva moment\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m excited to play a woman who is reclaiming her own voice. I get to play a beautiful musical in cities that really need to hear it.\u201d Webb notes how different audiences respond differently to the material. “Everybody seems to have a great time, but every crowd is so different\u2014 laughing at different moments. I didn\u2019t expect the Midwestern cities to have as much fun as they did!\u201d Webb relies on her first scene as a way to test the waters\u2014 every crowd responds in their own way to Juliet\u2019s decision to move on from Romeo, and those responses can inform how the rest of the show will be received.<\/p>\n

For Webb, this is \u201cnot just an & Juliet tour. It\u2019s also a matcha tour.\u201d She plans to locate all the best matcha spots from coast to coast. Thoroughly impressed by the offerings in San Francisco\u2014 \u201cThere was a matcha place on every corner like it was a Starbucks\u201d\u2014 she has high hopes for the City of Angels. Additionally, Webb has made it a point to take a scooter ride in every city she has visited on the tour, so keep your eyes peeled to she her zooming down Grand Ave after the matinees.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, Webb urges audiences to have a good time at the show. \u201cWe love when an audience is vocal\u2014 laugh! Throw your shoes at us! And yell at Shakespeare. Yell at him!\u201d<\/p>\n

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