Tichina Arnold and James Monroe Iglehart Join & Juliet This November
Tichina Arnold will make her Broadway debut as Angélique in & Juliet on November 3. James Monroe Iglehart will also return to the production as Lance the same day, while Jeannette Bayardelle and Joey Fatone play their final performances on November 1. Several other cast members have extended their runs through the musical’s closing on January 3, 2027.
Tichina Arnold will step into & Juliet at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre as Angélique, marking her first Broadway role. She stays through the closing date, Jan. 3, 2027. James Monroe Iglehart rejoins as Lance that same day. Jeannette Bayardelle and Joey Fatone exit Nov. 1. Corey Mach, Spencer Sutherland, Anthony Gargiula, and Kenzie Ziegler have extended through the final performance. Aly Michalka starts as Anne on Nov. 3.
Arnold's screen work includes Everybody Hates Chris, Martin, The Neighborhood, and the 1986 Little Shop of Horrors; her stage background includes Alex in Wonderland, The Wiz at New York City Center, and off-Broadway's Love, Loss, and What I Wore. Iglehart won a Tony as Aladdin's Genie and was nominated for portraying Louis Armstrong in A Wonderful World. The musical, with Max Martin songs, is directed by Luke Sheppard.
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