Roméo & Juliette

Roméo & Juliette has already captivated more than 11 million spectators worldwide. Translated into 18 languages and performed in 20 countries, the show is part of the French musical theatre tradition. On April 29, 2028 at 1:00 PM, it will be presented at the Zénith Nantes Métropole.

Launched in 2001 at the Palais des Congrès, where it drew nearly 2.5 million spectators, the production was from the start led by the duo Damien Sargue and Cécilia Cara.

Roméo & Juliette allows audiences to see its original duo reunited on stage.

For Cécilia Cara, returning with Roméo & Juliette is moving. “I was chosen at 15 to play Juliet, a formative role that marked the beginning of my life as an artist. Reprising it twenty years later, alongside Damien, was a powerful moment, as if we had never been apart but had been enriched by everything life has given us. This return has symbolic value: coming full circle, returning to where it all began, with 25 years of experience that now feed the characters in a different way. The story continues to bring people together, to convey love and emotion. It is a joy to rediscover Juliet and the French audience.”

Continuing in the same vein, Damien adds: “Returning to Paris after taking Roméo & Juliette around the world, notably in Asia, has a particular resonance. This role has accompanied me since 2001, and rediscovering it today alongside Cécilia, with the hindsight and maturity that time has given us, gives this adventure a new depth.”

With more than 9 million records sold and songs that have become inseparable from French pop culture—such as Les Rois du monde and Aimer—Roméo & Juliette has left its mark on the history of musical theatre.

For nearly 25 years, the show has traveled across cultures and adapted to the changes of its time: new techniques, new stage codes, new audience expectations. True to its DNA while renewing itself, it preserves what defines it: songs, a large-scale aesthetic, and a sense of spectacle.

For Gérard Presgurvic, Roméo & Juliette asks a question that remains current: how far are we willing to go for love? Shakespeare answers it with a force that spans the centuries, and it is that emotion we continue to share with audiences.

Roméo & Juliette returns in a reimagined version, integrating new generational codes while preserving the essence that has made it successful for a quarter of a century: a timeless story, universal emotions, and a distinct musical signature.

This comeback comes with a new cast, new costumes and a new scenography, redesigned for today without touching the show's DNA. We will not reveal everything now: the magic will be unveiled step by step.