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*NSYNC's Joey Fatone and Tony Winner Paulo Szot Set to Return to & Juliet

They will share the role of Lance throughout the summer.

Linda Buchwald

Linda Buchwald

| Broadway |

June 3, 2026

Paulo Szot (left) and Joey Fatone (right) as Lance in <i>& Juliet</i> (© Matthew Murphy)
Paulo Szot (left) and Joey Fatone (right) as Lance in & Juliet
(© Matthew Murphy)

This summer, *NSYNC’s Joey Fatone and Tony Award winner Paulo Szot will return to Broadway’s & Juliet, sharing the role of Lance, which Szot originated on Broadway.

Fatone will play his first performance back on July 2 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. Szot will return on July 21. Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart plays his final performance as Lance on June 4.

Fatone will play the role for the following dates: July 2-12, August 4-15, and September 1-13.

Szot will play the following performances: July 21-July 26 (mat), July 28-August 2, and August 18-30.

Lance will be played by Nicholas Edwards for performances June 9-17, and by Reese Britts for performances June 18-July 1. For all other performances, the role will be played by understudies unless otherwise noted.

Fatone and Szot join a company that includes Emmy Award nominated This is Us star Chrissy Metz, who will make her Broadway debut in the role of Angélique beginning June 18 (Jeannette Bayardelle plays Angélique through June 14), Gianna Harris as Juliet, Alison Luff as Anne, Drew Gehling as Shakespeare, Michael Iván Carrier as May, Liam Pearce as Romeo, and Nathan Levy as François. Gabe Amato, Daniel Assetta, Reese Britts, Nicholas Cooper, Jhailyn Paige Farcon, Laurie Hernandez, Makai Hernandez, Joomin Hwang, Elsa Keefe, Alaina Ví Maderal, Daniel J. Maldonado, Mackenzie Meadows, Esosa Oviasu, Cassie Silva, TJ Tapp, Zalah Vallien, Darien Van Rensalier, and Romy Vuksan complete the cast.

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