NEW YORK — Ketanji Brown Jackson has fulfilled another one of her life’s goals.
The Supreme Court welcomed the first Black woman to take the stage in a one-night performance on Broadway in “& Juliet” last Saturday.
After the walk-on role, Jackson participated in a talkback with the audience following the performance.
Details about Jackson’s role in the show were not initially revealed. However, Deadline, an entertainment publication, reported that she would be in an ensemble spot specially created for her.
Referencing her memoir “Lovely One” in the show’s announcement, the justice disclosed her aspiration of being the first Black female Supreme Court justice to grace a Broadway stage in her application essay for Harvard University, from which she obtained her undergraduate and law degrees.
“Let’s make that teenage dream come true, Justice Jackson,” the show said in the post.
In September, Jackson expressed her love for theater during a press tour for her memoir, singing a few lines from “The Wiz” during a sit-down with former CNN host and current “CBS Mornings” anchor Gayle King at the famed Apollo Theater, according to The Associated Press.
She revealed in a separate interview that, as a student at Harvard, she was a scene partner to future Academy Award winner Matt Damon. She recalled that the scene went well for her and she received rave reviews from her professor, who was less impressed with Damon’s performance.
“I was like, ‘Oh my god, I was better than Matt Damon in a scene,'” Jackson told CBS.
“& Juliet” is a modern take on “Romeo and Juliet,” and it rewrites the ending of the Shakespeare tragedy, exploring what would have happened if Juliet did not die, according to the show’s website.
Described by The New York Times in its review as a “super-poppy production,” the show features pop hits such as Britney Spears’ “…Baby One More Time” and Katy Perry’s “Roar.”
