& Juliet

While there is every reason to be skeptical of a Shakespearean jukebox musical, '& Juliet' makes it work remarkably well. It's the most fun you'll have in a Broadway theater right now.

So shoot me: I liked it. It felt so wrong; it felt so right. Jukebox musicals may still be bottom feeders, but, as '& Juliet' proves, there are sometimes small treasures to be found in the murk.

It's strictly for kicks — breezy and campy, with some fine voices and even better dancing.

If you were to adapt the feeling of getting day-drunk on cheap rosé for the stage, you'd get & Juliet.

& Juliet barely takes time to define its heroine; it puts her at the center of the story and then makes her its least interesting character.