Gilbert and Sullivan meets The Godfather in Romeo and Bernadette a new musical at Skokie Theatre.

In this hilarious musical riff on Romeo and Juliet by Mark Saltzman directed by Bernard Rice at the Skokie Theatre, Romeo has awakened from a 400-year slumber to find his beloved Juliet long turned to dust.

Instead, he finds a teenaged American tourist Bernadette Penza whose mother Camille has brought the family to Italy to get in touch with her Veronese roots. Camille is a descendent of Juliet’s family and Bernadette the very image of Romeo’s lost love.

In a desperate attempt to be reunited with her, Romeo follows the family back to Brooklyn finding himself embroiled in a mob family feud.

Romeo and Bernadette presented by MadKap Productions is at the Skokie Theatre, 7924 Lincoln Ave., Skokie through Mar 2, 2025. Runtime is a little over two hours with one intermission. Tickets can be purchased online at SkokieTheatre.org or by calling 847-677-7761.

CAST

Usher / Enzo Aliria …………………………………Devon Desmond
Brooklyn Guy / Dino Del Canto…………………. Elijah McTiernan
Brooklyn Girl / Donna Dubacek………………………… Jamie Todd
Romeo ……………………………………………………….Tyler Lord
Bernadette Penza ……………………………..Megan Mariko Boggs
Sal Penza ……………………………………………… Alex Iacobucci
Camille Penza ……………………………Gretchen Wood Kimmeth
Lips …………………………………………………Dominique Ruffalo
Tito Titone…………………………………………….Denis Vorobyev
Multiple Character Man ……………………………… Luis Del Valle
Don Del Canto ………………………………………Devon Desmond

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Julie Lovison, Director of The Lake Shore Music Studio plays Mattineta by Ruggero Leoncavallo.