Did you know Leonardo DiCaprio was against the use of rollerblades in Romeo + Juliet? Read on for the whole story!

Melia Bensussen’s production of “Romeo and Juliet,” at Hartford Stage from April 17 through May 18, focuses on the theme of ...

In the world of filmmaking, being Baz Luhrmann ... to dance, Romeo + Juliet to poetry, and Moulin Rouge! to music. The arts are intertwined and can't work without each other, which Luhrmann ...

and the Cannes Film Festival's Prix de Jeunesse in 1992. In 1996, Luhrmann worked his magic again in "William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet," an MTV-style version of the classic love story set in ...

But here, as in Luhrmann’s movies, there’s no room for detached cool. “Baz ... cast member (Jason Paige) explains to the strains of “Nature Boy” that the tales of “Romeo + Juliet ...

Claire Danes as Juliet and Leonardo DiCaprio as Romeo in Baz Luhrmann's 1996 film adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. 2. Romeo and Juliet was born from epic poems Shakespeare’s primary ...

“I got my brother to read the news… Oh poor Chris - he wasn't a great reader and it was like: ‘Hi, this is Chris Luhrmann ... by Baz. He was encouraged to turn it into a film by the ...