Ketanji Brown Jackson Takes Broadway Stage in Queer ‘Romeo and Juliet’ With Trans Character

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson performed this weekend in Broadway’s queer rendition of the Shakespeare classic “Romeo and Juliet,” which features a non-binary character.

On Saturday night, the liberal justice performed in “& Juliet,” a jukebox musical that created a special one-night role just for Jackson.

Jackson, 54, can be seen prancing around the stage in her costume, a light blue corset over a lacy tunic paired with light wash jeans with cargo pockets.

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Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson makes her Broadway debut in “& Juliet,” a modern, queer reimagining of Romeo and Juliet, featuring Juliet’s non-binary best friend, May. @CollinRugg pic.twitter.com/kNrV0HUwS4

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In her memoir, “Lovely One,” released in September, Jackson said she has wanted to perform on Broadway as a Supreme Court justice since applying to Harvard in the late 1980s.

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Jackson stayed to talk with audience members at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre after the show.

“I think that it means that anything is possible,” Jackson said of her performance Saturday night.

The Supreme Court currently has several weighty cases on its plate.

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