Interview: David West Read Finds a Magic Comedic Formula in New Musical & Juliet

TheaterMania: Comedy is hard, but making finding the story of a comedy out of a group of uncollected pop songs is even harder. But David West Read — known for making audiences laugh as an Emmy-winning writer on TV's Schitt's Creek and as the author of the notorious (and absolutely hilarious) Broadway flop The Performers — figured out a magic formula with & Juliet.