Here, in the fair Vogue studio where we lay our scene, two star-crossed lovers, Rachel Zegler and Kit Connor, take a moment to answer some rapid-fire questions for the latest installment of Off the Cuff. The young actors, who make their joint Broadway debuts this fall in a new production of Romeo and Juliet directed by Sam Gold, convened a few days before opening night to talk music, accents, stand-out red carpet moments, and much, much more.
Their new show may be scored by the genius Jack Antonoff, but Connor’s favorite song at the moment is…Jeff Buckley’s cover of “Lilac Wine”? Swoon! And given the choice between Moo Deng and Pesto, Zegler, who is famously pretty online, is Team Pesto. (For his part, Connor does not appear to have heard either name in all his life.) Yet both parties are excited for Glicked next month—you know, Gladiator II and Wicked?—they agree that public restrooms are very strange places to meet fans, and they both loved Connor’s sparkly full Loewe look at Vogue World: London.
As for what Mirren told Zegler when she was cast as Juliet, or whether Connor rates Zegler or his Heartstopper co-star Joe Locke the better love interest? You’ll just have to watch the full video above to find out.
Director: Madison Coffey
Director Of Photography: Josh Herzog
Editor: Michael Suyeda
Producers: Rahel Gebreyes, Gabriela Marie Safa
Associate Producer: Lea Donenberg
Assistant Camera/Camera Operator: Jack Belisle
Assistant Camera/Gaffer: Esteban Veras
Audio: Nicole Maupin
Production Assistant: Rafael Vasquez
Set Designer: Lauren Bahr
Set Design: Assistants Tom Henry, Maggie Fitzpatrick
Production Coordinator: Ava Kashar
Production Manager: Natasha Soto-Albors
Line Producer: Romeeka Powell
Senior Director, Production Management: Jessica Schier
Assistant Editor: Fynn Lithgow
Post Production Coordinator: Scout Alter
Supervising Editor: Erica DeLeo
Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch
Associate Director, Post Production: Nicholas Ascanio
Entertainment Editor: Keaton Bell
Director, Content Production: Rahel Gebreyes
Senior Director, Digital Video: Romy van den Broeke
Senior Director, Programming: Linda Gittleson
VP, Video Programming: Thespena Guatieri
Image Courtesy of SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium
