Fatone will begin performances on Jan. 21 for a limited nine-week engagement through March 16. He’s taking over the role from original cast member Paulo Szot. Fatone made his Broadway debut in 2002 as Mark Cohen in “Rent” and later played Seymour in “Little Shop of Horrors” in 2004.

In the coming-of-age musical, which supposes that Juliet didn't kill herself at the end of 'Romeo and Juliet," Fatone will play Lance, the beloved of the nurse Angelique. The story is set to the beat of several pop hits by Swedish songwriter Max Martin,

Joey Fatone will join the cast of & Juliet, the show's producers announced Tuesday, marking the NYSNC star's return to Broadway after two decades. Fatone will play Lance in the Tony-nominated musical,

Former NSYNC member Joey Fatone is returning to Broadway for the first time in two decades as part of the cast of & Juliet, the musical comedy “sequel” to Romeo and Juliet featuring the songs of Max Martin,