{"id":99159,"date":"2025-12-29T20:25:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T20:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/99159\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T20:25:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T20:25:08","slug":"um-alumnus-joseph-torres-stars-in-the-national-tour-of-juliet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/99159\/","title":{"rendered":"UM alumnus Joseph Torres stars in the national tour of \u2018&Juliet\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>UM alum Joseph Torres stars alongside Fabiola Caraballo Quijada in the national tour of Broadway\u2019s \u201c&Juliet.\u201d Photo Courtesy of the Adrienne Arsht Center.<\/p>\n

Joseph Torres graduated from the University of Miami with a degree in musical theatre in 2022. Nearly four years later, he\u2019s back in town with a lead role in the national tour of Broadway\u2019s \u201c&Juliet.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

He plays Romeo in the dazzling show at the Adrienne Arsht Center from Dec. 30 to Jan. 4, 2026\u00a0<\/p>\n

Though Torres credits much of his post-college success to his time at the U, when he first auditioned for collegiate musical theatre programs, UM wasn\u2019t on his list.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cMy teacher didn\u2019t think I was good enough to get in,\u201d Torres said, adding that UM was always, \u201ckind of a dream school.\u201d<\/p>\n

On a whim, he attended a walk-in audition at New York City Unifieds \u2014 a centralized college audition conference where prospective students audition for several schools in one place.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He performed and workshopped his repertoire with several UM faculty members, and eventually was offered admission backed by a large scholarship. The rest was history.\u00a0<\/p>\n

At the start of his time at UM, Torres felt he wasn\u2019t the strongest singer. Individualized attention from professors such as David Williams and Anjane Girwarr helped him reach new heights as a performer.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe teachers there are just really invested in each individual, and not just, like, getting a product,\u201d Torres said. \u201cThey really emphasized the importance of growing as people as well as performers, because it goes hand in hand being an artist. Like, the more life you experience, the more stories you can tell.\u201d<\/p>\n

Inmost semesters, he had 20 credit hours while performing such demanding roles as Neville Landless in \u201cThe Mystery of Edwin Drood\u201d and The Emcee in \u201cCabaret.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

It prepared him for what came after graduation \u2014\u00a0a never-ending circle of auditions, rehearsals and performances, all while balancing several side jobs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Torres later booked a 10-month cruise contract with RWS. On board, he performed as a lead vocalist 18 times weekly. Between performances, he filmed and submitted several self-tapes, which led to his first post-cruise role as Aaron Samuels in the \u201cMean Girls\u201d national tour.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He spent the following two years balancing jobs in restaurant service, catering and social media, all while attending more than 170 auditions during his time off.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While working a lunch rush, he checked his phone to find several missed calls from his agent. He\u2019d booked the role he\u2019d long coveted as Romeo in the \u201c&Juliet\u201d national tour.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201c&Juliet\u201d takes William Shakespeare\u2019s classic tale for a modern-day spin. Complete with a drop-dead hilarious script and a score of iconic pop hits such as Kelly Clarkson\u2019s \u201cSince U Been Gone\u201d and Katy Perry\u2019s \u201cRoar,\u201d the musical seeks to answer the question: What might life have looked like for Juliet after Romeo?<\/p>\n

\u201cI think what\u2019s super important with this show is it really analyzes what Juliet could have been if choices weren\u2019t made for her,\u201d Torres said. \u201cI think it\u2019s amazing to see what would happen next if Juliet didn\u2019t end it all over Romeo.\u201d<\/p>\n

Throughout rehearsals, Torres often found himself in awe of the company which surrounded him. He plays opposite 2025 Jimmy Awards winner Fabiola Caraballo Quijada, along with several actors he\u2019d seen perform on Broadway and at the Tony Awards.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201c[These actors] just seemed so far away from me for so long,\u201d Torres said. \u201c[I thought to myself], \u2018I\u2019ve worked really hard to get here, and this feels so rewarding and exciting.\u2019\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Miami has always been a special place for Torres. Getting to celebrate this major milestone of his theatrical career in the place where he was born and honed his craft feels \u201cvery full circle\u201d for Torres.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sure it\u2019s going to feel so surreal when I\u2019m actually down there, and I\u2019m in the Grove for breakfast and then doing my show there at night,\u201d Torres said. \u201cIt\u2019ll be a nice reunion of sorts with a place that I love.\u201d<\/p>\n

Torres remains grateful for the foundation that UM\u2019s theatre program provided him. He recently led current students through a Q&A and masterclass, promising to \u201calways give back to UM.\u201d<\/p>\n

To current and future \u2018Canes aspiring to enter the theatre industry, Torres\u2019 advice is simple:\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cSoak up every second,\u201d Torres said. \u201cYou\u2019re going to an amazing school with so many people from so many places, and you\u2019re getting to study something you were begging to, you know? So take advantage of the amazing professors that we have.\u201d
Support Torres and the star-studded cast of \u201c&Juliet\u201d at the Adrienne Arsht Center<\/a> this winter. The production runs from Dec. 30, 2025 to Jan. 4, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"UM alum Joseph Torres stars alongside Fabiola Caraballo Quijada in the national tour of Broadway\u2019s \u201c&Juliet.\u201d Photo Courtesy…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":99160,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[225,227,226],"class_list":{"0":"post-99159","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hialeah","8":"tag-hialeah","9":"tag-hialeah-headlines","10":"tag-hialeah-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=99159"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99159\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/99160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}