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,

The former boy bander begins a limited engagement in the musical in January 2025 Joey Fatone is saying "hi, hi, hi" to Broadway again. After a 20-year absence, the *NSYNC singer and actor will return the boards next year,

Fatone will play the role of Lance beginning January 21, 2025. He’ll play a limited 9-week engagement in & Juliet through March 16, 2025.

Fatone will star in a limited nine-week engagement, taking over from original Broadway cast member Paulo Szot through March 16, 2025. This isn’t the first star to join the cast of &Juliet. TikTok creator Charli D’Amelio will make her Broadway debut in the show beginning Oct. 29, ending her run just days before Fatone’s begins.

& Juliet opened at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre in New York City in 2022 and features songs by the legendary and Grammy-winning songwriter and producer Max Martin. The show reimagines the classic Shakespeare play Romeo & Juliet, picturing what life would have been like for Juliet had she not ended it for Romeo.

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,

Don't say ‘Bye Bye Bye' to & Juliet just yet because your nostalgic wishes are about to come true: Joey Fatone of NSYNC is joining the cast as Lance Du Bois and will perform some of his greatest hits from the group,