--- title: James Corden and Emily Blunt Sing Shakespeare Musical VIDEO description: The 'Into the Woods' actors reunite for an abridged, musical version of 'Romeo and Juliet,' soundtracked by pop's best love songs. canonical: https://time.com/4812549/emily-blunt-romeo-juliet/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-09T14:39:31.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:44:21.388Z og:title: Watch Emily Blunt & James Corden Sing Through Romeo & Juliet og:description: It's a rapid-fire modern musical take on the Shakespeare classic og:url: https://time.com/4812549/emily-blunt-romeo-juliet/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Emily Blunt & James Corden Sing Through Romeo & Juliet twitter:description: It's a rapid-fire modern musical take on the Shakespeare classic twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Emily Blunt and James Corden Turn 'Romeo and Juliet' Into One Dreamy Musical  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Jun 9, 2017 2:39 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Jun 9, 2017 2:39 PM UTC For Emily Blunt’s visit to James Corden’s set of the [_Late Late Show_](http://time.com/4805897/carpool-karaoke-with-ed-sheeran/) in London on Thursday night, the [_Girl on the Train_](http://time.com/4516743/girl-on-the-train-review/) actor and comedian revisited their chemistry as a musical duo, taking a spin through the wild world of William Shakespeare in a pop remake of the classic tale of [_Romeo and Juliet._](http://time.com/4450286/leonardo-dicaprio-romeo-and-juliet-baz-luhrmann/) “His play _Romeo and Juliet_ is the iconic tale of two star-crossed lovers torn apart by their feuding families. And what better way of paying tribute to the great Bard himself than by performing this play as only the _Late Late Show_ can? Tonight, we’ve got 14 songs, seven sets, one take, zero pressure,” Corden introduced the skit as Blunt launched into the first notes of Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance with Somebody.” Blunt and Corden, who previously teamed up onscreen for [_Into the Woods_](http://time.com/3647510/review-into-the-woods-a-disney-musical-for-adults-of-all-ages/), once again had the chance to get into character as a romantic pair — but this time with a bit more comedic edge (and contemporary music inspiration). Their _Romeo and Juliet_ sing-through took them from Bruno Mars’s “Just the Way You Are” to Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream” to Britney Spears’s “Toxic,” all in the space of under seven minutes. Costumes, kung fu fighting, and a romantic balcony scene are also part of this impressive package. Check out their dramatic musical reenactment, above. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4812549/emily-blunt-romeo-juliet/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4812549/emily-blunt-romeo-juliet/"},"headline":"Emily Blunt and James Corden Turn 'Romeo and Juliet' Into One Dreamy Musical","datePublished":"2017-06-09T14:39:31.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:44:21.388Z","description":"The 'Into the Woods' actors reunite for an abridged, musical version of 'Romeo and Juliet,' soundtracked by pop's best love songs.","url":"https://time.com/4812549/emily-blunt-romeo-juliet/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","Music","Late Night Television","emily blunt","james corden"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4812549/emily-blunt-romeo-juliet/","name":"Emily Blunt and James Corden Turn 'Romeo and Juliet' Into One Dreamy Musical"}}]}] ```