& Juliet follows in the much-lauded footsteps of Mamma Mia! the so-called ABBA 'jukebox musical' by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus.
This musical, which is playing to great acclaim in London's West End, is a vehicle for the back catalogue of Swedish pop songwriter Max Martin, who has penned 'some of the most glittering pop anthems of the last three decades'.
Of the 25 plus songs gathered together in this production, I recognised Baby One More Time and Since U Been Gone.
But that's probably my age. Two teens in front of me were singing along to quite a few more.
And though &Juliet is never likely to enjoy the worldwide success or longevity of Mamma Mia! it is, nonetheless, a hugely enjoyable evening in the theatre.
The plot takes as a starting point the premise that, in Romeo and Juliet (spoiler alert), the young lovers need not come to the tragic end William Shakespeare bestowed upon them.
Certainly not when Will's wife Ann Hathaway decides a woman's intervention will give our heroine the chance to grow and prove herself.
Women's power as a theme runs through the production, which also tackles gay rights in the matter of fact way that makes it all the more acceptable (and brings cheers of support from the audience).
And so, the new writing team of Will and Ann replot the last scene of his play and add a few more, becoming performers in their subsequent 'directors cut' of the production.
Fanciful? Of course.
But that does not stop the production from addressing, albeit lightly, both women's and gay rights.
And making a number of barbed jokes at the expense of the Bard and his times.
Though &Juliet may not take itself too seriously, this is not the lightweight production one sometimes sees with this type of musical. Far from it.
The staging is stunningly imaginative with a large ensemble who are tremendous singers, dancers and actors to a woman and man.
They take us through a succession of Martin's powerful pop anthems with the support of wonderful, though sadly hidden, musicians.
I was convinced it was all backing tracks until they took their bow at the end.
The one stunning standout, however, is that of Miram-Teak Lea as Juliet. What a talent.
She sings and dances like a pop star and acts like the true thespian she obvious is.
It is not &Juliet but because of Juliet that this musical is able to stand head and shoulders above others of its ilk.
&Juliet plays at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London.