Maia Reficco 'Can't Wait' for Kit Connor to Make His Broadway Debut This Month: 'Crazy How Timing Works' (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Maia Reficco and Kit Connor.Photo:Image Press Agency/NurPhoto/Shutterstock; Gareth Cattermole/Getty

Image Press Agency/NurPhoto/Shutterstock; Gareth Cattermole/Getty

Maia ReficcoandKit Connorare both making their Broadway debuts thisstarry season!

When thePretty Little Liarsalum, 24, opened up to PEOPLE last month abouttaking over the role of Eurydicein the Broadway production ofHadestown, oppositeJordan Fisher, she also spoke about her former costar Connor, 20, coming to the Main Stem this month inthe upcoming production ofRomeo + Juliet.

“He’s so wonderful,” Reficco says of Connor, whom she stars opposite in the highly anticipated film adaptation ofA Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow. “I can’t wait for him to do his debut.”

“It’s so crazy how timing works,” she adds, about the two sharing the Broadway board this fall.

Maia Reficco.Michaelah Reynolds

Michaelah Reynolds

Reficco tells PEOPLE she felt “very excited” when she saw Connor’s announcement, which came roughly a month after her own for Anaïs Mitchell’s eight-time Tony Award-winning musical.

He’ll be starring oppositeRachel Zeglerin Sam Gold’s production of the William Shakespeare tragic romance.Performances begin Thursday, Sept. 26at the Circle in the Square Theatre, ahead of an official opening on Thursday, Oct. 24. The show is currently scheduled for a strictly limited engagement through Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025.

Reflecting on her time so far on the Broadway stage, which began in July and will continue through Jan. 12, 2025, Reficco encourages Connor to “enjoy it!”

Kit Connor.Matt Keeble/Dave Benett/Getty

Matt Keeble/Dave Benett/Getty

“Lila leaves her life at Abuela’s Cuban bakery in Miami to spend the summer cooking at her aunt’s inn in Winchester. It’s there that she falls in love with the quaint British countryside, fusion cooking and a charming British tea shop clerk…ultimately using food as a way to bridge two cultures and heal her heart,” reads a description of the movie, perDeadline.

In a 2022 interview withTeen Vogue, Reficco commented on her closeness with Connor while also sharing her love for his show,Heartstopper.

“Working with Kit was such a dream, he’s such a sweetheart, one of the most brilliant actors. We got along so well from the get-go,” she said. “He’s become one of my favorite people. I was so excited to meet him because I loved [Heartstopper] beforehand, but after getting to work with him and learning from him, we became each other’s biggest cheerleaders.”

Maia Reficco and Jordan Fisher in Hadestown.Evan Zimmerman

Evan Zimmerman

And for those who do, Reficco expects to hear about it on the stage door, where night after night she’s been interacting with fans showing her their support.

“It’s crazy, it’s such an honor,” she says. First and foremost, I can’t believe people stay to wait for me to come out, but they also stay with such love and such generous, beautiful, supportive energy. And getting to see their faces after the show? So many people are still crying when we go out! It’s beautiful, it’s so moving."

Maia Reficco at the ‘Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin’ premiere in July 2022.Steve Granitz/FilmMagic

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Giving a special shout-out to herPretty Little Liarfans, the actress describes them as “so loyal.”

“They’re wonderful. I love them,” she gushes. “I’m so lucky to have them on my side.”

Tickets forHadestownat the Walter Kerr Theatre in New York City are now on sale.

source: people.com