Cat Interrupts Izmir Romeo and Juliet Ballet, Stealing the Finale
TL;DR
A cat wandered onstage during the Romeo and Juliet ballet in Izmir, Turkey, interrupting the tragic finale as Romeo had just died; the feline bit and scratched the dancer, Juliet dragged Romeo away, and the cat then peered from a table before leaving—production officials haven’t commented and it’s unclear if the cat will return.
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