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Max Martinhas spent his career pretty narrowly focused on pop music, and for good reason.

The man has written or produced 25 No.
1s written on the Hot 100.
(As the title implies, its a retelling ofRomeo and Juliet but this time, she lives.)
So, what were they?
Mamma Mia!andHamilton.
AndHamiltononly came after he began work on& Julietover a decade ago.
Spearssformer (and recently criticized) assistant, Felicia Culotta, works on sparkle maintenance for the show.
Martin has been just as exacting on the project as he reportedly is on music, per his collaborators.
Wonder what his reviews ofMamma Mia!andHamiltonwere.