By Isabella Greer

In the Street

Montague Boys: We will, we will rock you.

Tybalt: You can’t touch this.

Somewhere else

Romeo: Teeeeennnage wastelaaaaaand!

Benvolio: Don’t worry, be happy. Ooh ooh ooh…

Romeo: I’m only happy when it rains.

Capulet’s Masquerade Ball

Benvolio: I wanna dance with somebody.

Romeo: No change, I can’t change, I can’t change, I can’t change but I’m here...

Mercutio: I got this feelin’ that tonight’s gonna be a good night.

Benvolio: ...I wanna feel the heat with somebody.

Mercutio: Tonight I’m gonna party like it’s 1999.

Romeo: *sees Juliet* You take my breath away.

Benvolio: ...with somebody who loves me.

Romeo: *walks over to her* I don’t know you but I want you all the more for that.

Romeo + Juliet: Words fall through me and always fool me and I can’t react.

On the balcony

Juliet: We were just kids when we fell in love.

Romeo: Starlight, star bright, the star I see tonight.

Juliet: You make me feel like a natural woman.

Romeo: Can you feel the love, tonight?

Juliet: Take it slow...

Romeo: Can I say something crazy?, I love you.

Juliet: ...take it easy on me.

Romeo: Time waits for nobody.

Juliet: Marry me, today and every day. *backs slowly into her room*

Romeo: And I will always love youuuu.

Juliet: *comes back out with a key change* And iiiiiiiiiii will alwaaayyyyyyyss love youuuu! *turns around and goes back into her room*

Romeo: *dragging it out with a second key change* AAAANNNND IIIIIIIIII WILL ALWAYYYYYYS LOOOOVE YOUUUUUUUuuuuUuuuUuuU.

Juliet: *runs back out, blows kiss, then finally exits*

Friar Lawrence’s House

Romeo: But, I’ve been waiting for this moment all my life.

Friar: Hold on.

Romeo: We are strong, no one can tell we’re wrong.

Friar: Love is a battlefield.

In the street again

Tybalt: *stabs Mercutio* Listen all of y’all, this is sabotaaaaage.

Romeo: Another one bites the dust. *stabs Tybalt*

Romeo: And another one down. *runs away*

Juliet’s room

Juliet: We could have had it alllll! Rolling in the deeeeeep!

Friar’s house again

Romeo: *curled up in a ball on the ground, having hysterics* Mama, I killed a man.

Friar: I’ll be just one call away, I’ll be there to save the day.

Nurse: Hello from the other side.

Romeo: But I’m just a teenage dirtbag, baby.

Capulet’s mansion

Capulet: I’m all out of love!

Juliet: I’m so lost without you!

Friar Lawerence’s house again again

Juliet: Help! I need somebody! Help!

Friar: *hands her a little bottle*

In Juliet’s Room

Juliet: *about to drink sleepy juice* They’re in your head, in your head, zombie, zombie, zombie ie ie… *drinks and falls down*

Meanwhile in Mantua

Romeo: Why are there so many songs about rainbows?

Balthasar: *hands Romeo a letter*

Romeo: *reads it* Say it ain’t soooo! *has a melt down* My love is a life taker.

In the tomb

Friar Lawrence: Carry on my wayward son. There'll be peace when you are done.

Romeo: This ain’t love, it’s clear to see. But darlin’ stay with me. *drinks and dies*

Juliet: *wakes up* Deep down I know this never works. *pull out dagger* But you can lay with me so it doesn’t hurt. *stabs herself and dies*

Friar: Pressure, pushing down on me. *scurries out*

Last scene

Montagues: We are all in this together, once we know where we stand hand in a hand!

Capulets: We’re going to remember, we built this city!

Prince: Closing time, every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.

Artists in order of appearance:

Queen

MC Hammer

The Who

Bobby McFerrin

Garbage

Whitney Houston

The Verve

Black Eyed Peas

Prince

Berlin

Glen Hansard

Ed Sheeran

Madonna

Aretha Franklin

Elton John

Feist

The Rolling Stones

Train

Phil Collins

Pat Benatar

Beastie Boys

Queen

Adele

Prince

Charlie Puth

Adele

Wheatus

Air Supply

The Beatles

The Cranberries

Kermit the Frog

Weezer

Sam Smith

Queen and David Bowie

Highschool Musical

Starship

Semisonic