Romeo + Jules • A musical
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