All I know about “The Fosters” is that the commercials keep coming up while my pre-teen children try to watch their shows, and those commercials typically want to talk about very not pre-teen things. So it’s not a show I hold in high regard. I knew I was on the right track when this story appeared last month about a high school banning Romeo and Juliet because it glorifies teen suicide. They have the obligatory student debate about it … and “ban it” apparently won.
So last night I’m in the kitchen making dinner and I know the kids have got the ABC Family Channel (now “Freeform”) on, like they do. So when I hear a random “Juliet” come out of the tv my head naturally whips around to see what’s up. My first thought is, “This must be something having to do with last month’s episode,” while still thinking, “Why would they still be talking about last month’s episode?”
And they’re singing. They are in masquerade attire, and they are singing. What dark magic is this?
Apparently, in the spirit of Glee, it’s a Romeo and Juliet Rock Musical.
Does anybody follow the plot line of this show and know what’s going on? This could be awesome. Every television show about high school kids has, at one point or another, done a Shakespeare episode. And it’s almost always about the balcony scene. But I don’t recall anyone attempting to do an entire retelling of the play – as a musical, no less! I’m kind of excited about this.