So far it's been pretty far from the play. It's more inspired by the play then adapted from it. It's been pretty good so far I think. Stuff happeens, hearts are turned around, but the leads stay hopeful throughout, with Romeo being a bit too cheery for my tastes, but he does work his ass off to try and make the world around him as nice as he says it can be. I'd say forget about the play as you watch it and just think of it as a story with some of the same charachter names and themes as the play but completely separate from it.