Pat Benatar Reimagines Romeo and Juliet

Pat Benatar and husband Neil Geraldo have reimagined Romeo and Juliet and filled Shakespeare’s love tragedy with a catalog of Benatar’s greatest hits.

Now at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, the musical, directed by Tiffany Nichole Greene and written by Bradley Bredeweg, rewrites Shakespeare’s tale of star crossed lovers combining slang, songs and Shakespearean verse.

Leads Romeo (Khamary Rose), Juliet (Kay Sibal) and Paris (Brennin Hunt) all deliver on vocals including “We Belong,” “Invincible,” “Love is A Battlefield,” “Heartbreaker,” and “Promises in the Dark,” among others.

If you are a fan of Benatar’s music you will probably enjoy Invincible, if not, then you might find yourself a bit lost in the modern, war-torn metropolis of Verona with the battling Montagues and Capulets and plot twists.

At the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts now through December 18.

Tuesday through Fridays, 7:30pm, Saturdays 2 and 7:30pm, Sundays 2 and 7pm.

Tickets $29 and up, at https://www.thewallis.org.