Inspired by Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet
Reimagined through the Music of Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo
Book by Bradley Bredeweg
Directed by Bradley Bredeweg
Carl and Marilynn Thoma Upstairs Studio
Heartbreakers
Inspired by Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet
Reimagined through the Music of Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo
Book by Bradley Bredeweg
Directed by Bradley Bredeweg
Carl and Marilynn Thoma Upstairs Studio
Presented in association with Madison Wells Live
“The most dangerous thing they ever did was fall in love…”
A new musical powered by the music of four-time Grammy Award winners and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo drops Romeo and Juliet into a sweaty, neon-lit underground—reimagining the iconic love story as a high-voltage collision of love, rivalry, and identity that feels dangerous, immediate, and alive. Featuring an electrifying catalog of rock anthems including “Love Is a Battlefield,” “We Belong,” “Shadows of the Night,” “Promises in the Dark,” “Heartbreaker,” “Invincible,” and “We Live for Love,” alongside new original songs written for the production by Benatar and Giraldo, the show fuses Shakespeare’s timeless romance with a pulse-driving theatrical experience where desire takes over, loyalties fracture, and love is a contact sport. The Carl and Marilynn Thoma Upstairs Studio transforms into an immersive in-the-round space that is part dance floor, part theatrical playground.
Married collaborators for over four decades, Benatar and Giraldo have defined a generation of music with multiple multi-platinum albums, 19 Top 40 hits, and more than 40 million records sold worldwide. Bradley Bredeweg, best known for creating the critically acclaimed Television Academy Award-winning drama The Fosters, writes the book and directs.
May 2027
7:00 PM / Tuesday , May 4
7:00 PM / Wednesday , May 5
7:00 PM / Thursday , May 6
7:00 PM / Friday , May 7
2:00 PM / Saturday , May 8
2:00 PM / Sunday , May 9
7:00 PM / Tuesday , May 11
7:00 PM / Wednesday , May 12
7:00 PM / Thursday , May 13
7:00 PM / Friday , May 14
2:00 PM / Saturday , May 15
7:00 PM / Saturday , May 15
2:00 PM / Sunday , May 16
7:00 PM / Tuesday , May 18
1:00 PM / Wednesday , May 19
7:00 PM / Wednesday , May 19
7:00 PM / Thursday , May 20
7:00 PM / Friday , May 21
2:00 PM / Saturday , May 22
7:00 PM / Saturday , May 22
2:00 PM / Sunday , May 23
7:00 PM / Tuesday , May 25
1:00 PM / Wednesday , May 26
7:00 PM / Wednesday , May 26
7:00 PM / Thursday , May 27
7:00 PM / Friday , May 28
2:00 PM / Saturday , May 29
7:00 PM / Saturday , May 29
2:00 PM / Sunday , May 30
Presented in association with Madison Wells Live
May 2027
7:00 PM / Tuesday , May 4
7:00 PM / Wednesday , May 5
7:00 PM / Thursday , May 6
7:00 PM / Friday , May 7
2:00 PM / Saturday , May 8
2:00 PM / Sunday , May 9
7:00 PM / Tuesday , May 11
7:00 PM / Wednesday , May 12
7:00 PM / Thursday , May 13
7:00 PM / Friday , May 14
2:00 PM / Saturday , May 15
7:00 PM / Saturday , May 15
2:00 PM / Sunday , May 16
7:00 PM / Tuesday , May 18
1:00 PM / Wednesday , May 19
7:00 PM / Wednesday , May 19
7:00 PM / Thursday , May 20
7:00 PM / Friday , May 21
2:00 PM / Saturday , May 22
7:00 PM / Saturday , May 22
2:00 PM / Sunday , May 23
7:00 PM / Tuesday , May 25
1:00 PM / Wednesday , May 26
7:00 PM / Wednesday , May 26
7:00 PM / Thursday , May 27
7:00 PM / Friday , May 28
2:00 PM / Saturday , May 29
7:00 PM / Saturday , May 29
2:00 PM / Sunday , May 30