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Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo on Invincible’s Timeless and Queer Story
A timeless clarion call for justice, Pat Benatar first wailed, “We can’t afford to be innocent; Stand up and face the enemy; It’s a do-or-die situation; We will be invincible,” the theme song to The Legend of Billie Jean, nearly 40 years ago. Now, the song “Invincible” is also the title of a modern musical retelling of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet set to the music of Pat Benatar and her music and life partner, Neil Giraldo, that excavates the fallout of warring factions.