NewsMust See! Benjamin Walker and Co. Bring Back the 80s With Killer Sneak Peek at American PsychoThe new musical offered a sneak peek for the media prior to an official opening April 20.
By
Matthew Blank
February 18, 2016
Benjamin Walker and the cast of American PsychoJeremy Daniel
American Psycho has music and lyrics by Tony and Grammy Award winner and a book by . Directed by Olivier Award winner , the production will have choreography by .
, as previously reported, will star in the lead role of Patrick Bateman. Walker will be joined by Tony winner as Patrick鈥檚 Mother/Mrs. Wolfe; as Evelyn Williams, Patrick鈥檚 girlfriend; Tony Award nominee as Jean, Patrick鈥檚 secretary; Drew Moerlein as Paul Owen; as Vandan; Dave Thomas Brown as David van Patten; as Luis Carruthers; as Victoria; Jason Hite as Sean Bateman; as Sabrina; Holly James (seen in American Psycho's London cast) as Christine; as Detective Kimball; as Craig McDermott; and Morgan Weed as Courtney Lawrence. Also featured in the company are Brandon Kalm, , Anthony Sagaria, and Neka Zang.
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Must See! Benjamin Walker and Co. Bring Back the 80s With Killer Sneak Peek at American Psycho
Must See! Benjamin Walker and Co. Bring Back the 80s With Killer Sneak Peek at American Psycho
Take a thrilling first look at the new musical American Psycho, which offered a sneak peek for the media Feb. 18! Based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis, it will begin performances at Broadway's Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre March 24 prior to an official opening April 20.
Newly announced for the design team are Tony Award winner Katrina Lindsay (costume design) and sound designer . As previously announced, the show will have sets by triple Olivier Award-winning stage designer Es Devlin, lighting design by Obie Award recipient , video design by Tony Award winner Finn Ross, music direction by Jason Hart and music supervision and vocal arrangements by David Shrubsole. Casting is by Telsey + Company/, CSA.
Set amid the excess of 1980s Manhattan, American Psycho, according to press notes, "tells the story of Patrick Bateman, a young and handsome Wall Street banker who pursues his darkest American dreams. Patrick and his elite group of friends spend their days in exclusive restaurants, hot clubs and luxury labels. But at night, Patrick takes part in a more sinful indulgence, and his mask of sanity is starting to slip鈥�" The new musical had its world premiere at the Almeida Theatre in London December 2013-February 2014. That sold-out production was presented by The Almeida Theatre and Headlong in association with Act 4 Entertainment (David Johnson and Jesse Singer).
American Psycho is presented on Broadway by Act 4 Entertainment (David Johnson & Jesse Singer) and , in cooperation with Edward R. Pressman.
The piece stars Obie Award winner Jodie Markell as propagandist filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl, whose work in service of the Nazis defined the visual identity of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich.