Bat
Boy The Musical
"Houston may have
found its surprise hit of the season with Bat Boy." - Houston
Chronicle
Story and Book by
Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming
Music and Lyrics by
Laurence O'Keefe
directed by Brian Jucha
musical direction by
Steven Jones
Houston Regional Theater Premiere
December 5, 2003 at Stages Repertory Theatre - Rob Bundy, Artistic Director
Lock up your cows and your daughters!
The residents of a tiny West Virginia town are about to come face-to-face
with a fearsome freak-half-bat, half-boy. But perhaps there's more to this
menace than razor-sharp fangs and a hypnotic singing voice. It may be dark,
it may be dangerous, but we're determined to find the truth about THE BAT
BOY...
Photos: Left Top and Middle by Jodi Bobrovsky;
Left Bottom by Bruce Bennett; Top Right, Scott Sowinski as the Bat Boy by
Ben De Soto (courtesy of The Houston Chronicle); 2nd Right by Bruce Bennett;
3rd and 4th Right by Roma Flowers |
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Smart Review
"Deliriously offbeat,
this recent off-Broadway hit is making its Houston premiere in a dynamite
rendition by Stages Repertory Theatre. With ingenious direction by Brian
Jucha, a terrifically engaging performance by Scott Sowinski in its
unusual title role and a uniformly excellent company, this production socks
the show across most entertainingly." - Houston Chronicle
"The entire production-sharp
as a fang and slick as a pool of blood-has magnificent vigor due to the
exemplary cast and the prickly direction of New York theater import, director
Brian Jucha. He gives the show true Broadway moxie. From the very
first image of spelunkers descending by ropes from the flies, we know we're
in professional, capable, and loving hands. We're in for a ride, and Jucha
pulls out all the staging tricks to keep us tapping our toes and smiling
at all the cleverness." - Out Smart Magazine
"Jucha
has directed the production with boundless energy and a genuine feeling
for its quirky humor. His staging is full of clever and imaginative touches,
generous with comic business that almost always wins big laughs."
- Houston Chronicle
Starring
David L.J. George, Kara Greenberg, Ben Grimes, Jonathan McVay, Brandon Peters,
Tamara Siler, Erin Simpson, Scott Sowinski, Adam Traylor, Brooke E. Wilson
Lighting
design: Roma Flowers
Set Design: Kirck Markley
Costumes: Kristina Hanssen
Sound design: Bill Day
Properties Design: Jodi Bobrovsky
Fight Director: Brian Byrnes
Stage Manager: Karen Mata
Assistant Stage Manager: Julia Bromann
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