Bat Boy: The Musical Reviews

Stage and Cinema- Highly Recommended

"...Bat Boy: The Musical has returned to Los Angeles with a vengeance. This outrageous comedy/horror Off-Broadway musical, which originated right here in L.A. at The Actors Gang in 1997, is a campy, off the wall delight. And in the claws, er, hands of director Pat Towne and Open Fist Theatre Company, it's is a bravura piece of remarkable foolery. You won't just be floating out of the house, you'll be flying."

Stage Scene LA- Highly Recommended

"...Nearly thirty years after its Los Angeles World Premiere, Bat Boy The Musical finally gets the sensationally staged and performed local revival it so richly deserves thanks to the always impressive Open Fist Theatre Company."

ArtsBeatLA- Highly Recommended

"...Bat Boy: The Musical is a top-notch revival of a fantastic play, and yet another reminder that often the best shows in Los Angeles are produced in smaller theaters."

Stage Raw- Recommended

"...Above all else, this production succeeds in striking the delicate tonal balance that makes Bat Boy such an unusual yet endearing show. It's bizarre, raunchy, and absurd, yet still carries an undercurrent of genuine emotion and social commentary."

Ticket Holders LA- Recommended

"...To say this cult classic's book by Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming and the lyrics of composer Laurence O'Keefe have held up in time is an understatement. Indeed, in the musical's suitably raucous revival mounted by Open Fist, a company always so good at acing zany, it may just be even more relevant today."

Broadway World- Recommended

"...Now, the Bat Boy has resurfaced in Atwater Village, and the rock musical about his life is a welcome jolt of whimsy and camp in a darker and darker world. Unearthed after three spelunkers discover his lair in Hope Falls, West Virginia, Bat Boy (Ben Ranaan) ' later christened Edgar ' is adopted by the town veterinarian's family much to the disdain and suspicion of the townspeople. With streaks of slapstick and farce, the show speaks to issues rampant in our society, xenophobia, chief among them."