Bat Boy: The Musical June 3, 2011

June 3, 4, 10, 11 at 8pm; June 5 at 2pm; June 9 at 7:30pm

"Big laughs...It's remarkable what intelligent wit can accomplish-a jaggedly imaginative mix of skewering humor and energetic glee."
-NY Times

"Smart, playful and funny...a giggling cult hit"
-NY Magazine

"At the end of the show, you've been gleefully, outlandishly entertained."
-NY Newsday

Based on a story in The Weekly World News, BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL is a musical comedy/horror show about a half boy/half bat creature who is discovered in a cave near Hope Falls, West Virginia. For lack of a better solution, the local sheriff brings Bat Boy to the home of the town veterinarian, Dr. Parker, where he is eventually accepted as a member of the family and taught to act like a "normal" boy. Bat Boy is happy with his new life, but when he naively tries to fit in with the narrow-minded people of Hope Falls, they turn on him. Bat Boy runs away from the ignorant townfolk, but his happiness is shattered when a secret is revealed. Soon the entire town arrives and hears the shocking story of Bat Boy's unholy origin.

Bat Boy: The Musical won the awards for best Off-Broadway musical including the Lucille Lortel Award, two Richard Rodgers Awards from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the Outer Critics Circle Award in 2001.

Official Website: http://www.metrostagecompany.com