See larger-than-life rock icon Meat Loaf live at the State Theatre this July! Hear Meat Loaf’s hits including “Bat Out of Hell,” “Paradise by the Dashboard Light,” “You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth,” “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad,” “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That),” plus songs from his new album HELL IN A HANDBASKET.
Meat Loaf’s new Legacy/Sony Music album, HELL IN A HANDBASKET, is his 11th studio recording in a career that includes his 1977 classic Bat Out Of Hell, which has sold more than 15 million in the U.S. and 43 million worldwide, one of the Top 5 sellers of all time.
Before teaming up with songwriter Jim Steinman to create Bat Out Of Hell, Meat Loaf got his start on the Broadway stage in Hair and then as Eddie in the original theatrical production of The Rocky Horror Show. Three multi-platinum albums followed, including 1993’s Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell, producing the hit, Grammy®-winning single, “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That),” a #1 single in 28 countries. His other albums include 1995’s Welcome to the Neighborhood, 2003’s Couldn’t Have Said It Better, and 2006’s Bat Out Of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose.
Meat Loaf’s acting resume includes memorable performances in such cult classics as The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Fight Club. He has also appeared in Roadie, Crazy in Alabama, Focus, Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny, and Beautiful Boy, while his TV credits range from Tales from the Crypt and South Park to House M.D., Monk, and Glee.
Added by NJStateTheatre on June 19, 2012