Jim Steinman's Bat Out of Hell: The Musical staged its New York premiere at New York City Center from August 1 to September 8, 2019.
The musical features iconic Meatloaf songs from the infamous "Bat Out of Hell" albums such as "I Would Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)," "It's All Coming Back to Me Now," "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth," and, of course, the titular song. It premiered in Manchester, England in February 2017, before heading to the London Coliseum in June 2017 and then onto Toronto, Canada in October 2017. It returned to the West End for an open-ended engagement at the Dominion Theatre from April 2018 and played its final West End performance on January 5, 2019.
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11 images Join the eternally young Strat and his wild gang, The Lost, as they roam the streets of Obsidian, a post-apocalyptic Manhattan, ruled by the wicked and tyrannical Falco. When Strat first sets eyes on Falco's daughter, Raven, who has been locked away in the palace towers, he sets out to rescue her from her evil father's clutches in a full throttle tale of teenage love, youthful rebellion and living the rock and roll dream.
The New York premiere of Jim Steinman's Bat Out of Hell: The Musical celebrated its official opening at New York City Center last night in a blaze of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll (read our 5* review) and producers have released the official production photos for the New York run, which continues through September 8, 2019.
To determine if you will enjoy Bat Out of Hell, Jim Steinman’s explosive musical that’s blowing up the New York City Center stage for the next month, take this simple test. Does the simile, “We’re glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife” give you A) goosebumps, or B) nausea? For a certain generation, that sweltering image, and the song that encompasses it (“Paradise by the Dashboard... Read more
