BWW Flashback: AMERICAN PSYCHO Ends Killing Spree on Broadway Today

AMERICAN PSYCHO, the American premiere of the musical based on the iconic novel by Bret Easton Ellis, plays its final performance on Broadway today, Sunday, June 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. American Psycho will have played a total of 81 performances. In honor of the show's killing spree on the Great White Way, BroadwayWorld brings you a look back at AMERICAN PSYCHO!

Based on the best-selling novel by Bret Easton Ellis (which celebrated the 25th anniversary of its publication this spring), American Psychois set in the epicenter of excess: 1980s Manhattan. The musical tells the story of Patrick Bateman, a young and handsome Wall Street banker with impeccable taste and unquenchable desires. Patrick and his elite group of friends spend their days in chic restaurants, exclusive clubs and designer labels. But at night, Patrick takes part in a darker indulgence, and his mask of sanity is starting to slip...

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Starring Drama Desk, Outer Critics' Circle and Drama League Award nominee Benjamin Walker (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson) as Patrick Bateman, American Psycho has music, lyrics and orchestrations by Tony and Grammy Award-winner Duncan Sheik (Spring Awakening), a book by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa ("Supergirl," "Looking," "Glee"), direction by Tony-nominee and Olivier Award-winner Rupert Goold (King Charles III), and choreography by Tony-nominee Lynne Page (La Cage Aux Folles).

Joining Benjamin Walker in the cast of American Psycho are Outer Critics Circle Award-nominee Heléne Yorke, Tony Award-winner Alice Ripley, Tony Award-nominee Jennifer Damiano, and Drew Moerlein.

Also featured are Krystina Alabado, Dave Thomas Brown, Jordan Dean, Anna Eilinsfeld, Jason Hite, Ericka Hunter, Holly James, Keith Randolph Smith, Theo Stockman, Alex Michael Stoll, and Morgan Weed. Also featured in the company are Brandon Kalm, Sydney Morton, Anthony Sagaria, and Neka Zang.

The production features music direction by Jason Hart, and music supervision and vocal arrangements by David Shrubsole.

AMERICAN PSYCHO has scenic design by Tony-nominee and triple Olivier Award-winning stage designer Es Devlin, costume design by Tony Award-winner Katrina Lindsay, lighting design by Tony-nominee and Obie Award-recipient Justin Townsend, sound design by Obie Award-recipient Dan Moses Schreier, and video design by Tony Award-winner Finn Ross. Casting is byTelsey + Company/Craig Burns, CSA.

Check out production photos and highlights below!

Photos by Jeremy Daniel

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BroadwayWorld was on hand to catch up with the company on opening night - check out photo and video coverage below!

Click here to check out what the critics had to say about AMERICAN PSYCHO!

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Just before the opening curtain, BroadwayWorld was on hand for AMERICAN PSYCHO's sacred Gypsy Robe ceremony, which was presented to ensemble member Alex Michael Stoll. Check out photos below!

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Throughout awards season, AMERICAN PSYCHO received eight Outer Critics Circle Award nominations (Outstanding New Broadway Musical, Outstanding New Score, Outstanding Director of a Musical, Outstanding Actor in a Musical for Benjamin Walker, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical for Heléne Yorke, Outstanding Costume Design, Outstanding Lighting Design, Outstanding Projection Design) --- winning two Outer Critics Circle Awards for its Lighting Design (Justin Townsend) and Projection Design (Finn Ross) -- and also received two Drama League Award nominations (Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical and Distinguished Performance for Benjamin Walker); eight Drama Desk Award nominations (Outstanding Director of a Musical, Outstanding Choreography, Outstanding Actor in a Musical for Benjamin Walker, Outstanding Set Design for a Musical, Outstanding Costume Design for a Musical, Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical, Outstanding Projection Design, and Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical); and two Tony Award nominations (Best Scenic Design for a Musical for Es Devlin and Finn Ross, and Best Lighting Design for a Musical for Justin Townsend).

BroadwayWorld sends well wishes to the company of AMERICAN PSYCHO as the Tony Awards draws near - and of course, a congratulations on a stellar Broadway run!