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Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa is an award-winning playwright, comic book and television writer. His plays, including Good Boys and True and Based on a Totally True Story, have been produced Off-Broadway (Manhattan Theatre Club, 2econd Stage) and regionally (Steppenwolf, South Coast Rep). For Marvel Comics, he has written The Fantastic Four, Nightcrawler and Spider-Man, and is currently adapting the Stephen King novel The Stand. Last year, his revision of the classic musical It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Superman! premiered at Dallas Theater Center. Additionally, he has written for the HBO series “Big Love.” Upcoming: American Psycho with Duncan Sheik, “Glee” on Fox.

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Helen Hayes Awards - 2002 - The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play

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COME FROM AWAY & More Lead Florida's November 2025 Top Theatre Shows Photo
COME FROM AWAY & More Lead Florida's November 2025 Top Theatre Shows
by Team BWW - Oct 31, 2025

Florida is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for November 2025 include Come From Away and more.
Review: A Sleek, Sharp, and Sexy AMERICAN PSYCHO at Theater West End Photo
Review: A Sleek, Sharp, and Sexy AMERICAN PSYCHO at Theater West End
by Drew Eberhard - Oct 28, 2025

In 1991, American Novelist Bret Easton Ellis published the highly controversial novel American Psycho. Through the story, we dive headfirst into a greed, lust, and ego-filled world told through the eyes of Patrick Bateman. A man so narcissistic, so label-driven, money hungry, and at the root of it all the depths of his humanity lie in a blood lust. Sure, he dates, he sleeps around, and is sometimes very graphic regarding his escapades, but at the root of his very being, he can’t feel. He shows no emotion, claims to never have fallen in love, and yet what is it that drives him?
Video: Revised AMERICAN PSYCHO: THE MUSICAL Slashes Into The Hobby Center Photo
Video: Revised AMERICAN PSYCHO: THE MUSICAL Slashes Into The Hobby Center
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 13, 2025

Houston Broadway Theatre is presenting the Houston Premiere of American Psycho: The Musical from Tony Award-winner Duncan Sheik and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. See video of the production.
Review: AMERICAN PSYCHO THE MUSICAL at HOUSTON BROADWAY THEATRE Photo
Review: AMERICAN PSYCHO THE MUSICAL at HOUSTON BROADWAY THEATRE
by Brett Cullum - Sep 8, 2025

Broadway, film, and television star Robert Lenzi (THE HAPPENING and THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL) is Patrick Bateman for this Houston run. He plays Patrick as an apex predator, but one that surprisingly gets lonely or feels isolated. There is not just the cold killer, but also a sense of what’s killing him.
Photos: AMERICAN PSYCHO: THE MUSICAL at The Hobby Center Photo
Photos: AMERICAN PSYCHO: THE MUSICAL at The Hobby Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 5, 2025

Houston Broadway Theatre is presenting the Houston Premiere of American Psycho: The Musical from Tony Award-winner Duncan Sheik and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. Get a first look at photos here!
Interview: Iván Moreno of AMERICAN PSYCHO THE MUSICAL at Houston Broadway Theatre Photo
Interview: Iván Moreno of AMERICAN PSYCHO THE MUSICAL at Houston Broadway Theatre
by Brett Cullum - Sep 4, 2025

Playing this character has been so, so fun, mainly because we're sort of reinventing him, me and Joe Calarco, who's our incredible director.
Spotlight: AMERICAN PSYCHO at The Hobby Center Photo
Spotlight: AMERICAN PSYCHO at The Hobby Center
by BWW Special Offer - Aug 28, 2025

American Psycho: The Musical slashes into The Hobby Center September 2–14 in a world-premiere reimagining from Tony Award® winner Duncan Sheik (Spring Awakening) and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Riverdale, Pretty Little Liars).
Previews: THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY at TheatreFor Photo
Previews: THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY at TheatreFor
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - Aug 28, 2025

Oscar Wilde’s scandalous novel gets a razor-edged revival at TheatreFor, where director Michael Cote and actor Juan Toro pull back the velvet curtain on The Picture of Dorian Gray.
Robert Lenzi, Tyce Green and More Set for Reworked AMERICAN PSYCHO: THE MUSICAL Photo
Robert Lenzi, Tyce Green and More Set for Reworked AMERICAN PSYCHO: THE MUSICAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 7, 2025

Houston Broadway Theatre has revealed the cast and creatives for the Houston Premiere of American Psycho: The Musical. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
Revised AMERICAN PSYCHO: THE MUSICAL to Have Regional Premiere at The Hobby Center Photo
Revised AMERICAN PSYCHO: THE MUSICAL to Have Regional Premiere at The Hobby Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 31, 2025

Houston Broadway Theatre will present the Houston Premiere of American Psycho: The Musical from Tony Award-winner Duncan Sheik and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. Learn ore!
AMERICAN PSYCHO THE MUSICAL Comes to Melbourne This September Photo
AMERICAN PSYCHO THE MUSICAL Comes to Melbourne This September
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 15, 2025

This September, Melbourne's theatre scene will get a shot of adrenaline when the musical revival of AMERICAN PSYCHO opens at Chapel Off Chapel. AMERICAN PSYCHO - THE MUSICAL opens at Chapel Off Chapel on 4 September for a strictly limited season.
TAMARIE, MISS MARPLE, THE WIZARD OF OZ & More Lead BroadwayWorld's 2025 Houston Summe Photo
TAMARIE, MISS MARPLE, THE WIZARD OF OZ & More Lead BroadwayWorld's 2025 Houston Summer Theater Picks
by Brett Cullum - Jul 9, 2025

When you think of summer, you think of food, but rarely do you immediately think of thespians and theater. But why is that? Theaters are cool and dark, and they often seem like great places to escape the heat.
Conor Beaumont Will Lead AMERICAN PSYCHO in Melbourne Photo
Conor Beaumont Will Lead AMERICAN PSYCHO in Melbourne
by Stephi Wild - Jul 1, 2025

Melbourne performer and writer, Conor Beaumont is set to star as the infamous Patrick Bateman when American Psycho – The Musical arrives at Chapel Off Chapel in September this year.
AMERICAN PSYCHO - THE MUSICAL Will Open in Melbourne in September Photo
AMERICAN PSYCHO - THE MUSICAL Will Open in Melbourne in September
by Stephi Wild - Jun 2, 2025

A new production of American Psycho – The Musical will arrive in Melbourne in September 2025. This all-new version of the musical will open at Chapel Off Chapel.
AMERICAN PSYCHO Director Critiques Musical's Portrayal of Patrick Bateman Photo
AMERICAN PSYCHO Director Critiques Musical's Portrayal of Patrick Bateman
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 15, 2025

Mary Harron, director of the 2000 film American Psycho, is sharing her thoughts on the musical adaptation, explaining that humanizing the character of Patrick Bateman comes at the detriment of the story.
Manhattan Theatre Club Reveals 2025 Ted Snowdon Reading Series Lineup Photo
Manhattan Theatre Club Reveals 2025 Ted Snowdon Reading Series Lineup
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 13, 2025

Manhattan Theatre Club has revealed the lineup for the 2025 Ted Snowdon Reading Series. Performances include How to Draw a Triangle By Jake Brasch, directed by Colm Summers and more. Learn more about the lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.
Betty Gilpin Joins Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein in Netflix's New 'Office Romanc Photo
Betty Gilpin Joins Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein in Netflix's New 'Office Romance' Comedy
by Josh Sharpe - Feb 12, 2025

Betty Gilpin, currently on Broadway in Cole Escola's Oh, Mary!, has joined the cast of the Netflix rom-com Office Romance alongside Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein.
Betty Gilpin Will Succeed Cole Escola in OH, MARY! on Broadway Photo
Betty Gilpin Will Succeed Cole Escola in OH, MARY! on Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Dec 3, 2024

Oh, Mary! has found its next Mary! Emmy Award-nominated actor Betty Gilpin, best known for “Glow,” and Netflix’s upcoming “American Primeval”, will take over the role of Mary Todd Lincoln.
FUNNY GIRL & More Lead Washington, DC's July 2024 Top Theatre Shows Photo
FUNNY GIRL & More Lead Washington, DC's July 2024 Top Theatre Shows
by Team BWW - Jul 1, 2024

Washington, DC is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for July 2024 include Funny Girl, Back to the Future, and more!
Monumental Theatre Company Announces Casting for AMERICAN PSYCHO Photo
Monumental Theatre Company Announces Casting for AMERICAN PSYCHO
by A.A. Cristi - May 29, 2024

Monumental Theatre Company launches into rehearsal this week for its 2024 mainstage production American Psycho.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa written?

Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa has written 5 shows including Based on a Totally True Story (Playwright), Spider-Man (Bookwriter), Good Boys and True (Playwright), American Psycho (Bookwriter), Magic Mike (Bookwriter).

What awards has Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa been nominated for?

and The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play (Helen Hayes Awards) for The Muckle Man.

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