American Psycho - 2016 Broadway History , Info & More
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (Broadway)
236 West 45th St. New York, NY
26-year-old Patrick Bateman is sophisticated, rich and devastatingly handsome. He's got a sculpted body, a model-gorgeous girlfriend, a to-die-for apartment, and a Wall Street job in 1980s New York City. In short, his life's killer. There's just one snag in this dark vision of the American Dream... Patrick can't get the blood out of his $5000 suits.
Based on the best-selling novel by Bret Easton Ellis, and set in the epicenter of excess: 1980s Manhattan, this hit 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...
American Psycho - 2016 - Broadway Cast
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'American Psycho' musical spatters blood and scatters style
6 / 10
...directed with relentless, sensationalist expediency by Rupert Goold...There is no question that 'American Psycho' is a highly unusual Broadway musical. And one that is cleverly self-protected against the aesthetic police. Goold's staging, and Lynne Page's limb-spewing choreography, evidence little in the way of consistency: Goold, whose work is about as a subtle as Bateman's preferred methods of dissection, switches styles in almost every scene...'American Psycho' thus is a smug show that games its audience, much as Bateman games his lovers and victims...The score, by Duncan Sheik, employs a narrow and familiar range of notes...It's a myopic mess, musically...underused Alice Ripley and Helene Yorke...Of course, there's no denying Walker's literate attractions, buoyed by the actor's disciplined determination to take the deepest of narcissistic dives with the full knowledge that truly competitive narcissists never self-promote.
Review: ‘American Psycho’ Hits Broadway, So Smooth, So Rich, So Ruthless
7 / 10
Though it often looks as carefully and cosmetically arranged as a window at Barneys, Patrick's favorite store,...'American Psycho' is a mess. That's not because of all that sloppy, sloshy blood, but because of its terminally undecided tone. This latest incarnation...suffers from the weight of having to be a big Broadway musical...Even more than Matt Smith, who originated the role in London, Mr. Walker presents Patrick as an insecure man who deeply needs to fit in and despises himself for doing so...Mr. Walker, who oozed charisma in 'Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson,' holds the show together, for sure...Mostly, though, this psycho is neither scary nor sexy, nor is the show in which he appears.
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American Psycho - 2016 Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Benjamin Walker |
| 2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Choreography | Lynne Page |
| 2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Costume Design for a Musical | Katrina Lindsay |
| 2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Director of a Musical | Rupert Goold |
| 2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical | Justin Townsend |
| 2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Projection Design | Finn Ross |
| 2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Set Design for a Musical | Es Devlin |
| 2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical | Dan Moses Schreier |
| 2016 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Benjamin Walker |
| 2016 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical | American Psycho |
| 2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Benjamin Walker |
| 2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Costume Design (Play or Musical) | Katrina Lindsay |
| 2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Director of a Musical | Rupert Goold |
| 2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Helene Yorke |
| 2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical) | Justin Townsend |
| 2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Broadway Musical | American Psycho |
| 2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Score (Broadway or off-Broadway) | Duncan Sheik |
| 2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Projection Design (Play or Musical) | Finn Ross |
| 2016 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Musical | Justin Townsend |
| 2016 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Musical | Es Devlin |
| 2016 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Musical | Finn Ross |
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