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American Psycho is a musical with music and lyrics by Duncan Sheik and a book by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. It is based on the controversial 1991 novel American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis, [1] which also inspired a 2000 film of the same name, that starred Christian Bale. Set in Manhattan during the Wall Street boom of the late 1980s, American ...
- There’S Music
- There’S No Bethany
- There’S A Lot More to The Other Female Characters
- It’S Drastically Less Violent
Obvious, yes, but the stage production’s tunes really do shift the tone of the whole story. While the music is great at incorporating Patrick Bateman’s obsession with pop music — Sheik mixes a lot of classic ’80s tracks into his original songs — it also gives an extra comedic bump to a storyline already laden with black humor. The result is an emph...
Characters are often nixed or conflated in adaptations and Patrick’s ex-girlfriend Bethany doesn’t make it into the musical. (She also didn’t appear onscreen in the film, though Patrick does reference her.) This is both a disappointment and a relief. Her appearance in the book is pretty significant as it thoroughly rattles Patrick, which provides d...
The women in Patrick’s life such as his secretary Jean, his fiance Evelyn and even his mother get more focus on stage than they did in the book. Jean and Evelyn, for example, both appear in scenes without Patrick, which helps shape their characters and gives the audience more of a chance to empathize with their characters. The musical version of Je...
Of course, it would be nearly impossible to reenact the amount of gore found in Ellis’ novel. Even the film adaptation doesn’t come close to the extreme levels of violence found in the book and the stage version isn’t half as violent as the film. Some people will likely be relieved by this and others disappointed, but anyone with a queasy stomach w...
Apr 22, 2016 · There’s no heart but lots of blood in “ American Psycho,” Duncan Sheik and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa ‘s witty musical treatment of the scandalous 1991 novel by Bret Easton Ellis (and the...
A version of the musical is the focus of the musical episode titled "Chapter One Hundred and Twelve: American Psychos" of the sixth season from the series Riverdale. [ 51 ] In April 2021, Lionsgate Television chairman Kevin Beggs confirmed a TV series is in development.
- Bret Easton Ellis
- 1991
Dec 12, 2013 · AMERICAN PSYCHO. Musical in 2 acts. Music and lyrics by Duncan Sheik; book by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa; Based on the 1991 novel American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis, and the film. Almeida Theatre, London - 12th December, 2013 - 1st February, 2014.
Featuring music & lyrics by Grammy and Tony Award-winner DUNCAN SHEIK, the eagerly awaited American Psycho London Cast Recording from the new musical based on the best-selling novel by Bret...
Dec 26, 2021 · It may have been short-lived but 'American Psycho the Musical' is the best film/book to musical adaptation in recent years.
