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{{Short description|1997 American horror rock musical}}
{{Infobox Musical
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== Production history ==
''Bat Boy: The Musical'' was developed at the
The musical opened [[off-Broadway]] at the [[Union Square Theatre]] on March 21, 2001, and closed on December 2, 2001. Produced by Robyn Goodman<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bat Boy: The Musical|url=http://www.iobdb.com/production/72|access-date=2020-10-28|website=Internet Off-Broadway Database}}</ref> and [[Michael Alden]] and directed by Scott Schwartz, with choreography by [[Christopher Gattelli]], the cast featured [[Deven May]] as Bat Boy and [[Kaitlin Hopkins]] as Meredith, [[Sean McCourt]] as Dr. Thomas Parker, [[Kerry Butler]] as Shelley Parker, [[Kathy Brier]] as Maggie/Ron Taylor, Daria Hardeman as Ruthie Taylor/Ned, Trent Armand Kendall as Rev. Hightower/Mrs. Taylor/Roy/Institute Man, Jim Price as Bud/Daisy/Pan, Richard Pruitt as Sheriff, Doug Storm as Rick Taylor/Lorraine. The swings and understudies included [[John Treacy Egan]], [[Stephanie Kurtzuba]], and J.P. Potter.<ref name=lortel>{{cite web|url=http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=show&title=Bat%20Boy%3A%20The%20Musical |title=Bat Boy: The Musical |website=Lortel.org |access-date=2013-03-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012065000/http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=show&title=Bat%20Boy%3A%20The%20Musical |archive-date=October 12, 2012}}</ref> Raquela Burt originally played Ruthie Taylor/Ned, but had to discontinue the show due to illness.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.raquela.com/about|title=About|author=Michael Jefferies|website=Raquela|date=2023}}</ref> The show was musically directed/keyboards by [[Alex Lacamoire]], keyboards/assistant musical director Jason Debord, acoustic/ electric guitars Greg Skaff, electric bass Matt Rubano, drums Ed Fast. For the original cast album, the band was augmented by cello (Jeanne LeBlanc), French horn (Jeff Lang), flute/clarinet/oboe (C. Anderson), trumpet (Robert Millikan), and trombone ([[James E. Pugh]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.masterworksbroadway.com/music/bat-boy-the-musical |title=Bat Boy: The Musical – Original Cast Recording 2001 |website=MasterworksBroadway.com |date=2001-06-05 |access-date=2012-01-15}}</ref>
The musical opened in the [[West End theatre|West End]] at the [[Shaftesbury Theatre]] on September 8, 2004, and ran through January 15, 2005. It again starred [[Deven May]] as Bat Boy, along with
It entered [[Regional theater in the United States|regional theatre]] in 2002 beginning with the [[Phoenix Theatre (Indianapolis)|Phoenix Theatre]] in [[Indianapolis]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Phoenix Theatre history, 2002 |url=http://www.phoenixtheatre.org/flash.html |website=PhoenixTheatre.org |access-date=February 25, 2009 |archive-date=February 27, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227151428/http://phoenixtheatre.org/flash.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> followed by [[New Line Theatre]] in [[St. Louis|St. Louis, Missouri]], in 2003 and 2006. Performance rights are currently administered by [[Dramatists Play Service]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Bat Boy: The Musical |url=https://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/single.asp?key=3013 |website=Dramatists.com}}</ref>
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''Bat Boy: The Musical'' won the awards for best Off-Broadway musical including the [[Lucille Lortel]] Award, two Richard Rodgers Awards from the [[American Academy of Arts and Letters]], and the [[Outer Critics Circle Award]] in 2001.<ref name=lortel/> Regional productions of ''Bat Boy'' have been nominated for and won awards including the 2003 [[Elliot Norton Award]] (Boston, Massachusetts).<ref>{{cite web |title=21st Elliot Norton Awards: 2003 |url=http://www.stagesource.org/pages/1978_21st_elliot_norton_awards_2003.cfm |website=StageSource.org |access-date=February 25, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327172001/http://www.stagesource.org/pages/1978_21st_elliot_norton_awards_2003.cfm |archive-date=March 27, 2009}}</ref> and the 1998 [[Ovation Awards]] (Los Angeles).<ref>{{cite web |title=Ovation Awards nominations, 1998, Musical/smaller, Writing of a world premiere, Leading actor/musical, Leading actress/musical |url=https://www.allbusiness.com/services/amusement-recreation-services/4364318-1.html |website=AllBusiness.com |date=November 12, 1998}}{{Dead link|date=November 2021}}</ref>
The off-Broadway production received very positive reviews. In his review for ''[[The New York Times]]'', Bruce Weber wrote, "It's remarkable what [this show's] intelligent wit can accomplish".<ref>{{cite
The West End reviews were less positive. The ''CurtainUp'' reviewer wrote, "[U]nless ''Bat Boy The Musical'' gathers a cult audience, I fear it will not linger. The newspaper critics do sometimes get it wrong, ... but they have been less kind to ''Bat Boy'' than the [[West Virginia]]ns portrayed in the musical." The subsequent sell-out 2006 [[Edinburgh Festival]] production of the revised score used in the West End received very positive reviews, with many suggesting the show suited this more 'scaled-down' style.<ref name=albemarle/><ref name=curtain/>
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