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Bat Boy: The Musical - Acting Edition

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This is a script for an amazing off-Broadway musical: Bat Boy. In the musical, a half-bat/half-boy is discovered in West Virginia and taken by the local vet's family. He learns to talk and struggles to be accepted into the small community. He eventually falls in love with the vet's daughter, but it doesn't work out (interspecies relationships usually aren't a good idea).

This is a very witty script. There are jokes everywhere in the text. The music is also amazing. The actual musical composition and the lyrics are both spectacular.

As a horricomedy, Bat Boy not only makes you laugh, but also makes you stop and think. I'd reccommend this script for anyone who likes parody, comedy, or musical theatre.

This script is for the off-Broadway production "Bat Boy: The Musical." The published script is very accurate compared to the version I have seen staged and to the soundtrack (which is available on CD). The main character, Bat Boy, comes, of course, from "The Weekly World News" where he is a running character (most lately seen assisting Marines in Iraq). Here he falls for a young girl and love prevails (sort of) over the protests of just about everyone.

The story is largely a comedy, but I think "tragi-comedy" is really more accurate. There are little jokes and puns everywhere in the script, and the songs are funny and well written. The show has one big shocker that most people won't see coming, so I won't spoil it, although it's a pretty grim little secret: not to fear though, the script is only 94 pages long, and is easily read in an hour, so your suspense won't last long.

This makes a good companion to the soundtrack or play, but if you can, the best option is to simply go see this production staged somewhere: when done well it is a wonderful (if quirky) little show!

I read this play and later saw it, too, performed at the local high school. The script itself is a brilliant work, but if you really want the full experience it is a must-see show. The music is heart-rending and inspiring, and the lyrics are creative and meaningful. I find the story, if a bit twisted, to be very truthful to our modern society, and it gives insight to our natural discriminatory ways. The Bat Boy has to face the hatred of the townsfolk and struggle to get them to see him for who he really is. This simple theme is packed with twists and turns galore, plenty of suspense, and loads of laughs. Every time a song or a scene gets pulled to a tense or teary climax, there will be a line, or even a subtle word, that provides comic relief. The script alone is wonderful to read, but I recommend you buy the CD with it, because the music is so incredible. Overall, a thrilling play!

My school is putting this on and I'm in it. When I first researched it, I was a bit skeptical, but the superb music and writing changed everything - this script only verifies my appreciation for Farley and Flemming's work. There's so much room for fun - choreography, character, song, setting, and things like that. The musical probably has every questionable subject possible: incest, rape, interspecies sex, gore, and the like - we have a box for letters, as most school productions of this likely do. But you watch it (or act in it) and you enjoy it so much, and you laugh yourself silly while thinking it's "so wrong". But that's the great part - it exposes all this material and makes fun of it without losing the sharp, dry wit, the earnest motives. And O'Keefe's music, of course, carries the day. Anyway, the script matches the musical well - it's concise and clear. Watch the show or be in it - it flows so well you'll have the time of your life.

After listening to the CD for quite some time, I was VERY confused as to the storyline for the show. Because of many secrets within the show, the synopsis included with the CD is enigmatic and does not fully explain everything. I bought the script to find out what in the world was going on in this show and was shocked and surprised to finally see the secrets and details. This book is the script for the off-broadway show and it is a MUST have for any "Bat Boy" lover. Great insights to the show and an easy read as well!

Tragically I haven't seen a production of this show yet, so this book (and the score) will have to do for now. Aside from the book itself being an funny and entertaining read, the opening notes from the authors (especially about productions that feel the urge to wink at the audience during jokes) are a treat.

A few years ago a friend of mine gave me the CD of the original Broadway Cast. I really enjoyed this musical. About a year ater that, the Las Vegas Little Theatre in Las Vegas produced the musical, and I was the Stage Manager. I fell in love with the wild story, and its craziness. BATBOY isn't everyone's cup of tea in the theatre, but I loved the show. If you are an avid reader of "those kinds of newspapers", you'll get more than a few laughs over the CD, and the script. Oh yes, my CD was stolen from me, and I just had to have another copy for my collection. I still have my copy of the play.

Great script for an exciting, fun play. Definitely worth performing.

In 2007, I recorded a background CD for a local production of this play. I used my keyboards, drum machine and digital multi-track recorder to recreate the music in a karaoke style for their performances. It came out quite authentic. I'm MRPJZ on myspace.

After years of people saying that I HAVE to see Jeckyl and Hyde or whatever other retread soundalike is currently in favor, along comes Bat Boy! The songs are witty and interestingly composed. The vocal arrangements are strong and the best part is that it's done completely straight...it's left to the audience to find the humour.

After I read this play, I immediately fell in love with this story. The characters, music, and theme are so wonderful. Now Bat Boy is my favorite musical ever!