Bat Boy: The Musical
Story and book by Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming
Music and Lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe
Directed by Steven Royal
Musical Direction by Walter Bobby McCoy
Choreography by Jeremy McShan
Ripped from the 1992 World Weekly News tabloid headline,Bat Boy:The Musical is both musical comedy/horror spoof and big-hearted satire on American prejudice. When a half boy/half bat creature is discovered in a cave near fictional Hope Falls, West Virginia, the local vet’s wife sets out to teach him the ways of civilization only to be thwarted by the colorful, narrow-minded, “civilized” townfolk who have something else in mind. In the tradition of Sophocles, Sondheim and South Park—with hints of Mary Shelly, Tim Burton and Mel Brooks—Bat Boy weaves a smart and playful pop/rock score with a crazy take on American eccentricities.