Get ready for an electrifying night of rock ‘n’ roll! Bat Out of Hell – The Musical roars into the Fox Theatre for one night only on Wednesday, April 8 at 7:30 p.m. This high-octane theatrical spectacle brings the legendary music of Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf to life for an unforgettable fusion of epic storytelling and iconic hits that will leave audiences breathless. Comerica Bank is the exclusive presenting partner of the Fox Theatre.
Featuring some of the most iconic rock songs ever recorded, Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical boasts an epic world class cast of singers, dancers, actors, accompanied by a dynamic eight-piece rock band. This reimagined award-winning show promises to be a thrilling experience.
Bat Out of Hell – The Musical won the UK’S Radio 2 Audience Award for Best Musical at the Evening Standard Awards and was nominated for 8 LONDON WhatsOnStage Awards, including Best New Musical.
Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical wowed critics and public alike when it played limited seasons at Manchester Opera House, London Coliseum, London’s Dominion Theatre, Toronto’s CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre and New York City Center.
It garnered 5 stars from the UK’s The Independent, Daily Mirror, Daily Express, Manchester Evening News, and Metro.
The New York Times raved that Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical is ‘extravagant, absurd, compulsively hummable’ and Theatermania said ’See it while you can’.
The musical also had successful runs in Canada, Germany, a residency in Las Vegas and the international tour took the show to the UK, Ireland, Germany, Australia and New Zealand.
Bat Out Of Hell became one of the best-selling albums in history, selling over 68 million copies worldwide. 16 years after the release of the original album, Steinman scored again with Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell, which contained the massive hit “I Would Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That).” For the stage musical, the legendary and award-winning Jim Steinman incorporated iconic songs from the Bat Out of Hell albums, including “You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth,” “Bat Out of Hell,” “I Would Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That),” “It’s All Coming Back to Me,” and “Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad,” as well as the previously unreleased song “What Part of My Body Hurts the Most.”
As the Lost boys and girls flee into the tunnels below the city from its ruler Falco, his teenage daughter Raven locks eyes with fearless leader of the Lost, the immortal Strat, and the immensity of their love-at-first-sight-obsessions threaten to destroy both of their families. Experience the thrill of the electrifying songs of Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf's epic collaboration: “Bat Out of Hell.”
Bat Out Of Hell - The Musical has book, music and lyrics by Jim Steinman, direction by Jay Scheib, with musical supervision and additional arrangements by Michael Reed, additional choreography by Xena Gusthart, set and costume design by Jon Bausor, original wig designs by Linda McKnight, video design by Finn Ross, lighting design by Patrick Woodroffe, sound design by Gareth Owen, orchestrations by Steve Sidwell, original casting by David Grindrod CDG, North American tour casting by Anne Vosser and Glenn Orsher, and General Management by Jenna Lazar.
The Canadian and US dates of Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical, are produced by Emmy and Tony Award winner Michael Cohl, CEO of S2BN Entertainment and the former Chairman of Live Nation, Tony Smith & David Sonenberg with executive producers Julian Stoneman and Glenn Orsher
