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...Unfortunately, this aesthetic is poorly defined and inconsistent. Oberon, Titania, and Puck are dressed as goths, while their fairies are hip hop dancers. To boot, the scenery centers around a yellow, graffitied car that could have been plucked directly from the 1960s. This array of clashing aesthetics diminishes the show??s overall effect by confounding the audience’s sense of place and time...
...narrative. Still, while the publicity materials emphasized the edgier aspects of the plot, the parts that were cut from more conventional productions, this version is actually quite traditional in terms of its content. Few changes seem to have been made to the script, and the visual aspects of the show??the costumes, the set design, the choreography—remain true to the story’s original tone...
...Boy” opens on three teens—Ron, Rick, and Ruthie Taylor—preparing to get just a little bit closer to nature in the dark environs of a local cave, but they are promptly interrupted by the appearance of the show??s namesake, played by Walter B. Klyce ’10. After the confused cave creature bites young Ruthie (Maya S. Sugarman), he is taken to the home of the dashing and devilish Dr. Thomas Parker (Adam M. Lathram), where his charming wife Meredith (Megan L. Amram ’10) and daughter...
...these sorts of unfortunate musical incongruities that the show??from the outset walking the line between theatrical wit and tackiness—stumbles, keeping it from being the completely charming piece of outrageous spectacle that it is meant to be. It is in instances when the music, directed by Alex B. Lipton ’11, competes too closely with the voices of the players or in moments when the confusing appearance of seemingly bored back-up singers provide a negative contrast rather than the overwhelming complement that was probably intended, that the production falters and the audience...
Nonetheless, the silly extravaganza that is the “fact meets fiction” of “Bat Boy: The Musical” manages to keep the wonder going even beyond the show??s incredibly tragic end. In the world of tabloid fantasy, love can be open to all, death is no longer a barrier to hope, and the optimism of the seemingly impossible can still ring out: Bat Boy lives...