That description should probably be reserved for the book. While nobody would confuse Steinman’s lyrics with Cole Porter’s, it would be neither fair nor accurate to call them witless. Now don’t be sad coz two out of three ain’t bad (I’d explain their subplot if I thought it existed for any reason other than to justify the song.) ![]() My favorite (in part because its melody is the most familiar to me) is the song “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad.” It’s sung as a duet between stand-out Danielle Steers as Zahara and Tyrick Wiltez Jones as Jagwire, who are both members of the Lost. (Only a handful of Steinman songs in the musical are from the follow-up albums “Bat Out of Hell II” released 16 years after “Bat Out of Hell” and “Bat Out of Hell III” released 13 years after “Bat Out of Hell II.” ) At their best, Steinman’s songs have catchy tunes, and they’re in the hands of real rock pros. He also wrote all seven songs on Meat Loaf’s 1977 debut solo album, “Bat Out of Hell,” which has become one of the best-selling albums of all times all seven from that album are among the almost two dozen in the musical. The musical, which made its debut in England in 2017, is officially called “Jim Steinman’s Bat Out of Hell The Musical.” Steinman has written the book and all of the songs. The two become obsessed with one another.įalco is of course adamantly against any such romance, but Raven finds a secret ally in her mother Sloane (portrayed, in a casting coup, by Lena Hall, Tony-winner for Hedwig and the Angry Inch) For some reason I didn’t catch, Manhattan has been renamed Obsidian, and is ruled by a tyrant named Falco (Bradley Dean.) During a clash between the Lost and Falco’s riot-costumed militia, Strat loses his shirt (the first of many times his torso will be on display, sometimes smudged with dirt or streaked with blood.) Falco’s daughter Raven (Christina Bennington), who is about to turn 18, rushes into the riot, picks up Strat’s shirt, stares into his eyes. They’re orphaned, homeless, and hanging out in the subway station beneath the destroyed Museum of Natural History, which The Lost have converted to a garage and bar. You see, there was an apocalypse that swept Manhattan out into the middle of the ocean and eternally froze The Lost at the age of 18. ![]() They go a long way towards helping us get through all that is clunky and cheesy about the show, especially a confusing plot jerry-rigged out of a mix of B-movie genres…Īndrew Polec (leading candidate for future rock star) stars as Strat, the leader of The Lost, a gang of youth that aren’t really young. The performers are talented, charismatic….and, let’s be frank, rock star sexy. Yes, it’s loud, long, messy, and, largely, ludicrously self-serious.īut what makes “Bat Out of Hell” so watchable, at least for the first two hours, is the magnetism of the cast. Yes, it’s an adolescent’s fantasy of rebellion, or more precisely a boomer’s fond recollection of adolescent rebellion, featuring both a roaring motorcycle and a 60s convertible, as well as tight black leather pants, black eyeliner, bare chests and red bandanna headbands. ![]() Yes, it feels like an MTV glam metal music video circa 1980 stretched out to nearly three hours. ![]() “Bat Out of Hell” is a frequently enjoyable jukebox musical running at New York City Center through September 8, using the muscular rock opera anthems from singer Meat Loaf’s trilogy of best-selling albums of the same name to tell a tale of impossible young love in a dystopian future Manhattan. Andrew Polec as Strat and Christina Bennington as Raven in Bat Out of Hell The Musical Photo credit Little Fang Photo
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