AMERICAN PSYCHO …. the musical?

4 comments September 24th, 2008

According to a press release received by the fine folks at Cinematical, the 2000 movie (and Bret Easton Ellis novel) could be headed to Broadway. As they report, “The Johnson-Roessler Company, The Collective and XYZ Films have partnered to acquire, develop and produce the live stage version.”

I enjoyed Mary Harron’s movie and Ellis’ original novel (They’re both comedies, believe it or not, though Ellis’ book is considerably darker and more detailed in its descriptions of the murders.)  and think this is the sort of over-the-top tale that could succeed on Broadway, with its 1980s New York setting, pop soundtrack (Huey Lewis! Phil Collins! Whitney Houston!) and stylized set pieces. It’s doubtful Christian Bale would return to the role of Patrick Bateman (and he was amazing in the movie), but as Cinematical points out, the guy proved he can sing in NEWSIES.

What? You don’t think a bloody story of a serial killer could work as a musical? What about this one?