I saw this live. Ben Walker stood right over me in the audience and it was terrifying. The show was great. I think it would have had a long life off Broadway.
really? i always thought the blood would be projected on the screen when it comes down. But they are using practical blood effects? that's freaking awesome
It is also a question of optics. From this high angle, It is obvious he isnt hitting, but If youre sitting on the ground level and in a Straight angle, itll see like hes hitting him with it
Just saw today on Twitter a Promo Ad for American Psycho with Christian Bale. So I just remembered that I was lucky enough to have seen this magnificent musical play version of AP with excellent Matt Smith at the Almeida Theatre all those years ago!
"A clean crisp sound". Just like a cool Diet Pepsi, which I prefer, it's fizzier with a clean citrusy taste. I enjoy drinking it with a straw, while selecting video tapes and listening to my Sony walkman with a Christopher Cross mix tape made for me by Ronald Harrelson. I'm releived that he took my advice and recorded it on BASF chrome it had a broader range and less background hiss and I gratefully leave my Dolby noise reduction switch on "off".
@@danielmichniowski1671 but they should! Because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity and the importance of trends, but it's also a personal statement about the band itself!
@@kaizermengele6669 No, you're the one who sounds like a pathetic art snob. There is nothing wrong with comparing various mediums of a work of art. And there certainly isn't anything wrong with people stating mere opinion; especially when they even Said it was only an opinion. As someone in this thread also commented, this scene in the novel is vastly different as well, people could compare all three & that could lead to some Truly interesting discussions; not your Truly pathetic pretention.
No footage from the West End. Only Broadway. Well, that's not exactly true...there is definitely footage of the West End out there (musicals are almost always recorded for archival purposes, I know this because I've been in the booth of MANY musicals). Nobody's released it yet. Maybe we'll see it in the future...
Someone had described the special effects to me earlier today and I started watching videos to try to find this (and the opening scene. Thank you for the upload
You like Huey Lewis and the News? Their early work was a little too new wave for my taste. But when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor. In '87, Huey released this; Fore!, their most accomplished album. I think their undisputed masterpiece is "Hip To Be Square". A song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity and the importance of trends. It's also a personal statement about the band itself.
I got to see an Evil Dead musical a while back, glad to see more horror adaptations, bound to be wacky but it's clear everyone involved has a lot of fun.
Was just reading toward the end of Bret Easton Ellis' newest nonfiction novel, White, where he talks quite a bit about this musical; something I didn't know existed (though I Should have, as Ellis is my favorite postmodern author..) & still can't believe does. So I had to stop reading a minute to see if I could find some actual footage, as I have here & just as Ellis himself said of it; it's very entertaining. I'm just Very disappointed to hear I'll never get to see it, as he said after 81 shows it got cancelled due to not enough money being made. Aside from The Book of Mormon (which I would love to see also) & Julie Tamor's stellar musical film, Across The Universe; I'm just not a musical person. But this looks so excellent & hysterical!!
There are actual “slime tutorials” (theater-parlance; read: bootlegs) of the Broadway show! Technically, there’s also the “original” West End version but we don’t footage of it at all (though it has been said that the proshots of it and a few other shows will finally be released to the public by the Victoria and Albert Museum in 2024). They’re both on CZcams so I think you could just search American psycho slime tutorial and find them…
This was clearly adapted solely because someone wanted to figure out how to do the blood effects on stage. that's a pretty awesome way of doing it. i saw the off broadway of sweeny todd, and they kind of ignored any attempt at blood effects and just poured fake blood in a bucket
Never thought I'd see American Psycho adapted into a musical.
Evil dead got a musical so anything is possible
Well its a book after all
Fifteen hours ago 😮
I literally Just discrovered it is a thing and i dont know how to feel about It lmao
@@ilpensatore1462 49 seconds ago 😮
I half expected him to have so much fun dancing that he completely forgets about murdering Paul
Honestly same!
Or maybe he would dance-murder Paul to the music of hip to be square
Well, that is questionable if any of the murders were real.
@@stanleyteriaca2184 According to both the author and director, Patrick Bateman is a killer.
Paul Allen be real quite since this song dropped
*paul owen*
Hahhahahhaa
Stolen
That's weird, I just had dinner with him in London.
*been
"When was the last time you were with Paul Allen?" "We'd gone to a new musical called American Psycho. It was a laugh riot".
Straight out of a newspaper review’s extremely brief synopsis.
“Babe get ready, I’ve got us tickets to the Sigma Man musical.”
YES.
I think Patrick is kinda the opposite of a sigma male. He is the world’s most bullyable man.
@@morganalabeille5004The whole Sigma Male Community completely misunderstands the film.
The actor for Patrick Bateman sounds almost exactly like Christian Bale, it's so weird.
Not for me
Some points in the voice but mostly in the perfect act.
Not even close. Only thing close is the tone he is mimicing, the voice itself very clearly doesn’t sound like christian bale.
@@Cracknutter22 You must be fun at parties
Paul Allen too
Great. Now let's see Paul Allen's musical version.
Impressive. Very nice. Let's see*
@@zlatin.todorov *Impressive. Very nice. Now let's see
Edit: I was wrong
@@ShukaHusk Impressive. Very Nice. Let's see*
@@iamthedevilsadvocate *Impressive. Very nice. Now, let's see.
@@alabamaslammer3921 There's no "now"
god i can only imagine how funny and unnerving this must be to see live. when hip to be square first starts BLASTING must rule
I saw this live. Ben Walker stood right over me in the audience and it was terrifying. The show was great. I think it would have had a long life off Broadway.
@@SamanthaNoelCakes I envy you! Chatted with a few who worked with props when I was in NYC after it got canned 😢
fun fact the screen coming down malfunctioned for a few shows so the first couple rows were splattered with blood
Should have gone full Evil Dead/Blue Man Group. People will pay to get close enough to be splattered!
really? i always thought the blood would be projected on the screen when it comes down. But they are using practical blood effects? that's freaking awesome
I would kill to see this in person
Just don't go laying out newspapers just yet 😉😂
Me too man I hope there’s a revival in the future
Same😂
Can get us a reservation 🙃
Now let's see what Paul Allen would do to see this movie
The people cheering after he holds up the severed head 🤣😂 the real psychos are in the audience 🤣
Oh no…😳😂😂😂😂😂😂
Mate, it's called "willing suspension of disbelief"
"It's you, The Audience, you're the American Psycho! "
@@georgedoty-williams2085 bruh, it'd be worse if they suspended their disbelief and still somehow ended up cheering for a murderer
@@user-du7yg7wp4n "I guess we were the real American Psycho, after all" - Audience
you're cheering, a man was just decapitated and you're cheering
“I’m drunker than I thought”
“That’s a date rape drug I put in your drink”
“Oh. That’s why I’m feelings so..,mellow!”
😂😆🤣
So, you have two comments, both are just citing what happened in the video. and both are top comments? We're doomed.
Wow... so incitful dude...
@@Ennarmreal insightful
@@vaukest5888 it's a comment on youtube buddy
When the screen started dropping I knew I was in for a treat
SAME!!!😂😂😂😂
So did the audience, based on their reaction
“Oh my god! Patrick! It’s you! You’re the American Psycho!”
@Ash S Um...Yes he did? Are you stupid or something?
@Ash S r/woooosh
the way that Paul looks at the screen coming down- bit of a 4th wall break, I love it
I like how obvious it is he isn't hitting him with the axe, and it still manages to look semi real
It’s because Paul’s actor is doing such a good impression of getting hit even though the axe is nowhere near him.
It is also a question of optics. From this high angle, It is obvious he isnt hitting, but If youre sitting on the ground level and in a Straight angle, itll see like hes hitting him with it
That's the magic of theater.
I just watched "Morbius", and this kept going through my head...
LMAO 🤣
Do you like Jared Leto and the Morbius?
@@Lelfay I think it felt like an incomplete movie.
morbin time
[Everyone Morbed that]
“I like to dissect girls.”
“It’s fine, I used to hate Iggy Pop too, but now that he’s more commercial, I like him.”
yeah we watched the video too
😂😂😂😂😂😂
i don’t get it
@@JosephGaming he's quoting his favorite part smartass
@@JosephGaming theater kids mixing with the sigmas leads to interactions like this
“i like to dissect girls”
“it’s fine”
😭😭😭😭
4:24 the screen coming down with the droning sound was amazing
Nothing like two guys dressed in fancy tuxedos dancing to Huey Lewis. LOL.
😂😂😂😂
They ACTUALLY made a play about this insane movie 😂🤣😂🤣
The movie is based on a book, of the same name, and I hear it’s even more disturbing and violent than the movie xD
This seems to be bassed on the book more than the film for example it uses the book version of The characters names
@@flipingboredcritic it is. Way more violent
They based the movie off of the musical and the novel off of the movie
@@dripdemon3401 the movie came out before the musical.
Jesus this was so good.
Of course you'd think that Kira.
Deff nott
@@JesusChrist-ej1gg yeah it was
@@8000Kakaroto Man it makes me happy to see someone seemingly gone come back, 5 years man. That’s just crazy
@T808_808T I sure did
THE DANCING IS SO FUNKY
The way he spins the ax and jumps HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA i love it! 4:45
thats some paper mario ass murdering lmao i love it too
Same!!!!!! I wish there was footage of Matt Smith’s moment doing this!!!
I love Matt Smith since Doctor Who!
This has so much meme potential
Agreed
no
Not really
wow, didn't know Jerma985 played in a musical
Just saw today on Twitter a Promo Ad for American Psycho with Christian Bale. So I just remembered that I was lucky enough to have seen this magnificent musical play version of AP with excellent Matt Smith at the Almeida Theatre all those years ago!
Impressive, very nice. Let's see Paul Allen's musical.
"A clean crisp sound".
Just like a cool Diet Pepsi, which I prefer, it's fizzier with a clean citrusy taste. I enjoy drinking it with a straw, while selecting video tapes and listening to my Sony walkman with a Christopher Cross mix tape made for me by Ronald Harrelson. I'm releived that he took my advice and recorded it on BASF chrome it had a broader range and less background hiss and I gratefully leave my Dolby noise reduction switch on "off".
:l
I love Christopher cross
That's a good imitation of the original novel's style. It's exhausting being inside the mind of someone so obsessed with the superficial.
😂😂😂😂😂
Would be the one to use BASF too
Patrick: Brutally attacks the man with an axe
Audience: YEAHHHH THAT WAS AMAZING!
American psycho as a musical is actually so smart because of bateman’s obsession with music
Why didn't they make "Hip to be Square" into a musical number?
According to an interview with Duncan Shiek, he decided to use the song itself as was it was because "it was just too fun not to use."
Because then they can't discuss the song.
Because it's a song so catchy, most people probably wouldn't listen to the lyrics
Now that I’ve seen the movie I understand the jokes in the comments. I watched the movie yesterday lol
@@danielmichniowski1671 but they should! Because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity and the importance of trends, but it's also a personal statement about the band itself!
I went to see this on may 27th, and I keep finding myself re-watching this scene, amazing show, killed too early
Can't believe they adapted the dance scene from Morbius into a musical
Is there a professional recording of the whole show, or heck even a amateur recording of The whole show. I need to watch this thing
Ayo
This man is looking for a "slime tutorial", I see!
There’s an unofficial recording by “bitch chicken” or something of the like. Just look up American psycho the musical
czcams.com/video/uPLMcSdUkDA/video.html
Now there is also the finalized, after previews version of the musical posted by Michael! There has been some changes…
This scene was well done
Lol their dancing is adorable
was wondering how they were gonna pull that scene off... in my opinion the movie was better but i still like this a lot!
Bianca Lowe you're really comparing a fucking musical to the movie with a giant budget? You people are pathetic
He might be just comparing Bale's performance to this guy's. It's okay to prefer one over the other.
kevin morin Are you joking?! It's an adaptation. It deserves to be compared moron.
The scene in the movie is insanely different compared to the book
@@kaizermengele6669 No, you're the one who sounds like a pathetic art snob. There is nothing wrong with comparing various mediums of a work of art. And there certainly isn't anything wrong with people stating mere opinion; especially when they even Said it was only an opinion. As someone in this thread also commented, this scene in the novel is vastly different as well, people could compare all three & that could lead to some Truly interesting discussions; not your Truly pathetic pretention.
Jesus that ending turned into a *David Lynch* real fucking fast
Lol true
This is the ONE song that is fully unchanged from the movie or book. It was simply too iconic for Duncan Sheik to change.
I still can’t believe Matt Smith played Patrick Bateman on broadway. But I can’t find footage anywhere?!
Just enjoy this for now
i think matt smith only played patrick in the london performances?
He only played in the east end, still no footage
No footage from the West End. Only Broadway.
Well, that's not exactly true...there is definitely footage of the West End out there (musicals are almost always recorded for archival purposes, I know this because I've been in the booth of MANY musicals). Nobody's released it yet. Maybe we'll see it in the future...
The screen coming down is just… it’s like it saying “you all know what’s coming and it’s gonna look exactly the way you think.”
The guy playing Paul here REALLY sells those hits
What a way to break into an intermission.
Someone had described the special effects to me earlier today and I started watching videos to try to find this (and the opening scene. Thank you for the upload
This musical fucks me up I love it
Somehow they made the scene even better. That crazy dance lol
They look like their having fun with their characters
Impressive. Very nice.
WHY ISN'T THIS MORE POPULAR OH MY GOD.
This is good since the author of american psyco intended american psyco to be a satirical sorta comedy
honestly this death is alot more chilling than the one in the movie
It's been a while since I've heard the version of this song that isn't about having sex with honeybees.
exactly
It's hip to FUCK BEES
based
You like Huey Lewis and the News? Their early work was a little too new wave for my taste. But when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor. In '87, Huey released this; Fore!, their most accomplished album. I think their undisputed masterpiece is "Hip To Be Square". A song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity and the importance of trends. It's also a personal statement about the band itself.
God I love those lines
Hey paul!
@@AdachiAhhh AAAAAAAAAAAARGH!
@@KyrieFortuneTry getting a reservation at Dorsia now!
It's like they've managed to project one of my fever dreams
Am I trippin or am I actually watching an American Psycho musical
The character’s OCD definitely makes clean up between scenes a lot easier. 😂
Imagine an alternate timeline where Patrick doesn’t kill Paul and they become best friends
There is something extremely disturbing and disgusting about this versus the movie.
True. And I love it 😂😂😂😂
The ending was really good.. good effects
I got to see an Evil Dead musical a while back, glad to see more horror adaptations, bound to be wacky but it's clear everyone involved has a lot of fun.
but when sports came out in 83', I really think they came into their own.
This show literally jumpscared us..... 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
This is very well done, super impressed
Imagine if that guy was an actual psycho, and he did all that acting and actually killed him lol
It's only a matter of time until we get the Broadway Revival.
Hey Paul!
TheHive AH!
TRY GETTING A RESERVATION AT DORSIA NOW YOU FUCKING STUPID BASTARD
TRY GETTING A RESERVATION AT DORSIA’S NOW YOU STUPID ******* *******!!!!
(Proceeds to get blood on face)
Thanks so much for the upload! I wanted to see this so much but wasn't able too. :(
If your interested you can buy the DVD from Broadway escapes the price is not expensive
those effects are amazing
This is a niche i never knew I needed
THIS WAS FREAKING AWESOME
What a cool way of doing special effects! love this 🩸🪓
0:20 by far the coolest thing here
Jerma
Was just reading toward the end of Bret Easton Ellis' newest nonfiction novel, White, where he talks quite a bit about this musical; something I didn't know existed (though I Should have, as Ellis is my favorite postmodern author..) & still can't believe does. So I had to stop reading a minute to see if I could find some actual footage, as I have here & just as Ellis himself said of it; it's very entertaining.
I'm just Very disappointed to hear I'll never get to see it, as he said after 81 shows it got cancelled due to not enough money being made. Aside from The Book of Mormon (which I would love to see also) & Julie Tamor's stellar musical film, Across The Universe; I'm just not a musical person. But this looks so excellent & hysterical!!
There are actual “slime tutorials” (theater-parlance; read: bootlegs) of the Broadway show! Technically, there’s also the “original” West End version but we don’t footage of it at all (though it has been said that the proshots of it and a few other shows will finally be released to the public by the Victoria and Albert Museum in 2024).
They’re both on CZcams so I think you could just search American psycho slime tutorial and find them…
splendid video EMc91. I crushed the thumbs up on your video. Keep on up the superior work.
This was clearly adapted solely because someone wanted to figure out how to do the blood effects on stage. that's a pretty awesome way of doing it. i saw the off broadway of sweeny todd, and they kind of ignored any attempt at blood effects and just poured fake blood in a bucket
I had no idea this existed until now
They absolutely killed their moves, like they’re only 80 lbs
I love this. I need this.
That was so cool to look at.
I went high May 8. 2016 and I could never forget my ability to forget.
That outro was dope
amazing
pretty cool set piece having the galagher glass descend to protect from splats.
This was so dope
This is great!
HIT THE BEES WHERE
Jerma the musical
Wow, that was damn near perfect
This was actually amazing
No idea this was real
Those effects though!!
This looks so great, so sad I missed it, now.
the beginning nearly gave me epilepsy but that was really fuckin well done!
nobody gonna talk about that sick axe spin at 4:45
Cool effects