NEWS: Casting Announced for Bat Boy at New York City Center

The New York City Center has announced further casting for Bat Boy the Musical heading to the stage this autumn for a strictly limited season.

Directed by Tony Award winner Alex Timbers and joining the previously announced Taylor Trensch as the title character will be: original Off-Broadway cast member Kerry  Butler joins the cast as Meredith Parker, along with Tony nominee Andrew Durand as Rick Taylor,  Mary Faber as Lorraine, Alan H Green as Bud, Evan Harrington as Ned, John-Michael Lyles as  Ron Taylor, Tony winner Alex Newell as The God Pan, Olivia Puckett as Ruthie Taylor, Tony nominee  Christopher Sieber as Dr. Parker, Rema Webb as Maggie, and Tony winner Marissa Jaret Winokur as Mrs. Taylor. 

After being discovered in a cave, Bat Boy is taken in by Meredith Parker and her reluctant family. Bat Boy, also known as Edgar, wants nothing more than to be accepted by the West Virginia community and works hard to appeal to their “Christian Charity.” But will his insatiable bloodlust be his undoing? Or will the bloodlust of a town searching for an easy scapegoat beat him to the punch?

Inspired by a popular tabloid article  from the 1990s, the musical first appeared Off-Broadway in 2001 and has since gone on to achieve cult classic status.

This revival features music direction by Andrew Resnick and choreography by Connor Gallagher as well as a score by Tony-nominated Laurence O’Keefe (Legally Blonde: The Musical).

Meanwhile, the creative team also includes:  original orchestrations by Tony winner Alex Lacamoire, and book  by Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming. Scenic design is by David Korins, costume design by Jennifer Moeller,  lighting design by Justin Townsend, and sound design by Nevin Steinberg.