Rhinegold

King of

Craig Richard Nelson

Velgunda

Flosshilda

Alberich

Wotan

Fricka

City

Venue

Mercer Arts Center

Creative Team

Music:Jim Steinman

Lyrics:Barry Keating

Book:Jim Steinman, Barry Keating

Director:Barry Keating

Choreography:Wendy Wasserstein

Music Supervisor:Tom Willies

Costumes:Bosha Johnson

Lighting:Phillip A. Haultcoeur

Setdesign:Frank Siciliano

Makeup :Kerry Fidler

Stage manager:Iris Olshin

Director's assistant:Mimi Kennedy

Master electrician:Radford Polinsky

Technical crew:Priscilla Davis

House staff :Susan Vare

Cast

King of the Rhine:Craig Richard Nelson

Voglinda:Barbara Korey

Velgunda:Jessica Harper

Flosshilda:Ursuline Kairson

Alberich:Andre DeShields

Wotan:Roger Brown

Fricka:Ann Bardack

Fricka:Mimi Kennedy

Freia: P J Tomc

Fasolt:Craig Richard Nelson

Fafner:Chuck Oberlander

Froh:John Seidman

Donner:John Mills

Loge:Tom Leo

Mime:Gregory Johnson

Erda:Johanna Albrecht

Sea Creatures and Nibelungen :Kenneth Shippy

Sea Creatures and Nibelungen :Mimi Kennedy

Songs by Jim Steinman

Swimming in the Rhine

Musicians

Electronic score:Adrian Lo

Pianist:Keith Musgrave

What's on stage

"Bat Out of Hell is a glorious, ridiculous, insanely enjoyable night out"

London

Burton Mail

"... a first-rate show"

Burton

Theatre Weekly

"London may not have seen anything like Bat Out of Hell The Musical before"

London

The Prickle

"high explosive glam rock, like you’ve never heard it before"

London

The Spy in the stalls

"performances are what made this show entertaining"

London

Manchester Evening News

"This is a truly staggering piece of musical theatre"

Manchester

Daily Mail

"It’s shameless, it’s fabulous, it’s preposterous. "

London

The Guardian

"Bat Out of Hell the Musical often feels like being in the fast lane"

London

Theatre South East

"an evening of world class music and performance"

London

The Sweet London Life

"Unadulterated escapism"

London

Mature Times

"Meat Loaf fans will still have a good time"

London

LiveTheatre UK

"..doubtless find many new audiences"

London

Time out

"As a spectacle, ‘Bat Out of Hell’ is batshit crazy, often in a good way"

London

What's good to do

"Wow! What an amazing performance! "

Aylesbury

Daily Express

"As a loud and lavish form of mega-karaoke it is a spine-tingling success"

London

Evening Standard

"the songs are never less than bombastic"

London

Daily Express

"..so many great singers on stage in the same production"

London

Jonathan Baz reviews

"get yourself tickets before they're gone gone gone"

London

Musical Theatre review

" an explosive, thrilling triumph "

London

Official London Theatre

"It will instead keep you transfixed from beginning to end"

London

Daily Mail

"it's so noisy I spilled my beer"

London

London Theatre Direct

"There aren’t many shows like this anywhere"

London

View from the Cheap Seat

"It’s a Rock and Roll Dream Come Through…"

London

Carns Theatre Passion

"This theatrical event is one not to be missed"

London

Irish World

" It is exhilirating in its pace and special effects"

London

Theatre and Performance

"Impressive performances "

London

The Stage

"Bonkers it may be but, hell, it’s pretty brilliant too"

London

Afterword

"It’s the best night out you’ll have all year"

London

theatre-news.com

"explosive representations of the classic songs"

London

SHZ.de

"Dance of the vampires is gloomy and colorful, funny and serious "

Hamburg

The Telegraph

"A care-banishing blast of wild-child zaniness"

London

Fairy Powered Productions

"an unmissable production "

London

Tom Talks Show

"Certainly one to go and see again and again!"

London

Moshville Times

"an exhilarating ride of classic heavy rock"

London

The arts shelf

"An extraordinary, high-octane, multimedia masterpiece"

Manchester

The Theatre cat

"And the music! Real rock, melodious and violent, ragingly operatic."

London

Financia Times

"Jim Steinman’s rock’n’roll musical already feels like a classic"

London

British Theatre Guide

"completely bringing the house down prior to the interval"

London

theprocrastinatingpoet.com

"... it sure is worth the cost!"

London

The Idle Woman

"London Coliseum has temporarily swapped classical music for rock opera and it sounds great"

London

Fab UK magazine

"It’s sensory overload in a good way"

London

The Upcoming

"once you’re hooked, it’s a guilty pleasure you’re proud to share with the audience"

London

London Box Office

"will leave you feeling pretty reckless"

London

Little Lid

"I wouldn't hesitate to go again!"

London

Metro

"It’s so brilliantly awful it teeters on awfully brilliant"

London

Music Week

"Here the magic of Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman is rendered undeniable"

London

Bluinartinfo

"The Steinman bandwagon is just beginning"

London

The Rockin' Chair

"go see the show as it has it all "

London

edfringe.com

"I was utterly blown away by Whistle Down The Wind"

Edinburgh

Wiener Zeitung

"a spectacular spectacle"

Wien

Ticketmaster

"words will never do Bat Out Of Hell justice"

London

Westend Wilma

"this is a show that will bring your spirit up and your jaw down to the floor"

London

The Reviews hub

"a score that Wagner himself would have been proud of"

London

SW Londoner

"there really is nothing not to like"

London

Coventry Telegraph

"the cast at a sell-out Rugby Theatre put on a captivating show"

Rugby

Coffin tanz

"I was blown away by this show"

Köln

Jewish Chronicle

"Bat Out Of Hell fans will be launched into ecstasy"

London

Die Presse

"this "dance of the vampires" does not disappoint"

Wien

LondonTheatre1.com

"I urge you, go to Hell"

London

georgiarknight.com

"Overall I thought the show was superb"

London

Rewrite this story

"a jaw-dropping spectacle that really has to be seen to be believed"

London

Yahoo News

"The shock value of each and every scene will leave you yearning for more "

London

Mercur.de

"A must for musical fans"

München

London theatreland

"Totally. Super. Awesome "

London

Broadway World

"Bat Out Of Hell certainly provides a night to remember"

London

A younger theatre

"..this is one of the more impressive"

London

North West End

"Bat Out of Hell is for me a once in a lifetime production"

Manchester

Rocktopia

"it will give you great memories"

London

Classic Rock

"It looks amazing"

London

Inews

"Bat out of Hell is gloriously over the top"

London

Culcure Whisper

"this is a musical that brings riotous joy "

London

Cheap Theatre tickets

"Defies reality in every possible way"

London

The Times

"bats actually do fly during this megablast of a musical"

London

CurtainUp

"the musical that the Meat Loaf fans wanted to hear"

London

West end theatre guide

"“…an epic musical extravaganza "

London

Daily Express

"Meat Loaf musical is a joyful and uplifting experience"

London

British Theatre

"if you love your rock’n’roll, you’ll love this"

London

It's a wee bit eggy

"of the greatest musical I have ever had the pleasure of seeing"

London

London Theatre

"punchily rendered by a hard-working cast "

London

CURRENT SHOWS

Hamburg

FUTURE SHOWS

Budapest

Westcliff-on-Sea

UK TOUR 2025

Falmouth