The Confidence Man

City

Cincinatti

Venue

Krueger Auditorium, Clermont College

Period

2004-10-29 - 2004-11-06

Based on Herman Melvilles novel

Creative Team

Music:Jim Steinman

Lyrics:Ray Errol Fox

Book:Ray Errol Fox

Director:James Updike, Sarah Updike

Costumes:Aimée Horn

Music Director:Caroline Framptom

Setting:James Updike, Sarah Updike

Stage manager:Heath Parks

Choreography:Terpichore, Shannon Kapp

Lighting:Craig Kaesemeyer

Producer:Nicha Flick

Cast

The Confidence man:Vernon Burns

The Girl:Hillary Ran

The Merchant Roberts:Michael Massey

The Customs Officer:Tom Murphy

The Clergyman:Bill jenny

The Barber:Gary Allen Wettengel

The Miser:Larry Behymer

Melville:Jim Bussey

Fayaway:Heather Schradin

Young Melville:Greg Bishop

The steward:Jeffrey Scott Surber

Soldier of fortune:Jimmy Ray Walker

Young Woman bearing devices:Rebecca Wiesman

Songs by Jim Steinman

New Orleans is coming to me

Pitch penny

Such heaps of fine friends

A maiden is only as maiden as she feels

Sanctimonius sambo

Milady

A soft-handed gentleman

Something of the masquerade may follow

Musicians

Broadway World

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

London

Coventry Telegraph

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

Rugby

The Idle Woman

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

London

Fairy Powered Productions

"an unmissable production "

London

The Stage

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

London

Time out

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

London

British Theatre

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

London

Theatre South East

"an evening of world class music and performance"

London

CurtainUp

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

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

The Prickle

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

London

Manchester Evening News

"This is a truly staggering piece of musical theatre"

Manchester

Tom Talks Show

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

London

Afterword

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

London

The arts shelf

"An extraordinary, high-octane, multimedia masterpiece"

Manchester

theatre-news.com

"explosive representations of the classic songs"

London

Burton Mail

"... a first-rate show"

Burton

Metro

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

London

Theatre Weekly

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

London

Bluinartinfo

"The Steinman bandwagon is just beginning"

London

Westend Wilma

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

London

georgiarknight.com

"Overall I thought the show was superb"

London

Fab UK magazine

"It’s sensory overload in a good way"

London

Yahoo News

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

London

Irish World

" It is exhilirating in its pace and special effects"

London

Culcure Whisper

"this is a musical that brings riotous joy "

London

The Rockin' Chair

"go see the show as it has it all "

London

The Telegraph

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

London

Official London Theatre

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

London

Daily Express

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

London

The Times

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

London

It's a wee bit eggy

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

London

Wiener Zeitung

"a spectacular spectacle"

Wien

Daily Mail

"it's so noisy I spilled my beer"

London

The Upcoming

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

London

SHZ.de

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

Hamburg

Music Week

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

London

The Sweet London Life

"Unadulterated escapism"

London

The Guardian

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

London

Rewrite this story

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

London

The Reviews hub

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

London

Inews

"Bat out of Hell is gloriously over the top"

London

Mercur.de

"A must for musical fans"

München

Musical Theatre review

" an explosive, thrilling triumph "

London

Theatre and Performance

"Impressive performances "

London

Moshville Times

"an exhilarating ride of classic heavy rock"

London

London Theatre Direct

"There aren’t many shows like this anywhere"

London

Daily Mail

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

London

LondonTheatre1.com

"I urge you, go to Hell"

London

London Box Office

"will leave you feeling pretty reckless"

London

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

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London Theatre

"punchily rendered by a hard-working cast "

London

Rocktopia

"it will give you great memories"

London

British Theatre Guide

"completely bringing the house down prior to the interval"

London

West end theatre guide

"“…an epic musical extravaganza "

London

Cheap Theatre tickets

"Defies reality in every possible way"

London

The Theatre cat

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

London

The Spy in the stalls

"performances are what made this show entertaining"

London

View from the Cheap Seat

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

London

London theatreland

"Totally. Super. Awesome "

London

Jewish Chronicle

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

London

Mature Times

"Meat Loaf fans will still have a good time"

London

theprocrastinatingpoet.com

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

London

Coffin tanz

"I was blown away by this show"

Köln

Financia Times

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

London

Little Lid

"I wouldn't hesitate to go again!"

London

Evening Standard

"the songs are never less than bombastic"

London

Classic Rock

"It looks amazing"

London

What's on stage

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

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

edfringe.com

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

Edinburgh

Carns Theatre Passion

"This theatrical event is one not to be missed"

London

SW Londoner

"there really is nothing not to like"

London

Die Presse

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

Wien

Ticketmaster

"words will never do Bat Out Of Hell justice"

London

LiveTheatre UK

"..doubtless find many new audiences"

London

Daily Express

"Meat Loaf musical is a joyful and uplifting experience"

London

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