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American Psycho

First Preview: Mar 10, 2016
Opening Date: Mar 24, 2016
Closing Date: Jun 5, 2016
Running Time: 02:45
American Psycho

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Playing @
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
236 West 45th Street, New York City, NY 10036
Direct from a sold-out, acclaimed run in London… American Psycho comes home to the city that inspired it. 

Based on the best-selling novel by Bret Easton Ellis
, and set in the epicenter of excess: 1980s Manhattan, this hit musical tells the story of Patrick Bateman, a young and handsome Wall Street banker with impeccable taste and unquenchable desires. Patrick and his elite group of friends spend their days in chic restaurants, exclusive clubs and designer labels. But at night, Patrick takes part in a darker indulgence, and his mask of sanity is starting to slip…

Benjamin Walker (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson) stars alongside a first-class cast, including Tony Award® winner Alice Ripley (Next to Normal), Heléne Yorke (Bullets over Broadway), Tony nominee Jennifer Damiano (Next to Normal), and Drew Moerlein in his Broadway debut.
 

American Psycho
features a score by Duncan Sheik, the Tony and Grammy Award®-winning composer of Spring Awakening, and reinvented for the stage by Olivier Award- winning director Rupert Goold (King Charles III) writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Glee), Tony-nominated choreographer Lynne Page (La Cage Aux Folles) and three-time Olivier Award-winning scenic designer Es Devlin all combine to make this new musical the sexiest show on Broadway.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
SUNDAY thru TUESDAY & THURSDAY @ 7 PM
FRIDAY & SATURDAY @ 8 PM
SATURDAY & SUNDAY  @ 2 PM
BroadwayMusical
Show Notes: 1 Intermission
Age Guidance: 16
Audience Advisory: American Psycho contains strobe lighting effects.

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$69.00 - $148.00

Lottery & Rush

A digital lottery will offer a limited number of $45 seats will be available online each day for that day's performance(s). A limited number of $37 rush tickets will also be available in person at the theater's box office each day beginning at 10am. For both lottery and rush tickets, there will be a limit of two tickets per customer.

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Reviews

  • Who wants to see a Broadway musical about a serial killer? If the perennial popularity of Sweeney Todd is any indication, a lot of people. However, American Psycho is not your grandma's serial-killer musical. With a score by Duncan Sheik (Spring Awakening) and book by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark), this distinctively modern show offers an uncomfortable mix of hilarity and horror. Based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis, it is now making its Broadway debut at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. Under the masterfully precise direction of Rupert Goold, this roller-coaster ride for the stage will have you peering over your shoulder at the well-dressed patrons behind you.

    -----TheaterMania
  • 4 1/2 STARS (out of 5)

    Based on Bret Easton Ellis’ controversial 1991 book, the story follows Patrick Bateman, a Wall Streeter and mass murderer, through the excess of ’80s New York. A white box set and video projections evoke the minimalism and garish glare of the era. Author Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (“Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark”) and composer-lyricist Duncan Sheik (a Tony winner for “Spring Awakening”) are mostly faithful to the novel. But they heighten the ironic humor and lessen the graphic violence of both the book and the Christian Bale film.

    ------New York Daily News
  • And as for the violence — it’s simply part of the story, usually a joke, and often part of a stunning stage picture. All that red blood looks spectacular against Es Devlin’s stark white set. Have we become so desensitized, in a post-Dexter, American Horror Story age, that multiple on-stage murders elicit nary a cringe? Or are we that certain that everything we’re seeing is happening in Patrick’s head?
    Again, it’s up to you to decide.

    -------Entertainment Weekly
  • Who wants to see a Broadway musical about a serial killer? If the perennial popularity of Sweeney Todd is any indication, a lot of people. However, American Psycho is not your grandma's serial-killer musical. With a score by Duncan Sheik (Spring Awakening) and book by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark), this distinctively modern show offers an uncomfortable mix of hilarity and horror. Based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis, it is now making its Broadway debut at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. Under the masterfully precise direction of Rupert Goold, this roller-coaster ride for the stage will have you peering over your shoulder at the well-dressed patrons behind you.

    -----TheaterMania

Accessibility

  • Box Office

    The counter is not wheelchair accessible.
  • Curb Ramps

    yes
  • Restroom

    A wheelchair accessible restroom (unisex) is located on the main level.
  • Elevator/Escalator

    None on Premises
  • Telephone

    None on premises
  • Entrance

    The entrance to the theatre is street level.
  • Visual Assistance

    There are seats reserved in the second and third row for the visually impaired. Audio Description is also available through the GalaPro app. More information can be found here: https://www.galapro.com/
  • Folding Armrests

    None available
  • Water Fountain

    Located in restrooms
  • Assisted Listening System

    Reservations are not necessary. Please call: (212) 582-7678 to reserve in advance. Drivers license or ID with printed address required as a deposit. Closed Captioning is also available through the GalaPro app. For more information on GalaPro, check here: https://www.galapro.com/
  • Wheelchair Info

    Theatre is not completely wheelchair accessible. There are no steps into the theatre from the sidewalk. Please be advised that where there are steps either into or within the theatre, & are unable to provide assistance.
  • Seating

    Seating is accessible to all parts of the Orchestra without steps. There are no steps to the designated wheelchair seating location.
  • Translation

    Subtitled language translations available in Spanish,Japanese, Korean & Chinese for $5 on the GalaPro app. For more information, go to https://www.galapro.com/

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