Bat Out of Hell - Las Vegas Residency — Page 2

My husband and I saw it with a friend at NY City Center and we all loved it (and my husband isn't even a Meat Loaf fan). We would've gone back for a second viewing, if we'd had an opportunity. Bradley Dean and Lena Hall singing "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" was worth the price of admission alone.

Updated On: 4/25/22 at 12:45 PM

I'd hardly call WWRY a bomb in Vegas. It ran a full year. Did it recoup? Probably not, but it's not like it shuttered in months (like BAT has done in North America). Even the first run for BAT in Toronto ONLY ran about three months because of well-calculated subscription sales on Mirvish's part. An attempt to bring the show back (via the 'tour' launch) failed big time. WWRY, for better or worse, has faired much better than BAT nearly everywhere.

I concede your point re Rock You at Paris, but Producers and Notre Dame were not very successful. David Hasselhoff was an embarrassment in Producers and Notre Dame's sing-along still haunts me at night.

Will you attend BOOH and have you seen it in any iteration?

As much as I didn’t care for it I could see how a 90 minute Vegas version could work.

CATSNYrevival said: "This will be 90 minutes, right? How long was the show at City Center?"

Around 2 1/2 hours with intermission. I flew in from CA to see it (kidney stone rolling on my flight in). Just as wacky/campy as I expected. The cast gave it their all and really raised the roof with their voices. Also met Meatloaf and some of the principle actors. A fun time.

I also saw this at City Center. It was an absolute blast. Definitely the LOUDEST show I have ever been to.

I'm hoping that Vegas will add back the pyro that was in the London production. I believe that Strat's motorcycle also transforms. And wouldn't drone bats flying into the auditorium be a hoot?

Sho-Tunes-R-Us said: "
Will you attend BOOH and have you seen it in any iteration?"

I saw the show in Toronto during its first run there, and that was enough for me. I love a good flop but this one did nothing for me. (SPOILER AHEAD) I concede the car crashing into the pit was astonishing at first, but then the effect was ruined when 'musicians' carrying broken instruments started climbing out of the pit after the car went in, breaking the fourth wall needlessly since NONE of the instruments being carried up were used in the show's orchestration, thus taking what could have been a WOW moment and stunning effect into just a cheap joke. Just didn't care for the evening personally.

I'm seeing this Thursday night and will report back. I have previously seen it twice in London, and once at City Center in NY. So I guess you can say I am a fan. Checking tickets, it looks like there are practically no sales(!) so I'm hoping the show won't be in a mostly empty theater.

BoringBoredBoard40 said: "amazing how this trainwreck keeps going"

And some of us LOVE it!

ggersten said: "Any word on how this is doing in Vegas? I did look at November 9 an d there were lots of tickets for sale - but I wonder if Vegas is more of a "tourist" "spur of the moment" purchase for shows like Bat Out of Hell. I really have no idea.

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I DID see BOOH the weekend ! attended the Sarah Brightman concert in Vegas and here are some of my musings (remembering that I saw the NYC iteration as well):

Yes, about 100 minutes give or take.

Tightening worked well, but the opening scene now had me scratching my head as to who was who and what was what (but the plot was wacky originally, so...).

Basic set was identical, but seemed almost environmental because the theatre itself is so much smaller than City Center. More bang for your bucks with the lighting, sound effects, pyro (love the pyro), "exploding" Harley, live band (hidden until the bows) and glitter cannon. No orchestra pit for the bike to drop into though.

Now...the one song I missed (I'm sure others were abbreviated or cut) was Tink's solo. Tink still had his "leanings" though.

Love, hate or indifferent to the show, I believe that most attendees to the NYC performances would agree that the voices of that cast were formidable. Alas, not the case with the Vegas cast. Just did not have the power and nuance of Lena Hall, Andrew Polec and all the other actors in NYC. I will give LV cast an "E" for effort.

So the bottom line is that I felt this BOOH is a pale copy of the original, but still worthwhile for a less critical Vegas audience of mainly touristas.

Did I forget anything? Questions, comments, observations encouraged.

Doubt there will be much of it, but please try to keep any elitist snark to a minimum. This silly ( but fun to me) show really doesn't warrant it.

LoveYouMeanIt.

Zenobia said: "No snark from me. Just a thank you. I don't post on the board generally because the tone is too snarky for me, but I've followed Bat since it's very first production in Manchester and I enjoyed reading your thoughts on Las Vegas. Pity about the cast, but that makes me feel better about not being able to go to Vegas to see them. Do you know how well it is selling? The seating plans don't look encouraging, but I assume that a lot of tickets are shifted last minute in a place like Las Vegas."

Yes, it is very hard to tell with Vegas shows and last-minute purchasing by the tourists, but I'm strictly gonna guess that it will last thru the upcoming holidays. After the first of the year ... If word-of-mouth is strong perhaps it will have a life. The audience seemed to enjoy it, but Vegas audiences can be almost comatose at times. Lettuce just say that they enjoy "kulture" infrequently, if ever.