UK tour of BAT OUT OF HELL to be filmed for Broadway HD

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A shame they didn’t film the original cast with that original scenic design but I’ll be curious to see how the tour version compares.

Im not sure i understood anything happening on that stage - however, i still had a great time

 

Had a blast at City Center! Still have my "Newspaper".

Just watched a few clips on YouTube and was reminded of what a great night at the theatre this was.

I really think if this had opened in the early 2000s in London instead of We Will Rock You, it would have been at least as successful and would have made it to Broadway with ease, which WWRY of course did not.

Queen’s music is wonderful, but Jim Steinman’s is far more theatrically inclined. I think it could have enjoyed a Rock of Ages type run, if not Mamma Mia level. 

Just bad timing. 

Updated On: 7/26/25 at 10:40 PM

GiantsInTheSky2 said: "Lot666 said: "Why is "Tink" now a woman?"

There doesn't seem to be a reason given. They’ve made so many changes to this show over the last couple years (like removing 3-4 songs or changing who sings them), sometimes I think they’re just doing different things for the sake of doing different things. Not that the gender of this character matters one way or the other. It’s just interesting what they choose to play around with."

I disagree that the gender of this character is inconsequential. In the original production at NY City Center, Tink was a young man, and the story and song assignments suggested that he was in love with Strat. I thought this to be a significant plot point in a show based on 70s/early 80s FM radio rock songs.

Updated On: 7/27/25 at 11:45 AM

I saw this in Toronto years ago.  I love Jim Steinman’s music and thought the singing was great, but what an awful afternoon of theater.  I would have just rather seen a concert of his music and thrown out all the script.  

Lot666 said: "GiantsInTheSky2 said: "Lot666 said: "Why is "Tink" now a woman?"

There doesn't seem to be a reason given. They’ve made so many changes to this show over the last couple years (like removing 3-4 songs or changing who sings them), sometimes I think they’re just doing different things for the sake of doing different things. Not that the gender of this character matters one way or the other. It’s just interesting what they choose to play around with."

I disagree that the gender of this character is inconsequential. In the original production at NY City Center, Tink was a young man, and thestory and song assignments suggested that he was in love with Strat. I thought this to be a significant plot point in a show based on 70s/early 80s FM radio rock songs."

Silly of you to assume and share that two females can’t be romantically linked, first of all. 🙄 Mind numbing comments from you never fail. 

Secondly, both the story, song list, as well as song assignments, have largely changed since City Center (as I mentioned in my comment) which affected both Strat and Tink’s material.

So yes, the gender of the character is largely inconsequential for more than one reason. Thanks though.

Updated On: 7/27/25 at 04:54 PM

GiantsInTheSky2 said: "Lot666 said: "GiantsInTheSky2 said: "Lot666 said: "Why is "Tink" now a woman?"

There doesn't seem to be a reason given. They’ve made so many changes to this show over the last couple years (like removing 3-4 songs or changing who sings them), sometimes I think they’re just doing different things for the sake of doing different things. Not that the gender of this character matters one way or the other. It’s just interesting what they choose to play around with."

I disagree that the gender of this character is inconsequential. In the original production at NY City Center, Tink was a young man, and thestory and song assignments suggested that he was in love with Strat. I thought this to be a significant plot point in a show based on 70s/early 80s FM radio rock songs."

Silly of you to assume and share that two females can’t be romantically linked, first of all. 🙄 Mind numbing comments from you never fail.

Secondly, both the story, song list, as well as song assignments, have largely changed since City Center (as I mentioned in my comment) which affected both Strat and Tink’s material.

So yes, the gender of the character is largely inconsequential for more than one reason. Thanks though."

Mind numbing comments from you never fail. No one said that "two females can't be romantically linked". As I said, when I saw the show at NY City Center, Tink was male and romantically linked to Strat, who was also male. If Strat is now female, then that's another change since the original run.

Thanks though.