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Today, producers announced that Jim Steinman’s Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical, the balls-to-the-wall thrilling new musical based on one of the best-selling albums of all time, will return to Toronto’s Ed Mirvish Theatre for a three-week engagement, October 16 – November 4, 2018 as the first stop in a multi-city North American tour.
American Express®Card Members get exclusive access to tickets for the return engagement of Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical, beginning Tuesday, July 24 at 12 Noon. Tickets for the general public go on sale on Saturday, July 28 at 12:01 AM. Tickets are available by online at Mirvish.com, or by calling TicketKing at 416-872-1212 or1-800-461-3333.Tickets will also be available in person at 10:30 AM at the Ed Mirvish Theatre Box Office, 244 Victoria Street. Group orders of 15 or more may be placed by calling 416-593-4142 or 1-800-724-6420.
Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical is currently playing an extended engagement at London’s Dominion Theatre where it opened in April to critical acclaim and is playing to packed houses nightly. The production premiered in 2017 at the Manchester Opera House and then played a wildly successful engagement at London’s Coliseum, winning the Evening Standard Award for Best Musical. Since opening in spring, 2017 Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical has sold more than 650,000 tickets.
The three Bat Out Of Hell albums have sold a staggering 100 million copies globally. The first album, released in 1977, is one of the best-selling albums of all time and in 2003 was named one of “Greatest Albums of All Time” by Rolling Stone. Sixteen years later, Mr. Steinman scored again with Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell, which contained the massively successful single “I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)” which reached number one in 28 countries and earned a Grammy®Award. The final album in the trilogy, Bat Out Of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose, debuted on Billboard’s Top 10 list, was a top-selling album in 14 other countries, and includes Meatloaf’s hit version of the Steinman classic “It’s All Coming Back To Me Now.”
For the stage musical, the legendary and award-winning Mr. Steinman has incorporated iconic songs from the Bat Out Of Hell albums, including “You Took The Words Right Out of My Mouth,” “Bat Out Of Hell,” “I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That),” and “Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad,” as well as two previously unreleased songs “What Part of My Body Hurts the Most” and “Not Allowed to Love.”
Jim Steinman’s Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical is a romantic adventure about rebellious youth and passion set against the backdrop of a city in ruin. The Lost, an eternally young street tribe, battles against a tyrant desperate to keep the city under his control. But when a forbidden love is exposed, who will survive the war for the future of the city?
Bat Out Of Hell - The Musical is produced by David Sonenberg, Michael Cohl, Randy Lennox, Tony Smith and features book, music, and lyrics by Jim Steinman, direction by Jay Scheib, choreography by Emma Portner, with musical supervision and additional arrangements by Michael Reed, video design by Finn Ross, lighting design by Jon Woodroffe, sound design by Gareth Owen, orchestration by Steve Sidwell, fight direction by Stuart Boother, and musical direction by Robert Emery.
The original cast recording of Jim Steinman’s Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical is now available both digitally and on CD from Ghostlight Records. The album is produced by Jim Steinman, Steven Rinkoff, and Michael Reed.
For additional information, including casting for the Toronto engagement, please visit www.batoutofhellmusical.com
Bat Out of Hell – The Musical
Ed Mirvish Theatre, 244 Victoria Street
By Phone 416-872-1212 or 1-800-461-3333
Groups of 15 or more 416-593-4142 or 1-800-724-6420
Regular Schedule: Tues – Sat 8pm, Wed 1:30pm, Sat & Sun 2pm
No performance: Oct 31 8pm
Social Media – Toronto Engagement:
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Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical
2018-07-24
Toronto: "Bat Out of Hell" returns to Toronto October 16 to November 4