Evil Dead: The Musical (2003)

Evil Dead: The Musical

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Music Christopher Bond
Frank Cipolla
Melissa Morris
George Reinblatt
Lyrics George Reinblatt
Book George Reinblatt
Based upon 1981 film The Evil Dead and related franchise
Productions 2007 Diesel Playhouse, Toronto
2006-2007 New World Stages, New York
2004 Just for Laughs, Montreal
2003, Tranzac Toronto


With the approval of both Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell, a musical version of the film was staged, enjoying a successful workshop in Toronto and performances at the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal in 2004. The New York off-Broadway production started previews on October 2, 2006. The Official Opening Night performance was November 1, 2006 and it ran, performing 8 times per week at the New World Stages, until February 17, 2007. Evil Dead: The Musical has recently started production in Toronto starting from May 1, 2007 with the run extended from June 23, 2007 to August 4, 2007. A successful return from Feb 14, 2008 to May has been extended until June 14, 2008.

During the Northeast Blackout of 2003, the intransigent cast and crew performed the show on the front lawn of the Tranzac club in Toronto. The band played acoustic instruments and cast members provided sound effects from backstage. As the evening wore on, flashlights and car headlights were used to illuminate the actors.[citation needed]

Fans enjoy the "splatter zone" -- the first three rows of the theater where patrons can count on a good blood-soaking. Ticket buyers in the Splatter Zone are advised to dress down. In fact, Toronto fans began wearing white t-shirts to take home later as bloody souvenirs which inspired the show's marketing team to start selling "I Survived the Splatter Zone" souvenirs. Ryan Ward, who stars as Ash in the musical, described it as being "unlike any theater show you've ever been to. One word I would describe it as is 'raucous.' It's like a rock concert."

Beginning June 13, 2008, the Willows Cabaret Theatre, in Martinez, California, will begin a run of Evil Dead: The Musical.

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