KEYTHE FARLEY

BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL

 

An American rock musical with a book by Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming and music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe, based on a June 23, 1992 Weekly World News story about a half-boy, half-bat, dubbed "Bat Boy", who was discovered "in a cave many miles to the south".

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Bat Boy premiered at Actors Gang Theatre in 1997 and has since been produced off-Broadway, in London's West End, at the Edinburgh Festival and in scores of productions throughout the world.

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The musical opened off-Broadway at the Union Square Theatre on March 21, 2001. It won the Luciele Lortel and Outer Critics' Circle Awards for Best Off-Broadway Musical that year.

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The musical opened on London's West End at the Shaftesbury Theatre on  September 8, 2004. 

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Bat Boy continues to be produced around the US and across the globe.  Notable appearances include a production at the Edinburgh Theatre Festival and in a special concert production at The Palladium in London.

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A new draft of BAT BOY premiered at New York City Center in the fall of 2025. It was directed by Alex Timbers and featured Taylor Trensch as Bat Boy, Kerry Butler as Meredith and Christopher Seiber as Dr. Parker.

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An all-new cast album was released in August 2026 featuring the NYCC cast. 

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