Well this just blew my mind.  Apparently musical theater is now so desperate for audiences that they’ll convert most any big name property into a musical.  The Lion King, Evil Dead, thought I once heard about a Spider Man musical.

And now, I get a real dose of lunacy to kick off the day with the American Psycho musical.

Grammy and Tony winner Duncan Sheik was hired to start setting up the music and lyrics for the musical version only recently, and had this to say about that.  Advance warning, this MIGHT drive you clinically insane:

After re-reading Bret Easton Ellis‘ book this summer I came to feel that what some people (including myself) may have seen as an over-the-top literary folly of the early nineties was in fact a pretty timeless tale of alienation and solipsism in a world where commercialism rules everything and art is only valued for it’s surfaces. And, really, what could be more subversive fun than murderous bankers breaking into song?

Oh, and just in case you’re not yet convinced of the value a possible American Psycho musical could bring to the stage…try picturing the below in song.  Enjoy!