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Total Rating: 
***1/2
Previews: 
March 18, 2009
Opened: 
April 6, 2009
Ended: 
January 2, 2010
Country: 
USA
State: 
New York
City: 
New York
Company/Producers: 
Jean Cheever & Tom Polum
Theater Type: 
off-Broadway
Theater: 
New World Stages
Theater Address: 
340 West 50th Street
Genre: 
Musical
Author: 
songs: Joe DiPietro & David Bryan; Book: Joe DiPietro, adapting Lloyd Kaufman film
Director: 
John Rando
Review: 

 The Toxic Avenger is a dynamite little rock musical staged hilariously by director John Rando and choreographer Wendy Seyb, and performed by superb, versatile, Broadway-level actor/singers: Nick Cordero in a sympathetic star turn as Toxie, the amazing Nancy Opel in a duet with herself, Mathew Salvidar and Demond Green spectacular in multiple roles and Sara Chase as Sarah, the sexy, blind, blonde heroine.

With clever lyrics, catchy tunes (like "Evil is Hot"), fabulous fast-change costumes by David C. Woolard, great prosthetics by John Dods, and super musical direction by Doug Katsaros, all on Beowolf Boritt's brilliant flexible set, The Toxic Avenger is one of the most entertaining shows in town.

Cast: 
Nancy Opel, Sara Chase, Nick Cordero, Demond Green, Matt Saldivar.
Technical: 
Set: Beowulf Borritt; Cost: David C. Woolard; Light: Ken Posner; Sound: Kurt Fischer; Hair/Makeup: Mark Adam Rampmeyer; Fight Dir: Rick Sordelet; Music Dir: Doug Katsaros.
Critic: 
Richmond Shepard
Date Reviewed: 
April 2009