The Toxic Avenger

Sep 30, 2008 - Nov 02, 2008

George Street Playhouse to Present the World Premiere of The Toxic Avenger, a Musical Based on the Classic Cult Film

New ROCK MUSICAL
by Broadway's Joe DiPietro and Bon Jovi's David Bryan

Tromaville is one exit you don’t want to take off the New Jersey Turnpike – but Melvin Ferd the Third is determined to change all that. Tossed into a big vat of radioactive goo, he is transformed into The Toxic Avenger — New Jersey’s own superhero — righting wrongs, beating bullies and seducing his ladylove, Sarah the Blind Librarian. Set to a fabulous new score by David Bryan, keyboardist and founding member of Bon Jovi, The Toxic Avenger will rock your world and win your heart!

The Toxic Avenger takes the terrific characters from the 1980s cult classic film by Lloyd Kaufman and creates a smart, clever and extremely entertaining new Rock Muiscal love story.

Under the leadership of Artistic Director David Saint and Managing Director Mitchell Krieger, George Street Playhouse is a nationally recognized theatre, presenting an acclaimed mainstage season while providing an artistic home for established and emerging theatre artists. Founded in 1974, the Playhouse has been represented by numerous productions both on and Off Broadway – recent productions include Anne Meara's Down the Garden Paths, the Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk and Drama League nominated production of The Spitfire Grill and the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning play Proof by David Auburn which was developed at GSP during the 1999 Next Stage Series of new plays. In addition to its mainstage season, GSP's Touring Theatre features five issue-oriented productions that tours to more than 250 schools in the tri-state area, and are seen by more than 80,000 students annually.

George Street Playhouse programming is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, and by funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.