Director Johanna Spencer and Albany Civic Theater are bringing a bit of evil fun to the stage in Downtown Albany this fall when the curtain goes up for Evil Dead on Friday, September 20.
Evil Dead The Musical takes all the elements of the cult classic films The Evil Dead and Evil Dead 2 and combines them for one of the craziest, funniest and bloodiest theatrical experiences of all time.
Five college students go to an abandoned cabin in the woods and accidentally unleash an evil force that turns them all into demons. It’s all up to Ash (a housewares employee, turned demon-killing hero), and his trusty chainsaw to save the day. Blood flies. Limbs are dismembered. Demons tell bad jokes… and all to music.
The songs in the show are completely off the wall as well. Titles like All the Men in My Life Keep Getting Killed by Kandarian Demons and What the F**k was That? have had audiences rolling in their seats, and screaming for more and more blood.
You don’t need to be a fan of Evil Dead to love this show. You don’t need to be a fan of horror to love this show. You don’t even need to be a fan of musicals to love this show. As long as you like having fun, this show is for you. Is it scary? No! Is it gory? No. This is a pure comedy start to finish. It has fun with the horror genre, and in doing so appeals to a wider audience than you could ever imagine. Plus, it’s the only show with a “Splatter Zone”—a section of the audience that gets covered in fake blood. And with this combination of blood, jokes, cheesy effects and really awesome musical numbers, Evil Dead The Musical is unlike any live show you’ve ever seen.
Note: Evil Dead The Musical contains violence and gore, adult language and profanity and sexual themes and content.
Performances are September 20, 21, 27, 28 and 29(m) and October 4, 5, 6(m), 10, 11 and 12. Evening performances start at 7:30 pm. The matinees start at 2:30 pm.
The box office opens 45 minutes before performances. Tickets are available at www.albanycivic.org.
