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Robert Lenzi (whose Broadway credits include Tina: The Tina Turner Musical and South Pacific) will be Patrick Bateman in a revised version of American Psycho: The Musical in Houston.
The Houston Broadway Theatre production, set for September 2–14 at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, will feature a new script and a revised score from co-creators Duncan Sheik (Spring Awakening) and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Glee, Riverdale, Pretty Little Liars).
“Roberto and I have very much enjoyed working with the young and talented team at Houston Broadway Theatre, and we are both looking forward to their new vision of the show. There may be some changes, both big and small... but I personally enjoy it when a new set of creatives mixes things up a bit. It’s sure to deliver a new iteration of the show that is cool, dangerous, thought-provoking, and very entertaining. Maybe bring a translucent raincoat just in case,” said composer Sheik in a statement.
Directed by Joe Calarco, the cast will also include Paul Schwensen as Paul Owen, Tyce Green as Timothy Price, Kaye Tuckerman as Patrick’s Mother, Owen Claire Smith as Evelyn Williams, Michael Evan Williams as Craig McDermott, Jaedynn Latter as Jean, Jacquelyne Paige as Courtney Lawrence, Iván Moreno as Luis Carruthers, Kiser Shelton as David Van Patten, Ethan Achee as Sean Bateman, Ronnie Blaine as Detective Kimball, Morgan E. Kyle as Sabrina, Bella Ibis Valdes as Victoria, Kathy Liu as Vanden, Bianca Mio as Christine, Lydia Ruth Dawson as Female Swing, and Ben Knight as Male Swing.
Sheik and Aguirre-Sacasa's American Psycho musical, based on the 1991 novel by Bret Easton Ellis, has also set an encore run at London's Almeida Theatre, where the piece made its world premiere in 2013. Performances in London will run January 24-March 14, 2026, with Artistic Director Rupert Goold (who oversaw the world premiere) directing.
The musical made its Broadway debut in 2016, playing a brief, 54-performance run at the Schoenfeld Theatre. The work proved a bigger success overseas, completely selling out its world premiere run at the Almeida in 2013. Doctor Who and The Crown star Matt Smith led the London production. On Broadway, Benjamin Walker played Patrick Bateman, the cast also featured Alice Ripley, Jennifer Damiano, and Heléne Yorke.
Inspired by the cocaine-fueled Manhattan of the 1980s, the musical focuses on Patrick Bateman, a young investment banker who seems to have it all. The trouble is he has a deadly predilection behind closed doors, and his friends keep disappearing. The incendiary novel was previously dramatized with a 2000 film version starring Christian Bale
“I couldn’t be more excited that Houston Broadway Theatre is bringing American Psycho to bloody life in Houston,” said book writer Aguirre-Sacasa in a statement. “I'm particularly thrilled to be working with director Joe Calarco and the first-class team at HBT on a revised version of our musical, which builds on everything we’ve learned about this piece from its London and Broadway incarnations. It’s an audacious undertaking, but truly inspiring, and I’m grateful to the bold, risk-taking company at HBT for giving us this incredible opportunity."
The Houston production will also have musical direction by Michael Ferrara, choreography by Hope Easterbrook, associate music direction and orchestrations by Beto González, associate choreography by Lydia Ruth Dawson, sound design by Andrew Harper, costume design by Colleen Grady, scenic design by Tim Mackabee, lighting design by Robert J. Aguilar, projection and video design by Jason H. Thompson, intimacy coordination by Nancy Lynch, fight direction by Kyle Clark, casting by Jason Styres, and wig and hair design by Tommy Kurzman.
The general manager is Brooke Smith, the production manager is David Burch, the production stage manager is Christopher R. Munnell, and the assistant stage manager is Emily Kneisler
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