One block of Canada’s busiest street will be shut down Monday night to raise a little Hell — and you’re invited!
A parade of motorcycles will arrive at a stage in the middle of Toronto’s Yonge St. at 7pm, where two of the stars of Bat Out of Hell The Musical will perform four songs from the exciting new stage show.
Andrew Polec and Christina Bennington, who are about to start a run of Bat Out of Hell The Musical in London, will be introduced by rock icon Meat Loaf.
The 69-year-old singer is also expected to talk about his role in creating the album upon which the musical is based.
Polec and Bennington originated the roles of Strat and Raven respectively in the Manchester production earlier this year.
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Bat Out of Hell The Musical will open at Toronto’s Ed Mirvish Theatre on Oct. 14 — just one week shy of the 40th anniversary of the release of Bat Out of Hell. Tickets go on sale May 24 at mirvish.com.
The show, directed by Jay Sheib, follows Strat as he falls in love with Raven, the daughter of the most powerful man in post-apocalyptic Manhattan. It features 17 songs, including Meat Loaf hits like “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)” (from 1993's Bat Out Of Hell II: Back into Hell) “Paradise by the Dashboard Light,” and “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad.”
The Manchester Evening News called Bat Out of Hell The Musical "a truly staggering piece of musical theatre, which breaks new boundaries in its staging, choreography and concept on an epic scale."
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Meat Loaf’s major label debut, Bat Out of Hell became one of the best-selling albums of all time.
All seven songs, which range from just over four minutes long to nearly 10 minutes, were written by Jim Steinman.
Musicians backing Meat Loaf included Todd Rundgren (who also produced the album), Edgar Winter and Max Weinberg.
Canadian singer Rory Dodd, a native of Port Hope, Ont., sang back-up vocals on Bat Out of Hell.
The Bat Out of Hell The Musical preview mini-concert is set for 7pm Monday (May 15) on Yonge St. between Dundas and Shuter. The event will be streamed live on Facebook.
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