Bat Out of Hell - The Musical NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (276)
See it if You love Meat Loaf's music. The sound was too loud so the lyrics were difficult to hear and sometimes the music sounded flat.
Don't see it if The performers gave it their all and were very talented but the storyline was contrived.
See it if Love high energy musicals with superb cast and great singing. Not one weak link in the cast.
Don't see it if You prefer documentary theater instead.
See it if you love jukebox musicals that work the songs into a story, and you're ready for one crazy ride
Don't see it if you don't like the length of Meatloaf's songs, are more old fashioned in your taste, or just don't want to turn your mind off and have fun
See it if You like the music of Meatloaf. You're more interested in rock music than a really good story. You like to watch dancers.
Don't see it if You want a serious show with a solid plot. You dislike Meatloaf music or rock musicals. You don't want something too loud.
See it if Bat Out Of Hell with a story to boot;critics are wrong,the book is there and compliments the music well.Incredible talent and fantastic set.
Don't see it if Loud and brash. It’s Meatloaf!
See it if you love Meatloaf and want to hear his best hits on stage. The performances are fantastic all around and the show is very entertaining.
Don't see it if you are looking for a traditional musical. It is more concert than musical and the book is very weak and sometimes doesn't make sense.
See it if You are a fan of Meatloaf and 80s music.
Don't see it if You don't like musicals or rock and roll.
See it if you enjoy high energy singing and dancing production from rock and roll. Great musical score from the Meatloaf album. Creative staging.
Don't see it if a loose story line and loud rock and roll music is not for you
Critic Reviews (23)
"'Bat Out Of Hell' Is This Summer's Craziest Musical: Jim Steinman's dystopian rock musical finally makes it to New York."
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"Lena Hall and Bradley Dean Devour The Stage in Jim Steinman's Wildly Oddball 'BAT OUT OF HELL.' It's the old 'former cool rocker kid who is now a middle-aged sellout to capitalism vs. misunderstood, idealistic youth' routine."
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"Are the fans of Jim Steinman's power ballads so eager to hear them performed live that they will tolerate the turgid storyline that showcases them here?... I began having visions of myself, twenty years hence, sitting in a New York theatre, seeing '7 Rings: The Selena Gomez Musical.' Don't think it can't happen."
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"'Bat Out of Hell'...goes back and forth between the sublime and the ridiculous so often it will make your head spin. Nevertheless, if you are a fan of Jim Steinman's songs that are associated with performer Meat Loaf and the forty-year-old album...get ye hence."
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★★ "'All Revved Up, Going Nowhere.' A bloated musical adaptation of the Meat Loaf opus wastes the album's charms, and the talents of cast members"
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★★ "'Driving Through the Jim Steinman Songbook.' Too bad the show looks cheesier than the state of Wisconsin"
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"This head-scratcher of a rock spectacle quickly wears out its welcome."
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"A rowdy reminder of the glories of 1970s rock. Best known for the Bonnie Tyler hit 'Total Eclipse of the Heart,' Steinman is adept at weaving memorable melodies (sometimes alluring, sometimes insidious) into the clatter and cacophony of hard or semi-hard rock...this is a rock concert for rock lovers repelled by rock concerts."
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