Nothing says Halloween like $35 splatter seats! At Stray Dog's production of EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL, a few extra bucks entitles you to seats in the first couple of rows (if you dare) and a white "I Survived the Splatter Zone" t-shirt, sure to be drenched with fake blood by the end of the show.
This musical send-up is based on Sam Raimi's cult-classic horror flicks, "Evil Dead" and "Evil Dead 2". It ran off-Broadway in 2006 after enjoying success at Just for Laughs, a Montreal Comedy festival in 2004. You don't have to be a fan of the Evil Dead films to enjoy this show though. A vague familiarity with the horror/slasher genre is all you'll need. I mean, when a story starts out with five college kids heading off to a remote cabin in the woods, you kinda know the deal.
Our ill-fated crew consists of our hero Ash, his girlfriend Linda, his little sister Cheryl, Ash's buddy Scott and his ditzy girlfriend Shelly. Upon their arrival at the cabin, they discover a few "these will come in handy later on" weapons in the basement, a Book of the Dead left there by the previous occupant, a professor, and his audio recordings of incantations from the book, which of course they play back. After that, all hell literally breaks loose.
