First the novel by Brett Easton Ellis, then the movie starring Christian Bale and now, as the New York Post put it: "Move over, Sweeney Todd--another singing psycho is nearing his Broadway debut." American Psycho is being developed as a musical.
"Think about Malcolm McDowell singing songs during A Clockwork Orange. He sang 'Singing in the Rain,' " said Duncan Sheik, the show's composer. Sheik and playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa have completed the first act, with a full draft expected by early next year.
The Post noted that this musical has been in development since 2008, when producers David Johnson, Jesse Singer, Nate Bolotin and Aaron Ray bought the rights to adapt the novel.
"There are murders, and they are on stage in full view of the audience," Aguirre-Sacasa said. "An ax and a chef's knife will be used. I think there's going to be a lot of blood."
Sheik added: "Obviously, it's not for the people who want to see Elf."