
American Psycho
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Based on the controversial, darkly satirical Bret Easton Ellis novel, 'American Psycho' arrived at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre in 2016 as a sleek, hyper-stylized synth-pop musical slasher that fiercely indicts the toxic materialism of late-1980s Wall Street. The plot tracks the dual life of Patrick Bateman, an immaculate, wealthy young investment banker whose obsession with designer labels, elite status symbols, and extreme corporate conformity is matched only by his escalating descent into horrific, hallucinatory violence. Directed by Rupert Goold with a cold, neon-lit electronic score by Duncan Sheik, the provocative production starred Benjamin Walker in a chillingly calculated lead performance alongside Alice Ripley.

