A Plethora of Patricks

Before coming to Broadway, American Psycho: The Musical opened in London three years earlier.  Here are three more favorite Patrick Bateman's from the London, Australia and San Francisco. 

Matt Smith

American Psycho: The Musical

Almeida Theatre, London,

December 12, 2013-February 1st, 2014

Matt Smith as Patrick Bateman

'According to the publicity, the show is based on the novel. But the opening image rising up through the floor — the tall, fit body of ice-cool Matt Smith in nothing but tight white briefs and an aqua eye mask slavishly re-creates the U.K’s DVD cover image of the movie. But where the movie cleverly played with audience’s fears by presenting Bateman’s shocking behavior as real and only later suggesting everything to be his fantasy, the stage production never really allows us to believe that Patrick is a reliable narrator. Despite Matt Smith’s game effort — you can see Bateman’s pain behind his eyes with any fierceness he arouses is neutered by the score’s flippancy.'

Variety

According to Attitude UK, the images below were of Matt from the London production.  Although I couldn't find any account of nudity in the production, they may have been from a rehearsal, or later taken out.  Regardless, there doesn't have to really be a reason to include images of Matt's spectacular side and butt.

 Ben Gerrad

American Psycho: The Musical

Hayes Theatre, Sydney Australia

May 10th, 2019-June 14th, 2019

Ben Gerrard as Patrick Bateman

Although it lasted just under a month, actor Ben Gerrard received great reviews for his turn as Patrick Bateman.  Some of you might remember Gerrard from his time on the British drama Hollyoaks.  Given how 'American' American Psycho is, I often wonder how it translates in other parts of the word.  Especially the Manhattan lifestyle the characters lead.

Ben in his Hollyoaks days

'This Australian premiere also features a supremely talented cast. Gerrard delivers as the phlegmatic and solipsistic urbane slayer, a man who appears not to be a fully-fledged human being, but instead something of a shell. His Bateman is immediately unsettling and draws us into a warped, hedonistic existence. Gerrard does well in depicting Bateman’s gradual descent.'

Kipp Glass

American Psycho: The Musical 

Victoria Theatre, San Francisco 

May 17, 2019 through June 8, 2019 

Kipp Glass as Patrick Bateman

 

I wasn't familiar with this production, or lead Kipp Glass, but like so many things, the visuals had me wanting to see more....

'Kipp Glass is a pitch-perfect Patrick Bateman, imposing and volatile whether in swaggering arrogance, cold contempt or uncontrollable rage. At first he seems simply incapable of human feeling, cataloging his skin-care regimen and all the stuff he has, until he starts fuming over somebody having a better-designed business card than his or being able to score trendy restaurant reservations that he can’t.'