I’m going to wear my glow in the dark “BIASED” shirt with pride! I love the work of Director Sam Raimi, director of the Evil Dead. My man love crush is and always be Bruce Campbell, star of the Evil Dead. And over the top musicals fill my dreams on a bi-daily basis. Mix them together, put them on stage in front of me, take a step back and you have yourself something that can’t possibly miss the broad side of an evil demon possessed rape tree.Evil Dead The Musical is everything and more you’d expect from the filmic trilogy that gave new life to the word “Groovy.” Ashley J. Williams spends a weekend with his friends in an old abandoned cabin in the woods. Demons make an appearance. Headless corpses with chainsaws run amuck. Everything and the kitchen sink is thrown on stage and while lots of stuff falls flat (Like some of the heavy handed fan pandering) most of the big laughs score big. The set is designed to a tee and while they constantly make fun of the supposedly “low budget”, many of the set pieces, like the way every household item sings along to the “Join Us” number, are epic in scope and execution. The songs range from memorable (“What the fuck was that?”) to slightly amusing (“Do the Necromonicon”) without any stinkers to speak of. Star suprime Ryan Ward makes Ash his own while throwing out classic corkers like “Good..Bad…I’m the one with the gun” with the greatest of ease. My main fear was the lack of blood in the first act, but once the climax hits and the air compressors are activated to level of DRENCH THE AUDIENCE IN GORE! All I could do was grin like a kid in the glow of a Sunday three stooges marathon
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