News & Notes

Voting is now open for this year's Broadway World Awards, and Bat Out Of Hell has been nominated in the following categories:

• Best Actor in a New Production of a Musical
  Andrew Polec, Bat Out of Hell, London Coliseum
• Best Actress in a New Production of a Musical
  Christina Bennington, Bat Out of Hell, London Coliseum
• Best Sound Design of a New Production of a Play or Musical
  Gareth Owen, Bat Out of Hell, London Coliseum
• Best New Production of a Musical
  Bat Out of Hell, London Coliseum

The vote is public, so please support BAT OUT OF HELL with your vote!

Voting open until Friday, 8 December 2017. You will need to enter an email address to vote. Read more about the shortlist here.

Bat Out Of Hell The Musical - Toronto run extended

Due to popular demand, producers David Sonenberg, Michael Cohl, Randy Lennox and Tony Smith are excited to announce a three week extension for the North American Premiere of Jim Steinman's BAT OUT OF HELL THE MUSICAL.

The show will now run from October 14th - December 24th, at the Ed Mirvish theatre, Toronto. Tickets are available from their website, or by phone at TicketKing at 416-872-1212 or 1-800-461-3333. Group orders of 10 or more save 25% and may be placed by calling 416-593-4142 or 1-800-724-6420.

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Please vote in the West End Wilma and Broadway World UK awards

Please support the cast and crew of Bat Out Of Hell The Musical by helping them win the awards they so deserve, by backing them in these public votes.

Andrew Polec has been nominated for "RISING STAR" in his role as STRAT in Bat Out Of Hell The Musical in this year's The Wilma Awards.

And you can vote for Bat Out Of Hell The Musical in multiple categories in the Broadway World Awards.

Andrew Polec wins Joe Allen Best West End Debut Award

Massive congratulations to Andrew Polec for winning in this year's The Stage Awards - the Joe Allen Award for Best West End Debut. No-one is more deserving. And thanks to all who voted!

Christina Bennington (pictured left) accepted the award on Andrew's behalf and told the BBC: "This category was absolutely ridiculous, and it just goes to show that Bat Out of Hell has the best fans in the world".

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Vote for The Joe Allen Best West End Debut Award

Our wild child Strat has made the shortlist for the Joe Allen Best West End Debut Award. Vote for Andrew Polec as your "favourite West End debut" here! Public voting is open until September 10th. Spread the word!

Rockman Philharmonic arrives on Facebook

Billboard coverage of Bat's Toronto street concert

Use this link to see full coverage of Bat Out Of Hell The Musical's launch concert in Toronto, Canada on May, 15, 2017. Tickets for the Toronto run at the Ed Mirvish Theatre go on sale May 24.  The shows North America premier runs from October 14th thru December 3rd, 2017.

Quite Simply, The Best Show

The People Speak...and They're All on Tape

Audience Reaction to Bat Out of Hell

Evening Standard Ticket Contest

BAT OUT OF HELL THE MUSICAL: win a pair of VIP tickets

40 tickets to be won to celebrate 40 years since the album's release

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Q AWARDS 2016

Holding Out For A Hero?  We've got one!  Meat wins Stubhub Q Hero Award, presented by the cast of the Bat Musical

True hero:  Meat Loaf was making a welcome return to the limelight when he attended The Stubhub Q Awards 2016 at The Roundhouse in London on Wednesday.

Upon accepting the award, Meat Loaf left the audience moved with his passionate speech.

Fighting back tears, he said: 'Thank you guys, you are so nice. A few years ago Q had me on their cover and they asked if I was the new king of rock and roll, a hero. Let's think about that for a second.

'What is a hero? I know we all have them, but a hero is someone who does something good for someone every day.

'You do whatever you can to bring love back into this world, because folks we need it… Thank you all very much.'

Tickets for the eagerly awaited Jim Steinman's Bat Out Of Hell The Musical are on sale NOW!

Bat Out Of Hell  to premier in Manchester

Tickets for the opening run of Jim Steinman's Bat Out Of Hell are set to go on sale tomorrow, July 1st.  The initial run will be at the Manchester Opera House in Manchester, England.  Show dates begin February 17, 2017 and run through April. As further information becomes available, it can be found on jimsteinman.com

Jim Steinman's Thoughts on Braver Than We Are

To be honest, writing and then working on every step of our new album, BRAVER THAN WE ARE, was at first just a "gamble" for me. No idea what to expect, but NOW, hearing it in its entirety---I can honestly say it's one of the GREATEST works of ART I've ever been involved in! It's astonishingly avant garde in the best possible way; experimental beyond belief; visionary; operatic; theatrical, SO SUBVERSIVE TO ANY ROCK OR POP of the last 20 years, Meat is HEROIC is his ravaged voice, tragically inspiringly heroic; I adore Paul's production; LOVE Justin's amazing keyboads and background vocals; It's a super surreal parade of almost towering expressionism; and overall a musical, not just a rock, but a MUSICAL work of genius!! (I didn't arrange or produce; my first song EVER is here in WHO NEEDS THE YOUNG and my latest, the extended bridge of SPEAKING IN TONGUES WHICH went from a fun dick joke to a profound reflection on life itself! And if I wasn't to be cremated, those are THE WORDS I'd want on my tombstone!!! (Obviously, SOMEONE would demand an edit--so I'd need a mausoleum! ) I.AM.SO.FUCKING.PROUD. You can't hear it till mid September, unless you heard iTUNES, who mistakenly "leaked" the entire album just on Wednesday - minus SKULL OF YOUR COUNTRY, the second song I ever wrote in 1968!! Dunno why that wasn't included but suffice to say, it's as subversive NOW as it was back then!! Nothing amazes me more than to end up with a record that, for me, stands with the top ten recordings of ALL TIME!! - Jim Steinman

Pre-orders are now being taken for Meat Loaf's eagerly anticipated Braver Than We Are release, slated for a September 16th drop.  This album features ALL songs by Jim Steinman and includes the title track, Who Needs The Young and Speaking In Tongues, among other collaborations.  Global reaction to the news of the album and the cover art has been immediate and unanimously celebratory!

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Following the great success of the Bat Out Of Hell - The Musical workshop in New York earlier this year, this casting call was recently held.  Fans worldwide are greeting the news with ecstatic reaction.