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Friday, January 20, 2012

The Toxic Avenger, With New Musical Glow, Opens at the Alley Theatre Jan. 20

Playbill.com: A new incarnation of the Off-Broadway sci-fi rock musical The Toxic Avenger, starring Tony Award nominee Constantine Maroulis as a nerd turned radioactive super hero, officially opens Jan. 20 at the Alley Theatre in Houston, TX.

1 comment:

Reilly said...

A question that I have here is who is responsible for the actual green monstery Toxic Avenger suit, the costume designer or the guy in charge of special effects? Because the green monstery suit picture is what caught my eye here. I navigated around and found more stills of the costume designer's work, and none of it really is as impressive or cool as the monster suit (http://broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Flash-Maroulis-Opel-et-al-in-Alley-Theatres-THE-TOXIC-AVENGER--Full-Coverage-20120120 ) Even though his monstery abs look like a shirt, that's probably a wise choice because costume changes are likely quick and no one is really looking at the Toxic Avenger's wrists to check for hidden sleeves in a theatrical production. All the same I was surprised that I was able to find all of the seams and the way his elbows bunch like he has too much shirt. Probably I am just watching way too much Face Off, and the judges always come down on contestants for poorly concealed seams.