Night Of The Living Dead Live Hits Toronto!
They’re coming to get you, Barbara…
The director of Evil Dead: The Musical is back! This time, things take less of a light-hearted turn, and the audience will be brought right back into the cult zombie hit that started it all – George A Romero’s groundbreaking flick Night Of The Living Dead.
The show, titled Night Of The Living Dead Live, isn’t your typical stage production. Staying true to the film, the entire show – actors included – will be in black and white. Additionally, the audience will be quite literally immersed into the story, as the zombies will be scattered throughout the theater. Talk about interactive! But don’t worry, the creators have made sure the show stays within a PG rating, so you can even bring the kids to have some fun.
via Press Release:
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD LIVE is co-created by Christopher Harrison (Devil’s Night, The Man Who Loved Flowers) and Phil Pattison (Devil’s Night, The Man Who Loved Flowers), who are also producing the project with Marty Birthhelmer (the upcoming The Mummers) through their production company, Nictophobia Films and executive produced by the legendary George A. Romero (Night of the Living Dead, Day of the Living Dead, Land of the Dead, Diary of the Dead and Survival of the Dead), Russ Streiner (best known as Johnny (“They’re coming to get you, Barbra”) in the original horror classic, and John A. Russo, co-author of Night of the Living Dead. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD LIVE is directed by Christopher Bond (Evil Dead,The Musical, A Little Bit Zombie) who was also the director, co-creator and co-composer of EVIL DEAD, THE MUSICAL.
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD LIVE, by playwrights Trevor Martin (Patch Town, A Little Bit Zombie), Canadian Comedy Award-winner Dale Boyer (Second City, “Live from the CenTre”) and Christopher Bond, features (cast TBA) in a production designed by Lindsay Anne Black (My Mother’s Lesbian Jewish-Wiccan Wedding), choreographed by Stacey Maroske with sound design by Richard Feren, costume design by Claudia Kada (Mein Kempf, Evil Dead: The Musical), lighting by multi-award winner Michelle Ramsey (Helen’s Necklace, My Mother’s Lesbian Jewish-Wiccan Wedding), Special FX design by Carlos Henriques (Death Race, Witchslayer Gretl, Red: Werewolf Hunter) and music by Juno Award-winner, Mike Trebilcock (The Tenant, Reid Coolsaet: Road to London) and Jamie Lamb (Monkey Toast, Ken Kostick & Co.).
NOTLDL will be showing at Theatre Passe Muraille in downtown Toronto, from Friday, April 26th, through Sunday, May 19th 2013. George Romero himself will appear for a Q&A session after the shows on May 3rd and 4th (OMG.). Tickets are going FAST, so hit up the show’s official website and get them ASAP!
Here’s the official teaser. Hope to see you at the show!
