The Toxic Avenger (musical)
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The Toxic Avenger is a rock musical comedy based on the cult 1984 film, featuring an offbeat superhero origin story filled with campy humor, environmental themes, and an energetic pop-rock score.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | stage musical ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | cult film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Toxic Avenger (1984 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bookBy | Joe DiPietro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | David Bryan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresCharacter |
Mayor Babs Belgoody
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Melvin Ferd the Third NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarah NERFINISHED ⓘ Toxie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
camp
ⓘ
musical comedy ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReputation | cult musical ⓘ |
| hasForm | two-act musical ⓘ |
| hasHumorStyle |
parody
ⓘ
satire ⓘ slapstick ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistType | reluctant superhero ⓘ |
| hasSetting | New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter |
environmental corruption
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toxic waste ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
environmentalism
ⓘ
pollution ⓘ romantic comedy ⓘ superhero parody ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult ⓘ |
| isAdaptationGenre | stage adaptation of film ⓘ |
| librettist | Joe DiPietro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricist | David Bryan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | David Bryan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | pop-rock score ⓘ |
| musicBy | David Bryan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | offbeat superhero origin story ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| productionType | off-Broadway-style musical ⓘ |
| subject | fictional superhero Toxie ⓘ |
| tone |
campy
ⓘ
comic ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Diana DeGarmo