Like the 1991 Bret Easton Ellis novel that spawned it, “American Psycho: The Musical” is larded from start to finish with loathsome characters, jarring, violent instances of misogyny and homophobia and an over-the-top obsession with designer labels.
Like the book Ellis claimed was pure satire, the 1980s-set tuner that Kokandy Productions opened last week is centered on the world of 27-year-old Wall Street investment banker Patrick Bateman. In addition to being obsessed with bespoke suits, fine dining and his hero Donald Trump, Patrick is also a serial killer, mostly of women.
