Oh The Horror! Bat Boy Invades LBI!

Get ready for three nights and four performances of the Bellarine Theatre Company’s production of “Bat Boy: The Musical” on Thursday, October 23rd and Friday, October 24th at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, October 25th at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.

The LBIF is located at 120 Long Beach Blvd., Loveladies, New Jersey. Tickets are $18 for adults, $15 for students and seniors, and $20 for V.I.P.s that include front row seats and a special treat!
All performances are BYOB! This is a first for a production of this kind on Long Beach Island with blood red wine being the appropriate drink of choice.
Bat Boy, a half-human, half-bat, made his debut on the cover of The Weekly World News in 1992 following his discovery in a cave near Hope Falls, WV.

Since then has become a pop culture icon and now reappears in “Bat Boy: The Musical,” an adult comedy horror.

Bat Boy, played by Cameron Sammartano (picture above), is taken in by the town veterinarian, Dr. Parker, played by Chris Huch. Bat Boy is accepted as part of the family, taught how to act like a normal boy by Dr. Parker’s wife, Meredith, played by Jessica Evans, founder and artistic director of Bellarine Theatre Company.

Bat Boy is happy with his new family and has formed a relationship with Dr. Parker’s daughter, Shelley, played by Jannah Tabbacchino, a chorus and drama teacher at Southern Regional Middle School. The townspeople turn on him and all is lost when Meredith reveals a shocking secret.

Jim McCabe, Southern Regional High School’s improv teacher, directs a talented cast; many (including McCabe himself) were cast members of ”The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” which was performed earlier in the season.

“The LBIF is excited to be joining forces with the Bellarine Theatre Company again! Their productions of Spelling Bee and “Dorothy Meets Alice“ were both well received,” said Amy Carreño, director of public programs. “This is the perfect time to see a musical like Bat Boy, just in time for Halloween.”

In keeping with the Halloween theme, Carreño said if you wear a costume to the Saturday 10p.m. show you will receive free popcorn.

And there is a good chance that part of the Foundation may become haunted during the performances, she said.

During the Thursday and early Saturday shows, the Foundation will offer activities and snacks for younger children, 1st grade and up, for $8/child. No sitters are needed. During the Friday evening show, Crafty Katie’s Candylicious Sewing Workshop will be going on. I

t is great for children 8 years and up, plus there’s a discount for children with parents attending Bat Boy, said Carreño
For more information on or tickets for “Bat Boy: The Musical,” visit www.bellarinetheatre.com/shows or call 609-661-2083
For more information about the other activities call the LBIF at 609-494-1241