The Toxic Avenger

New Jersey's First Superhero Takes The Stage In This Monster Of A Comedy The Toxic Avenger, winner of the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Musical, is a charming love story and laugh-out-loud musical that has it all: an unlikely hero, his beautiful girlfriend, a corrupt New Jersey mayor and two guys who play...well, everyone else...bullies, mobsters, old ladies, and stiletto-wearing back-up singers. Melvin Ferd the Third wants to clean up Tromaville, the most polluted town in New Jersey (just off Exit 13B on the Turnpike). Foiled by the mayor's bullies, Melvin is dumped into a vat of radioactive toxic waste, only to reemerge as The Toxic Avenger, New Jersey's first superhero. Affectionately known as Toxie, our new hero is a seven-foot mutant freak with superhuman strength and a heart as big as Newark. He's out to save New Jersey, end global warming, and woo the blind librarian in town. It's a toxic story with an environmental Twist! The Toxic Avenger will leave audiences laughing in the aisles as it rocks the house. Featuring a wailin' rock score, this comical musical has something for everyone to enjoy. It gets even better, Lloyd Kaufman co-founder of TROMA STUDIOS will be stopping by for a few shows and you have two chances to meet him. First on Friday, May 6 (approx. 10pm-Midnight) at our post-show party at The Garage (76 Wakefield Street in Rochester). Cover to this event is $5 with a prior ticket purchase or $10 without. Tickets available in advance by calling the box office and at the door (must show stub at door for discounted ticket). Our second event, The Brown Bag Luncheon, takes place on Free Comic Book Day Saturday, May 7 Noon?1:30pm. Have lunch on the stage while you meet and greet with actors, Lloyd, his wife Pat, and fans! Tickets to this event are $15 with a prior Toxie ticket purchase or $20 without. Lunch consists of Sandwich buffet, drink ticket, chips, salad, fruit. To really turn things up, Jetpack has graciously offered to donate FCBD bags with comics for both the luncheon guests and the Sat., May 7 2:00pm matinee attendees, so you don't have to worry about missing out on FCBD! Tickets available online (follow the get tickets link), order by phone, or at the box office. Sales to this event are limited, get your tickets early! Lloyd Kaufman and Troma Studios have become icons in the cult-movie world, and Troma has distributed over 1000 films. Lloyd has continued his career as a director in addition to producing, and Troma has turned out such films as Monster in the Closet (1986), Class of Nuke 'Em High (1986), Combat Shock (1984), Troma's War (1988), and Fortress of Amerikkka (1989), and Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead (2006), which follows an army of undead chickens as they seek revenge on a fast food palace. After reading an article that claimed horror movies were dead, Lloyd got the idea to combine both horror and comedy, and Troma came up with "Health Club Horror"--later retitled and released as The Toxic Avenger (1984), a monster hit that finally put Troma on the map.