“He was 98 pounds of solid nerd until he became the Toxic Avenger!”
Known to many as the cult-classic horror film in the 1980’s, The Toxic Avenger fumes its way onto the stage in an uproar of musical and comedic delight. The audience is hooked and actively engaged from the moment they stumble to their seats in the roomy, modern theatre at off-Broadway’s New World Stages – all the way to the outrageous finale.
The story remains the same as Lloyd Kaufman presented it thirty years ago. Melvin Ferd III, played by Nick Cordero, is a scrawny nerd deeply interested in rescuing New Jersey from the toxic sludge polluting the town of Tromaville. With the help of his beloved, the beautiful, blind librarian Sarah, he discovers a money-laundering plot. This eventually gets him dumped into a barrel of toxic waste, and turns him into the hideously deformed “Big Green Freak” dubbed the Toxic Avenger.
The Sight-free Sarah, excellently played by Celina Carvajal, falls in love with the monster and desperately tries to seduce him despite his best efforts of deflection. Her comic timing makes her character one of the most captivating to watch. Not to be outdone, Nancy Opel manages to hilariously juggle three characters (a nun, Ma Ferd, and Mayor Babs Belgoody) and, at one point, actually conducts a duet with herself!
The two other actors, named “Black Dude” and “White Dude,” as played by Nicholas Rodriguez and Jonathon Root, were a fantastic backbone to the play. Taking on many roles, including cops, scientists, doctors, a folk singer, high school bullies, women, and flamboyant hair dressers, these two actors carried the narrative as well as inspiring most of the laughter in the play.
The music is side-splitting and upbeat, and the dialogue is witty and fluent. The Toxic Avenger pokes fun at the Superhero genre with fabulous vocal talent and comedic timing. It is a must-see off-Broadway event.
- Alyssa Lettman
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