Las Vegas: Looking For Some Splash & Laugh?

Graham Skipper (“Herbert West”) and Jesse Merlin (“Dr. Carl Hill”)

Re-Animator The Musical tells the bizarre story of Herbert West, a young medical student who has discovered a glowing green serum that can bring the dead back to life…with catastrophic results.

Emmy Award-nominee George Wendt, well-known for his role on the hit TV show “Cheers,” has been added to the cast for the two-week engagement at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts in Troesh Studio Theater, Jan. 6-18, 2015. The starring role reunites Wendt with members of the original production.

Based on the cult classic H.P. Lovecraft’s Re-Animator, this award-winning horror comedy is helmed by Stuart Gordon (who also directed the film) and features a splash zone for those who enjoy a little splatter! Variety wrote “Not since Little Shop of Horrors has a screamfest tuner so deftly balanced seriousness and camp.”

Attending the opening night at The Smith Center, the audience had a great time - especially those who sat in the first few rows ("the splash zone") who enjoyed a rain of faux blood and more.  It seems to be the "in" thing to be up front, but be warned - it gets pretty wet.

Wendt brings a grounding foundation to the shenanigans, while the entire cast buys into the fun and clever "Sondheim-ian" score.

The opening night had a couple of sound issues (hard to hear, missed sound cues) but I'm sure those were technical blips corrected since then.

With the ongoing popularity of zombies on TV and film, it's no wonder the award-winning musical is a hit with audiences.

For more info on the musical head over to the official website here.

Click here for ticket info.

Jesse Merlin (“Dr. Carl Hill”) and George Wendt ("Dean Halsey")

Jessica Howell (“Megan Halsey”) and Darren Ritchie (“Dan Cain”)

AJesse Merlin,Graham Skipper, Marlon Grace,Brian Gillespie