toxic tunes

Well, we're back in New York City and there's nothing more representative of the Big Apple than the Great White Way. Just over the river from the hustle and bustle of Broadway is New Jersey. And there are few things that typify the great Garden State than hometown favorites, Bon Jovi.

What's all this about, then? Glad you asked. David Bryan, founding member of and keyboard player for Bon Jovi has teamed up with veteran Broadway playwright, Joe DiPietro, to produce "The Toxic Avenger", a new musical based on Lloyd Kaufman's 1984, cult classic, comedy horror film of the same name.

On April 6, the New York City debut of "The Toxic Avenger" musical opened to wildly ecstatic audiences. The New York Post called it “hysterically funny” and “a monstrously funny play”. The New York Times declared it “exuberantly silly”. No word yet from "The Today Show"'s mustachioed film critic, Gene Shalit.

In "The Toxic Avenger", the outlandish “Toxie” is armed with superhuman strength, a look not like any superhero ever seen before and a heart as big as Newark as he sets out to save New Jersey from polluters, end global warming and woo the prettiest, blindest librarian in town.

After an introductory run in New Jersey, naturally, the musical made its way to New York and resides at the New World Stages located at 340 West 50th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues. You can't miss it. It's right next door to a Starbucks.

The original cast recording of the musical will be available from our good friends at Time Life on May 5. And if you check out our fabulous, new audio player in the upper right hand corner of this page, you can listen to "A Brand New Day In New Jersey", one of 16 tunes from the show.

Plus, we're going to have exclusive interviews with David Bryan from Bon Jovi and Joe DiPietro every week up until the release of the CD. Keep checking back for them!