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September 14th, 2023 – November 26th, 2023

"American Psycho: The Musical"

Role of: Patrick Bateman

(Derek Van Barham - Kokandy Productions, Chicago, IL)

Awards

2023 Jeff Awards

• Performer in a Principal Role - Musical (Recipient)

• Production - Musical (Recipient)

• Ensemble - Musical (Nominee)

2023 Heartstrings Awards

• Most Meaningful Leading Performer in a Male Role – Musical (Recipient)

2024 Queerty Awards

• Live Theatre Award (Nominee)

Selected Press

BroadwayWorld.com

“AMERICAN PSYCHO wouldn’t succeed without an equally compelling and dispassionate actor in the role of Patrick Bateman, and Kyle Patrick is superb... With every biting, dispassionate line delivery and every lyric expertly sung, Patrick makes clear that Patrick Bateman will always thirst for more.”

Buzz Center Stage

“Patrick’s performance was riveting, one couldn’t take his eyes away from him. He perfectly captured Bateman’s devilishly attractive and hypnotic presence, pulling you in with his charm and wit, turning psychotically evil effortlessly before falling back into his charm. The range Patrick displayed as Bateman was nothing short of breathtaking.”

Chicago Theatre & Concert Reviews

“…Kyle Patrick is absolutely sensational here as the boyishly handsome Patrick Bateman... Mr. Patrick wields the more macabre moments of this manic-depressive role with as much authority as his butcher knife and axe.”

Chicago Tribune

“There are some young performers here well worth seeing, too, including Kyle Patrick, the enigmatic lead...”

Chicago Sun-Times

“Kokandy has a Patrick Bateman who radiates star quality from his slickly gelled hair to his impossible shiny shoes. As Bateman, Kyle Patrick is a creature of remarkable charisma and a dancer of flowing elegance and pile-driving athletic acrobatics. When he’s on stage...he seems to be lit from within. The impish gleam in his eyes matches the sparkling knives he wields with a juggler’s grace… In the end, Kokandy’s production has one massive plus in Kyle Patrick’s sleek, sparkling performance.”

Queerty

"American Psycho can’t function without a magnetic Patrick Bateman — an extremely challenging role that seldom leaves the stage for the show’s two-and-a-half-hour run-time. Kyle Patrick’s...serpentine strut, perpetual smirk, and balletic executions radiate star quality and pitch-perfect casting. Rather than emulate Christian Bale’s unique vocal delivery, the actor creates a fabulously skeevy interpretation, leaving the audience equal parts aroused and shaken."

Chicago Reader

“Kyle Patrick’s creepily charismatic Bateman…A strong supporting ensemble playing multiple roles and clever runway set design by G “Max” Maxin IV (who also designs the lights and projections) make us feel like we’re at a fashion show of the damned.”

Chicagoland Musical Theatre

“At the center of it all is Kyle Patrick, whose dedication to a role as daunting and demanding as Patrick Bateman is nothing short of remarkable. One is helpless but to give rapt attention to his steely intensity and affecting vulnerability.”

Your Chicago Guide

“The cast is anchored by Kyle Patrick as Patrick Bateman, the stylish and sadistic center of American Psycho. Mr. Patrick is a triple threat, and channels the cult classic flawlessly.”

Life & Times

“The biggest reason to fall in love with Kokandy Productions’ American Psycho is the performance of Kyle Patrick as Patrick Bateman. He has a hard, chiseled physique on par with Superman star Henry Cavill, the voice of an angel descended from heaven, and precision acting that would inspire a standing ovation from the most hypercritical Broadway audiences. Kyle Patrick puts on the performance of a lifetime..."

American Psycho: The Musical: Reviews

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