Bayonets of Angst


Bayonets of Angst is an original bluegrass musical comedy about the American Civil War.

Production History

In 2013, Bayonets of Angst was a finalist in the Ken Davenport Ten Minute Play Contest.
The premiere production of Bayonets of Angst was part of the 2014 New York Musical Theatre Festival and starred Tony Award nominee J. Robert Spencer, as Abraham Lincoln. The NYMF production will also feature Paul Whitty, Herndon Lackey, Brian Charles Rooney, Michael Abbott Jr., Ian Lowe and Ryan Andes.

Critical reception

David Clark of Broadway World called Bayonets of Angst "entirely fresh and novel...featuring a waggishly witty book, hysterical lyrics and a brilliantly catchy bluegrass score," and "simultaneously everything and nothing you'd expect from a musicalizied account of the Civil War." Broadway Spotted reviewed that the show was "full of jokes, puns, play on words and everything in between," and "with non-stop laughter and beautiful music, it truly was an enjoyable time." Theater Mania called Bayonets of Angst " irreverent and hyper theatrical production," with "a jaunty bluegrass score performed by the first-rate musicians."
CHARGED.fm listed Bayonets of Angst as a "Hot New Musical" and described it as an "exciting production that we think you should see."

Awards

New York Musical Theatre Festival production