Cult favorite Toxic Avenger has something for everyone

Joshua Paul Moore as The Toxic Avenger (Rebecca & Taryn photo)

New Jersey's first superhero takes the stage in this monster of a comedy at Rochester Opera House May 5-15.

The Toxic Avenger, winner of the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Musical, is a charming love story and laugh-out-loud musical that has it all: an unlikely hero (Joshua Paul Moore), his beautiful girlfriend (Nellie Teeling), a corrupt New Jersey mayor (Merrill Peiffer) and two dudes who play ... well, everyone else ... bullies, mobsters, old ladies, and stiletto-wearing back-up singers (Scott Severance & John Lathan).

Melvin Ferd the Third wants to clean up Tromaville, the most polluted town in New Jersey - just off Exit 13B on the Turnpike. Foiled by the mayor's bullies, Melvin is dumped into a vat of radioactive toxic waste, only to re-emerge as The Toxic Avenger, New Jersey's first superhero. Affectionately known as Toxie, our new hero is a seven-foot mutant freak with superhuman strength and a heart as big as Newark. He's out to save New Jersey, end global warming, and woo the blind librarian in town, Sarah.

The Toxic Avenger will leave audiences laughing in the aisles as it rocks the house. Featuring a wailin' rock score, this comical musical has something for everyone to enjoy. This toxic story with an environmental twist is directed by Seraphina Caligiure and is brought to you by the friendliest comic shop in the history of mankind, Jetpack Comics!

Mature content- May not be suitable for persons under the age of 17! 7:30 PM Performances run Thur-Sat, May 5-7, and Thur-Sat, May 12-14, with 2 PM Performances on Sat, May 7, and Sat & Sun, May 14 & 15.