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Attention Evil Dead Fans!!! You MUST come to New York now!

Last night I went to see Evil Dead: The Musical with a few friends from work. I haven't laughed so hard in the theater since Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane were in The Producers... and well, that was a whole different kind of funny. The Producers didn't have a "bloody splash zone." That's right, people sitting in the first two rows at Evil Dead get a complimentary poncho, and they needed it.

And now, a Best Of list about the musical:

Best new line not from one of the movies: "I bitch slapped her with my one good hand."

Best executed line from one of the movies: "This... is my BOOMSTICK!"

Best song: "What the Fuck Was That?"

Best Sam Raimi reference: "I was stuck watching Spiderman on the plane. God, how bad was the direction on that film?"

Absolute funniest scene: When all the stuff in the cabin starts rattling and the posessed wall-mounted moose (which looks like a child's stuffed animal) starts singing in a Disney-style voice, "You will join us!"

So basically, it was awesome. Even people who haven't seen any of the Evil Dead movies will find it a hilarious spoof on horror movies. And of course, even though you see each and every one of them coming, all the Ash one-liners are fantastic. I'll defintitely be going back with anyone who wants to see it.