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The American Psycho Musical idea has been around since 2008, but you’ll be happy to know that it’s getting closer and closer to reality.  (*flexes in the mirror while banging Japanese sex pillow*)

“Think Malcolm McDowell singing songs during ‘A Clockwork Orange.’” said Duncan Sheik, the new show’s composer, comparing his musical to a brutal attack scene in the 1971 film.

Sheik, who won a Grammy and two Tonys for writing the songs in the Broadway hit “Spring Awakening,” and playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa signed on in February and have completed the first act, with a full draft expected by early next year.

“There are murders, and they are on stage in full view of the audience,” Aguirre-Sacasa said. “An ax and a chef’s knife will be used. I think there’s going to be a lot of blood.”

* Bateman lures business associate Paul Owen back to his Manhattan apartment. Bateman puts on a 

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http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/2010/12/writer-discusses-scenes-from-the-american-psycho-musical-yes-please