There are many different genres of musical theatre, but one that might make for some of the most interesting combinations is science fiction. Whether it's the high-flying stunts of Spider-Man: Turn of the Dark or the man-eating plants of Little Shop of Horrors, these shows all brought sci-fi to the stage in musical form.
Lee Wilkof and Ellen Greene in Little Shop of Horrors.
Peter Cunningham
Hunter Foster and Kerry Butler in Little Shop of Horrors.
Paul Kolnik
Michael C. Hall in Lazarus
Jan Versweyveld
Michael C. Hall in Lazarus
Jan Versweyveld
Cast of It's a Bird…It's a Plane...It's Superman
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It's a Bird…It's a Plane...It's Superman at Dallas Theater Center
Tim Curry in The Rocky Horror Show
Daphne Rubin-Vega, Tom Hewitt, and Joan Jett in The Rocky Horror Show
A scene from Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark
Patrick Page and Reeve Carney in Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark.
Jacob Cohl
Robert Torti and company in Starlight Express
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Jane Krakowski and Barry Bernal in Starlight Express
Nick Cordero and Sara Chase inThe Toxic Avenger
Photo by Carol Rosegg
Demond Green, Matthew Saldivar, Nick Cordero, Sara Chase, and Nancy Opel in The Toxic Avenger
Photo by Carol Rosegg
Cast of Via Galactica
Via Galactica
Cast of We Will Rock You
Sterling Jarvis and the cast of We Will Rock You
Photo by Cylla von Tiedemann
Metropolis
Cast of Metropolis
Return To the Forbidden Planet
Cast of Return to the Forbidden Planet
Nobby Clark
Will Roland and cast of Be More Chill
Maria Baranova
Jason Tam and cast of Be More Chill
The Last Starfighter
The Last Starfighter
Starmites Playbill - Opening Night, April 1989
Gabriel Barre and Brian Lane Green in Starmites