Goodbar

Case in point: a rock musical called "Goodbar" that opened the festival Wednesday.

Festival Puts Indie Theater on the Radar Marshall Heyman 2012

He was a man of his time, as "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" 1977 showed all too plainly.

Hard-Nosed Hollywood Scott Eyman 2011

Coincidentally, Marin Ireland , who starred as a potential terrorist this season was in the audience at "Goodbar."

Festival Puts Indie Theater on the Radar Marshall Heyman 2012

Kevin Townley , who sings all the male roles in the show, said that "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" was the last film he watched before he moved to New York City at 17.

Festival Puts Indie Theater on the Radar Marshall Heyman 2012

Rob Kalmbach The cast of the rock musical 'Goodbar' It's a really quiet week in New York, and by extension, very likely the appropriate time to open the eighth annual Under the Radar Festival.

Festival Puts Indie Theater on the Radar Marshall Heyman 2012

This multi-media spin on the book and film Looking For Mr. Goodbar the story of a woman discovering the sexual freedom of the singles bar but ultimately meeting her death at the hands of a random stranger had a lot of potential.

Michael Giltz: Theater: Under The Radar and Coil Warm Up January Michael Giltz 2012

Hedwig and the Angry Inch is of course the touchstone here, but Goodbar is far, far away from that legendary show.

Michael Giltz: Theater: Under The Radar and Coil Warm Up January Michael Giltz 2012

Making the transition from martyr to satyr, in "Shame" Mr. Fassbender plays a sex addict on the prowl in New York City whose post-millennial Mr. Goodbar routine is shaken up with the arrival of his sister Carey Mulligan , who has some psychological issues of her own.

Picking Out Eye Candy Steve Dollar 2011

Goodbar was cutting edge for its day but soon hopelessly retrograde by purporting to show a liberated woman and then punishing her for it.

Michael Giltz: Theater: Under The Radar and Coil Warm Up January Michael Giltz 2012

Based on the novel "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" by Judith Rossner which was based on a true story and eventually became a movie starring Diane Keaton , "Goodbar" is a collaboration between the New York City glam-punk band Bambï umlaut theirs and a theater company called Waterwell.

Festival Puts Indie Theater on the Radar Marshall Heyman 2012