Each Halloween for five years, ImprovBoston
has presented Gorefest, an original musical splattered with fake blood, gruesome
special effects, and lots of singing and dancing.
Below are some favorite numbers from the available Original Cast Albums.
All Gorefest shows feature book & lyrics by Don Schuerman, and music & lyrics by Stephen Gilbane.
GOREFEST VII: The Worster Seed(2009)
I'm Gonna Kill...
The 11 O'Clock number for Angel, when the chips are down, 3 buckets of blood just
landed on your head, and everyone's laughing at you. Performed by the incomparable
Misch Whitaker.
Kids In Woostah
The opening number explains why the demon spawn of Satan
would likely be born in Worcester, Mass. Performed by the original cast.
The Hand Model Song
A priest that has a simple dream - to be a hand model. He explains. Featuring Mat Gagne, with
Paul Dome, Olivia Rizzo, and Christine Toohey.
GOREFEST VI: Boatload of Blood(2008)
I Like a Dork
The girls of the R/V Grumpus explain what they prefer in a guy. Liz Caradonna,
Lindsey Strube, Misch Whitaker, and Monica Shea (as the crew's open lesbian/closet cannibal).
Lyrics by Liz Caradona.
Happy Place
As Yojo (the crew's enigmatic ethnic New Jersey native and ship's doctor) prepares to amputate
Priscilla's leg without anesthetic, he describes how his people would endure pain - by
going to their Happy Place, wherever that may be. Sung by Robert Woo, Kara Gelormini,
and (inevitably) the entire cast.
GOREFEST V: Blood on the Bayou(2007)
Spicy Hot!
Jasper, the cajun house chef, conjures all the metaphors he can think of
to describe his hot sauce.
Performed by 5-time Gorefest performer Bobby Smith, with Liz Caradonna, and the
Jasperettes: Lindsey Strube, Jaimey Connors, and Mike Cyr.
Blood On The Bayou
In Gorefest's first title song, Gary and Larry introduce us to Creepy Town, Louisiana.
Performed by Erik Volkert and Dana Bein, each doing their own personal Tom Waites imitation.
A Little Like A Whore
Rita and Katrina describe their approach to getting ahead in life.
With the incomparable Megan Golterman and Christine Flynn.
GOREFEST IV: Gross Encounters of the Alien Kind (2006)
(I Wanna Go) All the Way
The high school tramp sings about why being bad is so good.
Performed in the sultry alto tones of Monica Neal.
Ow! Ow! Ow!
A song about the pain the singer feels from the fact that there's a pug-sucking
nail sticking out of his thumb - that he hammered there himself.
Performed with gusty anguish by Dana J. Bein.
Better Not To Know
The F.B.I. agent who comes in at the end as the story's Deus Ex Machina explains her agencie's unspoken motto.
Performed by ImprovBoston mainstager Christine Flynn and the entire cast.
I Always Noticed You
The high school nerd sings to the nerdy object of her affections.
Performed by Tiny Little Lungs co-star Sara McClean.
GOREFEST III: The Gruesome Tale of Penny Dreadful (2005)
Pieces of You
An anachronistic Bossa Nova love duet between a Victorian doctor and the prostitute
trying to turn a corner on her life that he loves. Performed by ImprovBoston stalwarts Patrick French
and Rachel Rosenthal.
A Beautiful Woman
The Frankenstein wife of the butchering doctor sings of
her simple need we all can relate to - to be pretty.
Performed by ImprovAsylum mainstage star Rachel Bitney.
