My husband and I are total horror geeks as well as fans of the Evil Dead movies, so naturally we were super excited when we found out about this musical. As much as we really wanted to love this show, we just didn't. The absolute worst thing about it was the terrible sound quality. It makes it pretty hard to like something when you can't understand 90% of what the actors are saying/singing. While a good portion of this can be blamed on the crappy sound system in the theater, the actors certainly played their part in it as well.
The actress who portrayed Cheryl (Ash's sister) was UNBEARABLE. Her high pitched, whiny, drawn out dialog became harder and harder to understand as the show went on. During the few times we were able to understand her, we just got an earful of the worst puns ever written. It got to the point where every time she showed up on the stage I was cringing in my seat just wishing for her to go away.
Another disappointment was the execution of the "Splatter Zone." It was a very strange choice to have the blood spray coming from a couple of random guys off to the side of the stage who had nothing to do with the show. It would have been way more entertaining for everyone to see the blood coming from the action on stage.
By the time intermission came around, we were both ready for the show to be over. Though we did stay until the end, it was a challenge not to fall asleep during the second half. This experience was a huge let down and I am thankful that we did not pay full price for these tickets. We have seen the horror/comedy musical idea done extremely well elsewhere, but unfortunately this show just fell short.