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"American Psycho writer Bret Easton Ellis has praised the choice of Matt Smith for the book&amp;#039;s musical adaptation. The 49-year-old novelist said that he is &amp;quot;happy&amp;quot; with Smith undertaking the lead role of Patrick Bateman from his 1991 novel.   Easton Ellis also revealed that Book of Mormon star Andrew Rannells was in line for the part, and suggested that he would be a great lead if the production transfers to Broadway after its December 3 to January 25, 2014 run at London&amp;#039;s Almeida Theatre. &amp;quot;Happy about Matt Smith in AMERICAN PSYCHO: THE MUSICAL but I also liked the idea of runner-up Andrew Rannells in the role. Maybe Broadway...&amp;quot; the writer posted on Twitter. The Doctor Who actor began rehearsing for the part on October 7, alongside a cast consisting of Ben Aldridge, Charlie Anson, Jonathan Bailey, Katie Brayben, Cassandra Compton, Holly Dale Spencer, Susannah Fielding, Simon Gregor, Holly James, Lucie Jones, Tom Kay, Gillian Kirkpatrick, Eugene McCoy and Hugh Skinner.    Roberto Aguirre Sacasa is heading the book&amp;#039;s adaptation for the stage, with music and lyrics by Duncan Sheik and Rupert Goold directing. American Psycho has already spawned a movie adaptation in 2000 starring Christian Bale, while a TV series for US cable network FX is in development. Tickets for the musical are now on sale via phone (020 7359 4404), online and in person 10am to 7.30pm on Monday to Saturday. A preview ticket - for dates between December 3 and December 11 - cost between \u00C2\u00A38 and \u00C2\u00A326 with concessions available. Once the show is officially opened on December 12, tickets will cost between \u00C2\u00A310 and \u00C2\u00A345. Watch a trailer for the American Psycho movie below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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