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* In October 2008, the world premiere of Lloyd Kaufman's The Toxic Avenger debuted at the George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick, New Jersey becoming the highest-grossing musical in its 34-year history.

The show was written by Tony Award winners Joe DiPietro and Bon Jovi ’ s David Bryan and directed by Tony Award winner John Rando.

The show has its New York premiere at the New World Stages in April 2009 and won the 2009 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Musical and an additional 18 nominations from the Drama League, Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel Awards ( including Best Musical ) and five Dora Award Nominations ( the Canadian equivalent of the Tony Award ) including Best Musical and a win for Best Actress in a Musical.

The show was presented by Dancap Productions in Toronto in October 2009 and by Shownote and CJ Entertainment in Seoul, Korea in August 2010.