Article: O'Neill on a high as 'Bat Boy'.(ARTS)

Byline: Jayne M. Blanchard, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

As the half-bat, half-boy, wholly misunderstood star character in the musical "Bat Boy," Patrick O'Neill exudes an enchanting aura of tenderness, vulnerability and horror.

Backstage during a recent interview, Mr. O'Neill cheerfully shows us how that magic is made - with rubber Spock ears, Halloween vampire teeth and a dab of Fixodent.

These humble examples of greasepaint notwithstanding, Mr. O'Neill definitely has the makings of a star - at the tender age of 20 and still a junior at Catholic University, where he is pursuing a degree in music. His outrageous and sensitive portrayal of the Bat Boy ...

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