A Good Nightmare Comes So Rarely (shameless plug)

[g.d.e.l.g.i.]

Posted: 2/25/21 at 5:08pm

It is no secret to anyone on this forum that I'm a fan (and erstwhile developer, at one point) of a certain (in)famous rock musical devoted to fanged creatures of the night. Well, as this gruesome pandemic continues, I decided a Vulture article just wasn't enough history. Someone besides me has to be interested in the whole gory story... the type of person for whom this podcast is designed. (And, admittedly, I took a look at what the Out for Blood podcast about Carrie is doing, and thought two could play at that game.)

Introducing... A Good Nightmare Comes So Rarely: The Rise and Fall of Dance of the Vampires. (Cue the pitch!)

"When most American theater aficionados think of Dance of the Vampires, they don't think of a show that's run successfully for 9,300+ performances, in 12 languages, in 14 countries, bringing in an audience of over 9.6 million. They think of its brief New York run starring Michael Crawford, which was such a critical and commercial disaster that it totally eclipsed the infamous Carrie in financial loss, set the new bar for legendary flops (at least until Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark came along), and is still widely cited as proof of the 'wisdom' that 'vampire musicals don't work on Broadway.'

20 years on, it's time for a post-mortem. Two obsessive fans dive deep into the story behind its creation, interviewing cast, crew, creators, and detractors and fans alike who watched from the peanut gallery, as they recall all the gory details of the road to Manhattan, from the creation of the original Roman Polanski source film in the mid-Sixties to the present day."

To that end... as we enter active research, development, and pre-production on the podcast, we're looking for anyone connected with the show, be it overseas or Broadway. If you saw / heard it, if you were in it, if you worked for it, we want to hear from you! Shoot me a direct message if that describes you.

Those who are interested, keep your eyes on this thread for further developments!

Updated On: 2/25/21 at 05:08 PM

[tourboi]

Posted: 2/25/21 at 6:55pm

Brilliant idea and I can't wait to hear/see more. I saw it eight times on Broadway and have since worked with several cast members, each of them shocked I'd seen it that many times LOL! 

It was a wildly good time and not always for the intended reasons. But despite the mis-steps with the production, I maintain there's a damned good show in there. I hope one day the powers that be will be open to licensing it (if not a proper revival). 

[g.d.e.l.g.i.]

Posted: 2/25/21 at 11:29pm

We can discuss more about that if you're interested in being interviewed!

[jkader]

Posted: 2/26/21 at 1:18am

g.d.e.l.g.i. said: "It is no secret to anyone on this forum that I'm a fan (and erstwhile developer, at one point) of a certain (in)famous rock musical devoted to fanged creatures of the night. Well, as this gruesome pandemic continues, I decided a Vulture article just wasn't enough history. Someone besides me has to be interested in the whole gory story... the type of person for whom this podcast is designed. (And, admittedly, I took a look at what the Out for Blood podcast about Carrie is doing, and thought two could play at that game.)

Introducing... A Good Nightmare Comes So Rarely: The Rise and Fall of Dance of the Vampires. (Cue the pitch!)

"When most American theater aficionados think of Dance of the Vampires, they don't think of a show that's run successfully for 9,300+ performances, in 12 languages, in 14 countries, bringing in an audience of over 9.6 million. They think of its brief New York run starring Michael Crawford, which was such a critical and commercial disaster that it totally eclipsed the infamous Carrie in financial loss, set the new bar for legendary flops (at least until Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark came along), and is still widely cited as proof of the 'wisdom' that 'vampire musicals don't work on Broadway.'

20 years on, it's time for a post-mortem. Two obsessive fans dive deep into the story behind its creation, interviewing cast, crew, creators, and detractors and fans alike who watched from the peanut gallery, as they recall all the gory details of the road to Manhattan, from the creation of the original Roman Polanski source film in the mid-Sixties to the present day."

To that end... as we enter active research, development, and pre-production on the podcast, we're looking for anyone connected with the show, be it overseas or Broadway. If you saw / heard it, if you were in it, if you worked for it, we want to hear from you! Shoot me a direct message if that describes you.

Those who are interested, keep your eyes on this thread for further developments!"

Thanks for the information...

[g.d.e.l.g.i.]

Posted: 2/26/21 at 11:10am

Look, if you're just coming to the thread to put me or my effort down, eat a Snickers. You get hostile when you're hungry.

[Fan123]

Posted: 11/9/22 at 3:51am

The first episode has been released: https://garlicgothic.altervista.org/episode-1-horse-whinny/

[darquegk]

Posted: 11/9/22 at 8:15am

Is it on Apple yet?

[g.d.e.l.g.i.]

Posted: 11/9/22 at 11:44am

We're using Libsyn, which pushes it out to multiple services. Simple enough -- we had to activate some (Spotify, etc.) for ourselves through them, but it should go everywhere.

Just one thing... the submission process to Apple Podcasts is a touch more complicated, to the point that one has to begin the submission process a full month before the launch date. We weren't aware of that and flying by the seat of our pants to rush out the first episode (indeed, we're working on a re-edit that fixes some sound issues because I mean it when I say we rushed). All that to say, it isn't at the time of writing this post, but it's about to be.

[darquegk]

Posted: 11/9/22 at 1:29pm

Okay! I’m the rare person who still uses the Apple pod catcher, so soon as it’s added I’ll binge to catch up.

[g.d.e.l.g.i.]

Posted: 11/9/22 at 11:42pm

There's only one so far, but it'll be worth the listen!