1st BWAY TRIP!! Fiddler or Dracula?? HELP HELP HELP PLEASE!!!

Oh boy. This is a tough one.

I will confess that I've never been able to get into Wildhorn's music- I would choose Fiddler just based on that.

But I'm sure that someone else who has seen both could definitely answer that. Have fun in NY!

Don't even think about going to Dracula.

Go see Hairspray or Wonderful Town.

Hairspray!!! I havent seen dracula, but I've heard only negative things.

The END of September? Some of these won't even be there then. Watch the closing notices, then go see something off-Broadway.

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Fiddler
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Tanz der Vampire in Hamburg. GO THERE

They have everything

1) It's Dracula in feel and gothdom
2) The Innkeeper character CHAGAL is a tribute to Fiddler
3) It's better than any show on Broadway in thirty years

Don't blow your money anywhere else but Hamburg

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Go see DRACULA. It's not as bad as everyone says it is. The melodies will linger on beyond the theatre exit and the sets and special effects are above and beyond anything else you will find on Broadway at the moment. A lot of people are claiming that the show is boring and I'm not going to disagree with an opinion as long as I get to express mine as well... I found it incredibly intriguing and if you actually pay attention, I don't think you will find it boring. Especially if you are a fan of DRACULA in any of its incarnations or a fan of the novel. The musical follows the novel very closely. The only other musical I have ever found to be as faithful to it's literary counterpart is the revised Cathy Rigby PETER PAN. Both follow their book plots almost word for word. Which is wonderful for fans, but I guess distressing to critics and the "dracula haters".

If you are not a fan of Frank Wildhorn I think you will be pleasantly surprised in this case, because he has really out done himself. He has written a score brilliantly enough to satisfy his fans and haunting enough to suit the first timers. The book could be better. The lyrics could be better. But I could sit here and list maybe hundreds of shows that could stand a better book or lyric set. Including the almighty WICKED. Take a chance. Surprise even yourself.... the worst that can happen is you walk out of the theatre with a new found respect for the craft of musical theatre. Not everything is SWEENEY TODD. But not everything is DRACULA either ... and you'll kick yourself if you don't make an intelligent and enlightened decision and make the choice for yourself. Like it or not, I don't think you'll regret seeing it.

The next Peter Pan musical for Broadway should be Jim Steinman's Neverland

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I would see Hairspray or Wonderful Town.
You might also check out Forbidden Broadway.
Don't see Dracula. It is not love at first bite!

I'd see Fiddler, but then again I'm a Fiddler freak... Try Producers, backup plan being Hairspray then Fiddler. Have fun, and make sure you give us reviews!

I saw both Fiddler and Dracula, Fiddler is, in my opinion very boring, but if you like classics then this is good, but it doesn't have the entertainment value of Dracula. Dracula along with a good score and great cast keeps you entertained through the whole show with the special effects, costumes, and lighting, all of my friends including me walked away from that show entertained and happy, that is all I ask of a musical.