Carpe Noctem

[Unmasked05]

Posted: 12/9/05 at 11:20pm

Tonight was the night that "Dance of The Vampires" opened.....I wish I could have seen it.

[exedore]

Posted: 12/9/05 at 11:26pm

I do too...I was hoping to see the original German version next year, but as it's closing in a month, that seems incredibly unlikely now. Maybe VBW will put out a DVD of Tanz now that Elisabeth's gone double platinum...

[Unmasked05]

Posted: 12/9/05 at 11:29pm

Is there a website for the German show I could visit?

I hope they do Video tape is and I wish they would do a English Studio Cast Recording of the show.

[cathywellerstein]

Posted: 12/9/05 at 11:34pm

aww. yay dance of the vampires!!

i'm pretty sure a recording of the broadway production exists in the performing arts library at lincoln center.

it was a great show. too bad it didn't survive.

[Unmasked05]

Posted: 12/9/05 at 11:38pm

Yeah cause I would have loved to see it.

I wonder why they didn't decide to have a national tour?

[exedore]

Posted: 12/9/05 at 11:46pm

Money. The show lost its $12 million investment, setting a record for flopping.

[Jane2]

Posted: 12/10/05 at 12:47am

Glad to see others also liked it. I thought I was one of the four people who did love it!

[rockfenris2005]

Posted: 12/10/05 at 12:55am

It's not the last you've heard of Steinman. He is working on a variety of projects that are "Broadway bound"

[AnotherDay46]

Posted: 12/10/05 at 8:33am

That's good, because I loved DOTV. ^__^

[Unmasked05]

Posted: 12/10/05 at 9:58am

And we deserve as English Studio Cast Recording and a NAtional Tour.

I wonder if the Fan CLub I saw on That's Kentertainment...is till around?

[bare_nakedlady]

Posted: 12/10/05 at 10:14am

Hello my wonderful DOTV friends. Since its almost christmas, and we're sharing the love. I thought I would give you this link. Here you can listen to the whole show from previews to the Final version. Other versions of the show and Lost/cut and extended songs. And lots of other great Steinman stuff. ENJOY!!!



DOTV recordings

Updated On: 12/10/05 at 10:14 AM

[Unmasked05]

Posted: 12/10/05 at 10:29am

THANK YOU........OH THANK YOU SO MUCH...I'm listening to the Overture right now.

[Feathah]

Posted: 12/10/05 at 11:03am

Awwwwww Dance of the Vampires. :o( Saw it five or six times!

[Dirty Rotten Scoundrel]

Posted: 12/10/05 at 11:12am

I was lucky enough to see DOTV the one night that Michael Crawford wasn't there. No offense I do NOT like his voice. Rob Evan who went on that day was phenomenal. I still really enjoyed this show despite most people hating it.

[Unmasked05]

Posted: 12/10/05 at 11:13am

I am now a fan of a show I will never get the chance to ever see.

[bare_nakedlady]

Posted: 12/10/05 at 11:54am

Glad you enjoy it. I stumbled upon that site a long time ago quite by accident. But I have it bookmarked now for everytime I need a DOTV fix!!

[AnotherDay46]

Posted: 12/10/05 at 12:45pm

Ah, I have this recording. That site (the final broadway version) is actually closing night. ^_^

[Creative Lunatic]

Posted: 12/10/05 at 1:31pm

I loved it too. Did not think it deserved the viscious critical vampire venom.

[Phantom05]

Posted: 12/10/05 at 3:46pm

I saw the Broadway production of Dance of the Vampires twice, and must say that I had a fun time. This definitely doesn't mean that I wasn't disappointed, lol, the German version of the show is without a doubt, far superior and entirely different. Tanz Der Vampire is closing in January 2006, but the possibility has arisen that Stage Holding may tour the show throughout Germany. I would love to have a DVD of Tanz Der Vampire and to be quite honest, it is one of the best musicals I have ever had the pleasure of seeing. There are a lot of musicals running in Germany right now that deserve a Broadway bow, ones that are far greater than anything on our musical stages right now...One Can only hope!

See Ya!

Phantom05

[dotvmike]

Posted: 12/10/05 at 4:04pm

Dance of the Vampires has some of THE GREATEST music ever composed for the stage! I just hope this wasn't Steinman's last attempt at Broadway, Rockfenris2005...do you know what exactly he is working on that is theatre bound? I know Batman the Musical has been in the works for some years now, any other musicals that he is working on?

I heard he has been working on putting together a band called The Dream Engine that would perform some old and some new music. They are supposedly playing at Joe's Pub in the spring but I am not exactly sure if this is all true...if anybody knows anything feel free to correct me!
Updated On: 12/10/05 at 04:04 PM

[rockfenris2005]

Posted: 12/12/05 at 2:05am

The Confidence Man
Rhinegold
Bat Out of Hell the Musical
Excalibur (with Frank Wildhorn)
Pandora's Box
Beowulf X
Paradise

and, of course, The Dream Engine cabaret

EDIT: Batman the Musical has been cancelled by Warner Bros.
Maybe if Lestat succeeds they'll bring it back?

Updated On: 12/12/05 at 02:05 AM

[rockfenris2005]

Posted: 12/12/05 at 2:08am

You might want to check this out if you're interested:

www.thedreamengine.com

[rose&lark]

Posted: 12/12/05 at 2:09am

I too wish I could have seen it, I got very excited about this show and still enjoy it to this day. Perfect campy/Halloween-ish music (even though I listen to it at other times of the year, not just near that holiday )

[rockfenris2005]

Posted: 12/12/05 at 2:14am

The preview version was the best. All the flaws in the story were explained (but, for some reason, were cut before opening night). It's a weird show, even though (and quite famously too) I prefer the German version. My favourite bits in the show (and possibly the most romantic tune I've ever heard) is "A Good Nightmare Comes so Rarely". The "Invitation to the Ball," in the Previews, was the true meaning of Broadway. It completely blew me away.

Among the shlock, there were some stunning moments that would have given Lloyd Webber a run for his money: namely, the music of "God has Left the Building" (possibly the loudest music ever played on Broadway), the Invitation (of course), "Death is Such an Odd Thing," a very cool cabaret number and everything after "Braver Than we Are" before the end of Act One. "Total Eclipse" also, despite how you can hear the audience laughing, is one of Crawford's best performances IMO and the first time I heard it just blew me away. "For Sarah" really didn't deserve to be there, it belongs in another show Steinman wrote - The Confidence Man with Ray Errol Fox.

The show was beautiful as it is, a powerful and ironic spoof, but it became an amazing score trapped in one of the worst books I've ever encountered.

EDIT: Next stop for Vampires: TOKYO!

Updated On: 12/12/05 at 02:14 AM

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 12/12/05 at 2:58am

Are you serious about Tokyo? :)

TAKESHI KAGA FOR KROLOCK!