Vampire Musical Memories - Anyone Else See Dracula, Lestat & Dance Of the Vampires?

[mitchern]

Posted: 3/29/26 at 1:37pm

Having booked for LOST BOYS next week, I thought it a good time to look back at

Dance of the Vampires - loved the score as an old Jim Steinman fan, wish they would have convinced Crawford to play it dark, or the rest of the team to go full comedy, but alas. Best physical production too. 

Lestat - As surprised as I am we haven't gotten MIchael Crawford back to Broadway - why not Hugh Panaro either? And I still want that cast album Elton's holding back. 

Dracula - Ah, nudity, the first horizontal flying vampires and a score best forgotten. 

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 3/29/26 at 2:15pm

Blessed to have seen DANCE OF THE VAMPIRES at the Minskoff and loved it. Max Von Essen and Mandy Gonzalez were pretty epic and though I solely went because the buzz was that it would be closing soon, I wanted to add it to my list of flop shows I’ve seen. Did not expect to LOVE it so much and the audience was there with me and “got” it and had a glorious time. I still remember every time the lyrics of “turn around” from “Total Eclipse of the Heart” were sung, the theatre roared. It was so bad it was delicious. One exquisite sloppy and fabulous 8 course meal.  

[jpbran]

Posted: 3/29/26 at 3:36pm

Saw Lestat. Biggest crime it committed was just being flat out boring. Tedious and unmemorable. 

[jakethesnake]

Posted: 3/29/26 at 9:42pm

You should add Blood/Love to your show list if you want to hit all the vampires!