Who liked Dracula? — Page 2

true, Dracs isn't the greatest thing ever made, it wasn't as bad as the critics say.

When i saw the show, in previews, there were 2 critics behind me. Who said the normal complaints but overall it was a good show.

but yes, the critics def hurt the show more than the book, etc...

Honestly...it was an entertaining night in the theatre. I liked it and hope they come out with a OBCR. It wasn't the best thing I've seen...and the book did drag a bit...but there were some great performances on that stage and a nice set and effects to boot. Definitely not as bad as the critics said it was.

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Rather then jumping to label something terrible, garbage, etc., it would be more interesting to talk about where Dracula's perceived failings actually are. People have talked about the show's terrible lyrics, but apart from the "pillow/peccadillo" rhyme, I never found them to be actively awful. The show's failing, I believe is that it talks about the characters' emotional states without conveying them the way great musical theatre is able to do. (You want to say, "Show me, don't tell me.") It races from event to event without plumbing the depths of the characters, rendering the show distant and uninvolving. That failure doesn't strike me as Frank Wildhorn's failure, and there are actually some complex, ambitious melodies in his score. The designers also did very intriguing work. To me, it's more an interesting, instructive failure than the laughingstock it has been made out to be.

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"I agree the book was the problem, but I don't think the issue was that they stayed true to the novel. I think the problem was that they kept through to the novel, and then only did every third scene. Made it a bit confusing."


maybe it was its *attempt* to stay true to the novel and its failing to do so?

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My biggest problem was with the book.
Also Tom Hewitt (who is a drop dead gorgeous, sexy and incredibly talented seemed bored with his ladies)
I went a long time ago the person who took me was begging to leave. I wanted to stay. Hoping the mess would get better.
I was very disappointed.
I did love the costumes and Tom's flying. But I don't remember one song from the show.
When I saw Tom in Rocky Horror he blew me away.
Hope Tom is cast in a better show soon.

I would have to agree with Macgruder.
He is a genius.

Well put, Mag. I think there's a distinction somewhere in there though. It's one thing to say that the problem is the book. That would mean that every moment that they're not singing, the show beging to die. What I think I'm actually saying is that there are "book problems".

Which I've found actually doesn't mean that just the book is to blame. It's usually the collaboration itself that's the problem, the problems in cohesiveness between lyricist/composer/director/bookwriter. The plot not moving along, perhaps, and both the songs and the book being to blame.