I saw the Dare You Dream version at the NYMF this past September. I didn't expect much but am a huge Schulman fan, so I had to see it regardless. the music was actually quite good, and Craig and Philip were incredible in their respective roles, but it was clear that it's a story that has no business on the musical theatre stage- especially if they insist on sticking to the original story. DRACULA is the best example of that. The concept of the Dracula character and its folklore are fascinating and could possibly inspire a good musical if worked creatively. But it is a bad idea, a virtual death sentence, insisting on keeping to the original novel, a well-received one-time success penned by an overall mediocre writer with not much in the way of storytelling skills. Shelley is a little better than Stoker, but the novel of Frankenstein is still extremely difficult to carry onto a stage without major liberties being taken.
y'know I've always liked Wildhorn, and I continue to like him even with that whole Dracula thing, but the man needs to try composing for a story that people aren't sick of hearing!
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Updated On: 12/2/04 at 11:56 PM
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