Will The Lost Boys Break Broadway's Vampire Musical Curse?

A little more of a biting read (see what I did there?) than the average story on Playbill. I still wish both Dance of the Vampires and Lestat were recorded.

https://playbill.com/article/will-the-lost-boys-break-broadways-vampire-musical-curse

macbeth said: "A little more of a biting read (see what I did there?) than the average story on Playbill. I still wish both Dance of the Vampires and Lestat were recorded.

https://playbill.com/article/will-the-lost-boys-break-broadways-vampire-musical-curse"

To answer the article's question: no.

However, Lestat was recorded, but Elton is keeping it locked away. It gets leaked online every once in a while.

fashionguru_23 said: "macbeth said: "A little more of a biting read (see what I did there?) than the average story on Playbill. I still wish both Dance of the Vampires and Lestat were recorded.

https://playbill.com/article/will-the-lost-boys-break-broadways-vampire-musical-curse"

To answer the article's question: no.

However, Lestat was recorded, but Elton is keeping it locked away. It gets leaked online every once in a while."

The recoded Broadway cast album has never been leaked online. There are tons of bootlegs and some early promo songs.

fashionguru_23 said: "macbeth said: "A little more of a biting read (see what I did there?) than the average story on Playbill. I still wish both Dance of the Vampires and Lestat were recorded.

https://playbill.com/article/will-the-lost-boys-break-broadways-vampire-musical-curse"

To answer the article's question: no.

However, Lestat was recorded, but Elton is keeping it locked away. It gets leaked online every once in a while."

There are a bunch of demos online, but the cast recording has never been leaked.

Updated On: 11/1/25 at 03:08 PM

Agree. It will not break the curse. It will only reinforce it with a lot more $$ (30 mil + already) attached to it .

It's hard to predict but I don't see a bright future for this production. They should have given an out of town try out first before comitting to Broadway imo. I believe they're relaying on The Outsiders success, but that one got a good WOM in San Diego.

This musical seems to be someone's vanity project, too expensive, risky, and based on a movie not many people is familar with.

Updated On: 10/30/25 at 05:51 PM

James885 said: "I caught it right after it opened and the Palace was only about half-full. The cast was good, but the show was very boring, which was shocking considering the source material. I heard it was much better in San Francisco where it had its tryout.."

I saw it in SF where I thought there was a lot of good stuff, some of which I know didn't make it to NY (I think the show the Theatre de Vampire put on about the history of vampires?) My friend who went with me didn't know the books let alone the original movie and didn't have a CLUE what was going on.

I saw ''Lestat'' in San Francisco in 2005 and again on Broadway in 2006, and it's a shame that Elton John has not released the cast album. The show had its book problems, but it also had two gorgeous songs, ''Right Before My Eyes'' and ''Sail Me Away,'' each beautifully sung by Hugh Panaro. When I produced ''The Leading Men II'' concert as a 2007 benefit for Broadway Cares at Birdland, I asked Hugh to sing ''Right Before My Eyes,'' which he graciously did. In his intro to the song, Hugh says he planned to tell some funny stories about Elton, but instead turned the song into a touching tribute to J.C. Sheets, a fellow Broadway actor who was in ''Les Miserables.''

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHLug4bw-MI

Updated On: 10/30/25 at 11:49 PM

It hasn't started yet so the few negative opinions on a few songs don't matter at all.

They are doing everything right in terms of marketing and advertising months before it begins, so I would say it has a solid shot with a great score and cast. We'll see.

Updated On: 10/31/25 at 03:42 PM

witchoftheeast2 said: "What does everyone think of the songs released so far?"

Updated On: 11/1/25 at 05:28 PM

The one song I heard sounded like a pop song without a lot of depth. Oh, and they stole Cathy Dennis' lyric "I need a hit/baby give me it."

witchoftheeast2 said: "What does everyone think of the songs released so far?"

bland and hard pass. but the cast is trying hard to sell them best they can ... still .... no.