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daveake 06:40 pm UTC 10/07/10 |
| See the link for the full article. PC: I loved you in DANCE OF THE VAMPIRES. That is one of my favorite shows of all time, critics be damned. MVE: (Laughs.) Thanks, thanks, man. The fans are awesome, especially for that show, so thanks. PC: Tell me about that experience. MVE: It was my big Broadway break. I had a great role. You can say what you want about the show, but I loved my role. It was a very, very exciting time in my life. I'm so happy I did it. I mean, yeah, I wish the show was a success but I'm really proud of what I did in it. What can you do? I'm not gonna be depressed about it or anything! PC: Jim Steinman is such a genius composer. What was working with him like? MVE: He was around a lot. Since I was the only one who was cast early on, because of all the readings - I mean, there were different casts, different directors, different writers - somehow I managed to keep pleasing people and I managed to keep that role, which was difficult. I mean, it's difficult enough to get a show once, but to get it twice and then again? PC: Yeah. That's rough. MVE: It took a year and a half or so from the reading to Broadway. I got to spend a lot of great time with Jim because he was so involved in the process. Once Broadway happened it became very big, but in a reading I could be alone in a room working with Jim and the music director. I think he's such a great songwriter - such a theatrical songwriter - and I loved and love doing his stuff. I feel so lucky I had the opportunity to work with him. PC: The show changed so much in previews. The preview version was far superior. What you opened with was so different! That drawbridge moment with the candles... MVE: Oh, my God! I know! PC: How could they cut the most amazing moment in the show? MVE: You know, it's so funny. I was so deep in it at the time. It was so stressful and there was so much going on... I don't think they improved anything. There were just too many cooks in the kitchen. They just started tinkering with and changing everything and not trusting the zaniness they originally intended and I don't know what it became. I don't know what it should have been, but I know with the talent involved and the budget it could have been something more incredible. I think all the talented people in the room saw things differently and just couldn't get on the same page together. It's a shame. | |
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