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rockfenris2005 09:36 am UTC 04/21/13 |
| In reply to: | re: DOTV Broadway Actually Had A Lot Going For It - steven_stuart 01:19 am UTC 04/19/13 |
There's a really good book that all musical theatre lovers should read, although I wish that the writer would put together an updated version, and that's "Not since Carrie" by Ken Mandelbaum. He did a writeup on "Dance of the Vampires" at the time as well. > > Carrie, which is probably still the most legendary flop in > > Broadway musical history, had its moments as well. I heard > > a version of Betty Buckley singing the song "And Eve was > > weak" which was sung by Carrie's mother and I thought that > > was just incredible. It was sensational. Just freaking > > sensational. But they redid the musical recently and > > they've just released the premiere cast recording, which > > was the first time that the entire score had been recorded > > and released officially on CD. > > Yes. Wasn't there an off-Broadway production recently that > did better than the original Broadway production? > Apparently the original closed after five performances, > despite the fact that the tickets were sold out. At the > end of each show, there were boohs and enthusiastic > applause. Maybe it was something people either loved or > hated. It seems to have a huge cult following. I would > have loved to have seen it. I wonder if Stephen King > himself saw it and what he thought. Is it the only musical > written by Dean Pitchford and Michael Gore? I know they > collaborated on the movie Fame. > > > Dance of the Vampires had its moments too. The dream > > sequence in "Braver than we are" with the mirrors that > > come down both in front and behind with the dancers being > > reflected over and over was for me just stunning. Also, > > when the drawbridge came down from the back of the stage > > before Crawford sang "Come with me" at the end of act one. > > Sure, it had its moments. > > Oh yes. I have seen a clip of the dream sequence with the > mirrors. I agree. That was stunning. Just the still > pictures of that scene are really cool. | |
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