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| Ditto what Wayman said! | |
| Last Edit: LynnO 04:18 am EDT 07/04/20 | |
| Posted by: LynnO 04:17 am EDT 07/04/20 | |
| In reply to: 'Lestat': 'Right Before My Eyes' - WaymanWong 03:06 am EDT 07/04/20 | |
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| Wow, Wayman, I was beginning to think that I was the only one who enjoyed anything from LESTAT! I saw it in San Francisco, and enjoyed it so much that I went back to see it two more times! The two songs that stayed with me are the two that you mentioned -- but I will admit to being a huge fan of both Elton John and Hugh Panaro. By the way, I also LOVE Aida, but don't care for BILLY ELLIOT. | |
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| re: Ditto what Wayman said! | |
| Last Edit: BroadwayTonyJ 06:37 pm EDT 07/04/20 | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 06:36 pm EDT 07/04/20 | |
| In reply to: Ditto what Wayman said! - LynnO 04:17 am EDT 07/04/20 | |
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| You're not alone. I enjoyed the Lestat score too, although the show itself didn't quite work. Has there ever been a commercially successful vampire musical? Anyway, I was disappointed there was no cast album. I definitely would have bought it (and still would today if Elton John ever softens his heart about a recording). Although it's a long shot, a studio cast recording would probably be more likely -- that is what was done with the other vampire musical I enjoyed seeing, i.e., Dracula. Another fine Wildhorn score. I did like Billy Elliot, though. It made me cry. I saw it twice on Broadway, the sanitized tour in Chicago, and 2 local productions with all the f-words gloriously restored. |
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| re: Ditto what Wayman said! | |
| Last Edit: altonido 08:48 pm EDT 07/04/20 | |
| Posted by: altonido 08:33 pm EDT 07/04/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Ditto what Wayman said! - BroadwayTonyJ 06:36 pm EDT 07/04/20 | |
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| [ Has there ever been a commercially successful vampire musical? ] Yes indeed. While the Broadway version of "Tanz der Vampire"--under the title "Dance of the Vampires"--was a disaster, "Tanz der Vampire" has elsewhere become something of a classic. Since its world premiere in Vienna in 1997, it has returned again and again to great success in Austria, Germany, Japan, Russia, Hungary, etc. |
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| re: Ditto what LynnO said! | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 03:16 pm EDT 07/04/20 | |
| In reply to: Ditto what Wayman said! - LynnO 04:17 am EDT 07/04/20 | |
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| LynnO, as a fan of ''Lestat'' and Hugh Panaro, you might enjoy this interview we did with him for Playbill.com, back in 2006. | |
| Link | Playbill.com: ''The Leading Men'' - Hugh Panaro - Vamp Till Ready |
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| Love it!! | |
| Posted by: LynnO 06:22 pm EDT 07/04/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Ditto what LynnO said! - WaymanWong 03:16 pm EDT 07/04/20 | |
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| Thank you, Wayman! Someday, I hope to meet you in person... | |
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