Last night I had the pleasure of seeing the succesful finnish version of the musical “Tanz der Vampire” in the city of Seinäjoki about 350 km north of the capitol Helsinki. Upon arrival one might wonder, why the scandinavian premiere of this musical is set in this relatively small city, but the local...
If you think of great cities of musical theater, the finnish city of Seinäjoki may not be the first one you think of, but the theater Seinäjoen Kaupunginteatteri does hold a prominent place in Finnish theater history. The theater is the setting for the Scandinavian premiere of Roman Polanski and Jim Steinman’s cultmusical Dance of...
In one of the costliest failures in Broadway history, the producers of “Dance of the Vampires,” a $12 million camp musical at the Minskoff Theater, will close the show on Jan. 25, having lost their entire investment. The musical, with music and lyrics by Jim Steinman and Michael Kunze and a book by Mr....
NEW YORK – “Dance of the Vampires” gets a stake in its heart Jan. 25. The lavish Broadway musical starring Michael Crawford (news) will closed after only 56 performances and a loss estimated at more than $12 million. Last week, “Vampires” grossed $459,784, which is below its break-even point; the show filled less than...
A producer who bought an opera then decided he wanted a musical comedy. A temperamental star who wrote his own jokes – then cut all of his co-star’s. A choreographer who couldn’t choreograph, and a composer who refused to attend his own opening night. Plenty of people had a hand in the staking of...
Tony Award winner John Rando (Urinetown) directs and John Carrafa (Urinetown, Into The Woods) choreographs the musical starring Michael Crawford (The Phantom of the Opera) and featuring a score by Jim Steinman with a book by David Ives, Steinman and Michael Kunze (who is also credited with the original German book and lyrics). Set...
”Garbo – the musical”, som spelas fem dagar i veckan på Oscarsteatern i Stockholm har väckt stor nyfikenhet utomlands. Det är dessutom inte vilka personer som helst som vill titta närmare på den svenska uruppsättningen om landets kanske mest berömda filmstjärna någonsin. Om två veckor kommer producenter från både Broadway och West End att...
“Greta Garbo – the musical” hade världspremiär på Oscarsteatern den 18 september. Tanken var att musikalen skulle gå minst ett år på Oscars. Men nu tvingas musikalen lägga ned redan den 14 december. Orsaken är dåliga publiksiffror. – Vi hade givetvis hoppats att det skulle gå bättre. Vi kan ju inte spela under våren...
It has been 14 years since Michael Crawford first donned the mask that turned him into the Phantom of the Opera. Now he’s ready for another disguise, as Count von Krolock, a mysterious bloodsucker in the new musical comedy “Dance of the Vampires.” The show, based on Roman Polanski’s 1967 film “The Fearless Vampire...
Audiences loved Michael Crawford in the lead of “Phantom Of The Opera,” for which he won the Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics’ Circle Awards and, in London, the Oliver Award. Now in rehearsals of “Dance Of The Vampires” to open on Broadway’s Minskoff Theatre on November 21, Mr. Crawford sat over coffee with...
