The Dance of the Vampires - Braver Than We Are and the Red Boots Ballet
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ธ.ค. 2024
- Braver Than We Are and the Red Boots Ballet from the Broadway production of The Dance of the Vampires.
Dance of the Vampires opened on Broadway on December 9, 2002. Music and lyrics for the English version were officially credited to Jim Steinman, and the English book was officially credited to Jim Steinman, Michael Kunze and David Ives.
On January 25, 2003, after 56 performances, Dance of the Vampires closed. According to The New York Times, it was "one of the costliest failures in Broadway history", losing roughly $12 million, easily eclipsing the infamous musical Carrie.
I absolutely LOVED this show - it was ridiculous and so lush and FUNNY and some of the BEST performers on broadway....Mandy Gonzalez and Max and Asa ....I mean there were so incredible performances and the dancing. It was so fun. I used to sneak out of HS and go see it :)
As much as I hate the Broadway production, Mandy Gonzalez was fantastic in this. Also, The Red Boots Ballet is actually pretty stunning here, especially when Sarah begins to float around the stage. It goes in line with German!Sarah's "I want to dance and to float" bit. This actually makes me sad, because the small parts like this are just pale proof as to what this show could have and should have been. It had so much potential, and it barely used any of it. :/
Personally I think the flying is way over the top and the staging and choreography is way more interesting in the European version. I do like the idea with the mirror, though. And agree about Mandy, she is phenomenal!
I agree, the broadway version always feels like it was a high school parody production of the original. They should have done a World tour of the German version (if need be they could have surtitles like they do at opera productions).
I love the setting and story and both Max von Essen and Mandy Gonzalez are very good.
Mandy Gonzalez + Max von Essen = Awesome.
I grew up with the German version, but I must say that I ADORE the music change at 7:23.
It should've been used in the original.
Angels arise really is a great tune that doesn't get used enough in later productions.
I still watch this time to time in 2023 lol.
same. this whole sequence was one of the best parts of the show. it's glorious.
Why Not done the German Version it is so fantastic and still running since at least 15 years
After this, I can understand why this beautiful musical, Tanz der Vampire, didn't
succeed in EEUU.
No wonder it never hit it big on Broadway.This level production's we see at high schools in Finland.
12 million USD? Where did they use that kind of money... ?
Russian version is the BEST. Much better than all versions.
I think it's always best to see a show in the language in which it was written. So best viewed in Vienna or Germany and not this rather dubious version!
Vor allem: Warum ist da ein Spiegel im Hintergrund????
VAmpire kann man nicht im Spiegel sehen :D
its not awful but I think the Germany version is much better than brodway version sorry vor this English I'm german
I think the Original (German) is the best. The Musical was written in german and it's the language it ought to be.
Holy shit. What have they done to this beautiful musical?
This musical might have done better in recent years. With the Twilight movies, True Blood, and the Vampire Diaries.
Don't even mention these.
Rainy Moon only if they kept it close to the german original and not trying to make it into something different.
I liked this. I know that "Dracula" was supposed to be darker and more edgier and it closed just about at the same time as "Dance." "Lestat: The Musical" didn't even get out of previews. I think Michael made a mis-step in his choices, but I think the show would have closed perhaps sooner without him.
Yeah, I actually do like this show. (Call it a guilty pleasure) but they did over do it with the comedy. Problem being, I don't think Americans take vampires seriously enough for the german version to have worked either.
Only came across here looking for live performances of Jim steinmans songs in a musical. Have found the German version I think recorded professionally. Is there a awesome version in English?
This is why there will NEVER be this musical in USA ever again due to this failure.
The dancing scene is so much better in the German version!! And a lot more impressive---my opinion. Here you can see a rehersal for the solo- part of Sarah:
/watch?v=opYxmjA43PA&hd=1
Ich finds ganz süß, aber schon ganz schön anders als das original... es ist anders, aber nicht unbedingt schlechter, find cih!
I like it, but quite very different from the original. different, but not really worse, in my opinion!
this is so soppy i wanna die!!
noooo live forrreverrr! lol
No, the original German Version is the best ;-)
Check out Derrick O'Daniel. :)
@Konform2zoidberg ehh what are you trying to say?
Seh ich auch so...hat irgendwie nichts mehr mit tanz der Vampire zu tun. Ich war in Oberhausen vor 2 Jahren. Da hat alles gestimmt...die sarah paast mal gar nicht hier...
The actors are amazing! But this version is just embarrassing to the musical
@tuippe4 Every European version sounds vastly better than the European version, don't get all up in yourself Nokia.
so geil besser als das deutsche finde ich
All the songs are about Vodka. LOL
Omg es ist ganz anders als das originale.....deutsche tanz der vampire aber ich find das deutsche auch besser
Its not really good because the german version its the original and the englisch version isn't the right.....
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soooo bad! oh dear...
only read about this and must see but now i understand that it flop!
omg this is horrid! look up "tanz der vampire draussen ist freiheit"
you're welcome in advance
Meiner meinung nachfurchtbar. Und nicht annähernd mit der deutschen Version vergleichbar.
oh dear lord ....this is sooo bad
i know who the mother was played by..but a test... do U?
Finland's version is awesome... this is just a piece of crap..