That Bites: Broadway's Vampire Musicals
Tag:
Theatre History
What:
Lecture
When:
11:20 AM, Friday 8 Jul 2022
(1 hour)
Where:
New Yorker Hotel
- Sutton Place Suite
Bloodsuckers haunt Broadway! The melodramatic monsters have been reinterpreted throughout the eons, but one artistic medium resists compulsion—the American Musical. From Der Vampyr to Dance of the Vampires, every attempt has gone up in flames under the bright lights of Broadway. Come crack open the crypt to learn the history behind Possessed, Carmilla, Tanz der Vampire, Lestat, Dracula, and more, as we examine just what it would take to make the supernatural sing.