April 26, 2006
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Charm
At Decision Time,
Colleges Lay On Charm– Today’s New York Times
“‘Lestat,’ the maiden Broadway production of Warner Brothers Theater
Ventures, is the third vampire musical to open in the last few years,
and it seems unlikely to break the solemn curse that has plagued the
genre. Directed by Robert Jess Roth from a book by Linda Woolverton,
the show admittedly has higher aspirations and (marginally) higher
production values than the kitschy ‘Dance of the Vampires’ (2002) and
the leaden ‘Dracula: The Musical’ (2004), both major-league flops.” — Ben BrantleyRelated material:See Log24,
St. Patrick’s Day 2004:“I faced myself that day with
the nonplused apprehension
of someone who has
come across a vampire
and has no crucifix in hand.”– Joan Didion, “On Self-Respect,”
in Slouching Towards Bethlehem
“For every kind of vampire,
there is a kind of cross.”– Thomas Pynchon,
Gravity’s Rainbow
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