DOTV good or bad?
DOTV good or bad?
TheGirlinTheFrock
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/26/04
#0DOTV good or bad?
Posted: 7/10/04 at 5:34pmI havent seen the show but my friend has and it is absolutely her favorite show. Just wondering all of your opinions on it. I read that alot of people listed it on another thread for one of the worst musicals ever. Wondering why its "so bad." So please post away!
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broadwayguy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/03
#1re: DOTV good or bad?
Posted: 7/10/04 at 5:36pm
Dancing vampires and a geriatric Michael Crawford withs tuffed pants.. and the sponge!!
Max Von Essen and Mandy Gonzalez -- FABULOUSNESS
sean martin
Broadway Star Joined: 7/4/04
#2re: DOTV good or bad?
Posted: 7/10/04 at 5:38pm
German version? Wonderful.
American version? "Hey, we need more jokes! Bring in the rewrite!"
'Nuff said.
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SammyGal
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/10/04
#3re: DOTV good or bad?
Posted: 7/10/04 at 5:42pm
I never saw it either but some people sware it was good!
BG2, don't forget Liz McCartney and Asa Somers!!
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Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/03
AnothaPartofMe
Broadway Star Joined: 5/22/04
#5re: DOTV good or bad?
Posted: 7/10/04 at 5:54pmOh come on-- any show that includes "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and models the grave sequence after the Michael Jackson "Thriller" video gets thumbs up in my book.
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Mamie
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/26/04
#6re: DOTV good or bad?
Posted: 7/10/04 at 9:15pmGuilty pleasure? Well, I enjoyed it a lot. VERY funky.
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Benzy92
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/24/03
#7re: DOTV good or bad?
Posted: 7/10/04 at 10:04pmMandy Gonzalez was the only worthwhile thing in the show.
ponine24601
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/4/03
#8re: DOTV good or bad?
Posted: 7/10/04 at 10:10pmi have seen many clips and heard sounds and stuff, and it looked like a good show. i wish that i had gone to see it.
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Borstalboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/9/04
#9re: DOTV good or bad?
Posted: 7/10/04 at 10:28pmDOTV? Is that the porno channel? Mine's always scrambled...
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#10re: DOTV good or bad?
Posted: 7/10/04 at 10:38pmAt a performance of BARE, I struck a conversation with this adorable older couple beside me; they have been seeing musicals for decades and decades. They say they love 99.9999% of what they see. You know how some people just love anything they see on a stage? Well, they HATED "Dance of the Vampires"; they thought it was embarrassingly bad.
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#11re: DOTV good or bad?
Posted: 7/10/04 at 11:20pmMax von Essen was in it. Need I say more?
"I'm learning to dig deep down inside and find the truth within myself and put that out. I think what we identify with in popular music more than anything else is when someone just shares a truth that we can relate to. That's what I'm searching for in my music." - Ron Bohmer
"I broke the boundaries. It wasn't cool to be in plays- especially if you were in sports & I was in both." - Ashton Kutcher
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#12re: DOTV good or bad?
Posted: 7/10/04 at 11:26pmthank you Phantom...Mandy was NOT the only good thing about that show...
There are some people in the world who say that writing stories, or composing music or dancing sparkly dances is easy for them. Nothing interferes with their ability to create. While I celebrate their creative freedom, a little part of me just wants to punch those motherf*ckers in the teeth...[tos]
#13re: DOTV good or bad?
Posted: 7/10/04 at 11:29pm
starlyricist- Great icon!! 
"I'm learning to dig deep down inside and find the truth within myself and put that out. I think what we identify with in popular music more than anything else is when someone just shares a truth that we can relate to. That's what I'm searching for in my music." - Ron Bohmer
"I broke the boundaries. It wasn't cool to be in plays- especially if you were in sports & I was in both." - Ashton Kutcher
"I broke the boundaries. It wasn't cool to be in plays- especially if you were in sports & I was in both." - Ashton Kutcher
#14re: DOTV good or bad?
Posted: 7/11/04 at 2:23amwell i saw it, and thoroughly enjoyed it. that could have been because i was expecting it to suck, afterall, dancing vampires? anyway, i really enjoyed it, the music especially.
#15re: DOTV good or bad?
Posted: 7/11/04 at 9:05amWell at the risk of being called a shill (which I was once when I was hanging around the box office), I loved the show, the score, the cast, the costumes (after the changes - the preview costume Crawford wore was awful, but cool in its weird way - BG2 those tuffed pants were taken out probably sometime in November, I think) the sets, etc. Not to dwell on the things that went wrong and how they could have been prevented (they were unavoidable) I think it was an entertaining show and worth the money I paid the nine times I went.
ponine24601
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/4/03
#16re: DOTV good or bad?
Posted: 7/11/04 at 12:31pmoh my gosh 9 times. ok nvm i get it (icon).
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Sunfish
Broadway Star Joined: 6/11/03
#17re: DOTV good or bad?
Posted: 7/11/04 at 2:22pm
I enjoyed it. The score and orchestrations were gorgeous. The sets were lush and all of the musical performances excellent, EVEN Michael Crawford. He still has the pipes, whatever people want to make of his career choices. And the others...Max Von Essen, Mandy Gonzalez, Asa Somers, Liz McCartney, Leah Hocking....I found a whole bunch of performers whose careers I want to follow from just this one show. The danceers may have been portraying vampires but they were wonderful to watch. The ensemble voices were also strong and well-used.
That leaves the book with it's somewhat schitzo character. Some of the jokes were misplaced, but some were quite funny. Personally I had no trouble switching from funny to more serious moments but apparently a lot of people did. In any case, with all of the above treasures, who cares? LOL....
Mind you, I saw it at the end of it's run, and a lot of the criticisms come from the preview periods, where I understand it changed daily. And I'm sure the performances strengthened from the opening since it was changing right up until the last moment. So maybe I saw the very best of the show.
#18re: DOTV good or bad?
Posted: 7/11/04 at 2:34pmI loved it!! I miss DOTV =*-( I have a demo CD and I always listen to it.
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ponine24601
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/4/03
#19re: DOTV good or bad?
Posted: 7/11/04 at 2:38pmreally? where did get the demo cd? info please!!
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#20re: DOTV good or bad?
Posted: 7/11/04 at 3:14pm
The Music reminded me alot of CARRIE.
The music could be absolutely incredible and absolutely horrid all at the same time.
#21re: DOTV good or bad?
Posted: 7/11/04 at 3:28pmI hate the Broadway Version of DotV. It isn't the same as it was played in Europe!
You must die to live forever
I will show you the depths of the night
We can never go wrong together
I will take you to the end of the line
My eyes are like a shadow on you
JakeB
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#22re: DOTV good or bad?
Posted: 7/11/04 at 4:13pm
I actually thought the sets for DOTV on Broadway were pretty poor considering how much they cost. The rising graves were impressive, but that was about it. I also thought the flying was LAME for a show about VAMPIRES.
But it was 'OK' for $20 Front Mezz.
SMiller
Featured Actor Joined: 7/9/04
#23re: DOTV good or bad?
Posted: 7/11/04 at 6:35pm
I saw the show 3 times. 1 preview, 1 after it opened and closing night. Michael Crawford never got better. I am a Jim Steinman fan so I liked the music. Poor choice to open act 2 with Total Eclipse of the Heart.
I thought the sets were great for that theatre. David Gallo did a wonderful job and I liked the flying. Paul Rubin did a great aerial dance sequence with one female vampire and a few male ones. I agree there could have been more and better flying.
Hated the costumes. Before and after the changes.
SM
Sally
Broadway Star Joined: 5/12/03
#24re: DOTV good or bad?
Posted: 7/11/04 at 8:13pmI pretty much agree with the things Sunfish said in his comment. I too saw the show late in its short run and despite having low expectations because of all the negative things I had read about it, I enjoyed it. Maybe the low expectations helped, but I loved the music, thought the "Red Boots Ballet" was beautiful, and didn't really have much trouble with the switching between comedic parts and the serious bits. Some of the jokes were pretty lame, but others made me laugh and also got a good laugh from the audience when I was there.
