Michael Kunze News

The new Paris production of Jim Steinman and Michael Kunze's international mega-hit gothic musical DANCE OF THE VAMPIRES is showcased in a flashy new trailer just released in promotion of the upcoming opening later this year.

Der Welterfolg von Michael Kunze und Sylvester Levay kehrt zuruck nach Deutschland - Ein Drama uber die andere Seite der schonen Kaiserin. ies ist der Stoff, aus dem große Dramen sind. Alles bietet er auf - Liebe, Macht, Ruhm, Schonheit, Verzweiflung, sogar Mord. Und er erzahlt die Geschichte entlang einer einzelnen Person der Weltgeschichte - Elisabeth, geboren 1837 in Munchen, erstochen als osterreichische Kaiserin 1898 in Genf. Ihr Schicksal fullt Bucher, Filme, Theaterstucke, Museen und ist auch Gegenstand dieses einen sehr besonderen, geradezu rauschhaften Dramas - Elisabeth. Dass es einmal das erfolgreichste deutschsprachige Musical werden wurde, durfte zur Urauffuhrung 1992 durch die Vereinigten Buhnen Wien niemand erwarten. Im Gegenteil, die Presse wehrte sich damals mit gefahrlicher Hame gegen diese neue, dunklere Sicht auf die osterreichische Nationalheilige.

The cast and creative team behind the brand new Paris production of Jim Steinman and Michael Kunze's international mega-hit gothic musical DANCE OF THE VAMPIRES discuss the musical and tease moments from the upcoming production as part of an extentive new multi-part preview featurette in promotion of the upcoming opening later this year.

The cast of the brand new Paris production of Jim Steinman and Michael Kunze's international mega-hit DANCE OF THE VAMPIRES performs one of the score's most iconic anthems as part of a new preview featurette in promotion of the upcoming opening.

The musical, originally billed as TANZ DER VAMPIRE when it premiered in Vienna in 1997, which Polanski also directed, had a brief Broadway run in 2002, with David Ives at the helm and Michael Crawford starring. The production closed shortly thereafter.

Am Samstag, 1.Februar 2014, hob sich das letzte Mal der Vorhang fur das Erfolgsmusical ELISABETH im Raimund Theater.

Lead producers Ben Sprecher and Louise Forlenza, announced today that REBECCA, the musical based on the classic novel by Daphne du Maurier, has officially extended its rights through December 31, 2014 and is eyeing a Winter 2014 start. They are now joined by Co Producers Steven Colson, Peter Bezemes and Barbara Sellinger, along with the previously announced co-producers, who all remained committed to the project.

International smash hit gothic horror musical TANZ DER VAMPIRE is set for its premiere in Paris, France a year from now, according to a new blog post by bookwriter and lyricist Michael Kunze.

In August, WICKED's Willemijn Verkaik starred in Scott Alan's concert performance of his new musical HOME at IndigO2 at the 02. The concert was the first time entire score from HOME THE MUSICAL had been revealed. Below, check out Verkaik perform the Overture and the opening song from the show!

WICKED, the record-breaking hit West End musical that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, proudly welcomes Willemijn Verkaik to the role of 'Elphaba' from Monday 18 November 2013.

Following REBECCA's cancellation on Broadway and the news that financier and stock broker Mark C. Hotton was arrested yesterday for his role in the show's collapse, Bloomberg reports that REBECCA's producers now have 10 weeks-until Dec. 31-to raise $4.5 million or face returning millions more to their investors.

The twisting tale of REBECCA's cancellation on Broadway made a new turn this morning with multiple news outlets reporting that troubled financier and stock broker Mark C. Hotton was arrested this morning at 6am for his role in the show's collapse.

According to the New York Post, Ronald Russo , lawyer for producer Ben Sprecher has now said that 'Sprecher had been led to "Abrams" by shadowy Long Island businessman, Mark Hotton, who told him Abrams died before he could hand over the dough, sources have said. There also were three other investors Hotton told Sprecher about who supposedly promised another combined $2 million for the show, the sources have said. But "following an extensive search over the last week, I can now confirm that there is no evidence whatever that "Paul Abrams" or any of the other three investors brought to this production by Mr. Hotton, ever existed," said Sprecher's lawyer, Ronald Russo. The lawyer said they conducted an investigation in both the US and England.'

This morning, October 3, the following letter was composed by one of the Principal cast members of REBECCA, Karen Mason, in hopes of clearing up the ongoing speculation of the cancelled Broadway prodution of REBECCA

Now according to the New York Times, the United States attorney's office is investigating whether the investor ever existed in the first place. Sprecher told NYT: "I never made up or fabricated any investor, and I never made up Paul Abrams." He also revealed that a new production of Rebecca is in the works that he 'hoped to mount soon, on Broadway or elsewhere.'

Ben Sprecher and Louise Forlenza, producers for Rebecca, the Musical, announced this afternoon that they were left with no option but to postpone the show. A new timeline has not been announced.

The offstage saga of REBECCA the musical continues to twist and turn with drama of its own. Today, Michael Riedel reports exclusively in the New York Post that, according to his sources, the show 'has been cancelled due to a lack of financing.'