Reviews: What Do the Critics Think of The Lost Boys on Broadway?
Playbill • • general
Key Points:
- The musical adaptation of Joel Schumacher's 1987 cult classic The Lost Boys officially opened on Broadway on April 26 at the Palace Theatre, with performances starting March 27.
- Directed by Michael Arden, the show features a book by David Hornsby and Chris Hoch and music by The Rescues, using vampirism as a metaphor for teenage physical transformation, sexual awakening, and identity exploration.
- The story follows brothers Michael and Sam Emerson as they move to Santa Carla, California, and encounter teenage rebel vampires and vampire hunters, blending horror and coming-of-age themes.
- The production stars LJ Benet, Ali Louis Bourzgui, Benjamin Pajak, and Shoshana Bean, among others, with a creative team including choreographers Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher Cree Grant, scenic designer Dane Laffrey, and music supervisor Ethan Popp.
- The Lost Boys film has a strong cult following and has influenced vampire-themed youth culture media like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Twilight, with the original film winning Best Horror Film from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films.
