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A Good Nightmare Comes So Rarely @garlicgothic.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Hiya, folks! In case you haven't guessed, the podcast that inspired this account (and the Twitter account before it) is unfortunately pretty dead for a variety of reasons. But... every now and then, we find a reason to resurface. (1/x)

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A Good Nightmare Comes So Rarely @garlicgothic.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

From David Ives' brilliant article on collaborating with Stephen Sondheim on his final musical. All we can say is, David, *we'd* gladly write the book. We take dictation... ;)

Excerpt from David Ives' article about collaborating with Stephen Sondheim on his final musical, the relevant portion of which reads: "...when Steve and I started work on All Together Now, my entire musical resumé consisted of my Encores adaptations to that date, the libretto for a children’s opera that had premiered in Philadelphia 20 years previously, a small out-of-town musical I’d written with Phyllis Newman using Comden and Green songs, and White Christmas and Dance Of The Vampires on Broadway. (Yes, Dance of the Vampires, which I believe at the time constituted the most expensive flop in Broadway history. There’s a funny and instructive book to be written about working on the production. I don’t want to write it.)"

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A Good Nightmare Comes So Rarely @garlicgothic.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

22 years ago today, the citizens of Lower Belabartokovich first graced the stage. Happy DOTV-ersary, one and all! (If you're reading, welcome to Bluesky; we'd love to interview you!)

A collage of images from the Broadway production of Dance of the Vampires, both onstage and behind the scenes, coupled with the show poster.

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carlotta giudicelli VEVO @angelaslamsbury.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

SO IF YOU CARE TO FIND ME LOOK TO THE WESTERN SKY

Drew Sarich as Graf von Krolock being lifted above the audience with giant bat wings

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A Good Nightmare Comes So Rarely @garlicgothic.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Playlist number three: perhaps the most exciting offering, this contains never-before-seen non-replica productions, the cream of an admittedly small crop, comprising performances from Poland, Slovakia, Japan, and the (in)famous modern-dress St. Gallen take from Switzerland!

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Tanz der Vampire (Non-Replica) - YouTube

For fans of A Good Nightmare..., and for further edification on our hosts' part, here is a collection of upscaled and/or decent-quality videos of rare non-re...

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A Good Nightmare Comes So Rarely @garlicgothic.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Playlist number two: the "revival" replica. Starting with the 2007 Hungarian production, and in slightly revamped flavors from the 2009 Vienna revival to future productions in Russia, this features Cornelius Baltus' refresh of the Polanski staging, with designs by Kentaur.

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Tanz der Vampire (Revival Replica) - YouTube

For fans of A Good Nightmare..., and for further edification on our hosts' part, here is a collection of upscaled and/or decent-quality videos of the "reviva...

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A Good Nightmare Comes So Rarely @garlicgothic.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

An exclusive for Bluesky followers only: as part of researching for our podcast, we have collected upscaled and/or decent-quality videos of both Tanz and DOTV, and assembled them into YouTube playlists for ease of use by our co-hosts. Tonight, we share the goodies for those with post-election blues!

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A Good Nightmare Comes So Rarely @garlicgothic.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

A sampler CD, distributed to interested critics and VIPs before the Broadway production began previews.

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A Good Nightmare Comes So Rarely @garlicgothic.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Dance of the Vampires. Overseas, it means 9,500+ performances, in 13 languages, in 15 countries, selling over 10 million tickets. In America, it's "proof" that "vampire musicals don't work on Broadway," a money-hemorrhaging flop on the Carrie/Spider-Man level. How'd it happen? This is our story.

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