Overview
- The screen-to-stage adaptation began previews at the Palace Theatre on March 27 ahead of an April 26 opening night.
- Michael Arden directs with a book by David Hornsby and Chris Hoch and music and lyrics by the band The Rescues.
- The cast is led by LJ Benet as Michael Emerson, Ali Louis Bourzgui as David, Benjamin Pajak as Sam Emerson, and Shoshana Bean as Lucy Emerson.
- The musical reframes vampirism as a metaphor for teenage change, sexual awakening, and questions of identity in the coastal town of Santa Carla.
- Based on the 1987 Warner Bros. film, the property carries a built-in fan base that helped seed later youth-vampire hits like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Vampire Diaries, and Twilight.