The resurrection of the musical vampire: from the 19th century stage to The Vampire Lestat

June 7 2026 was a historic day for musical vampires. The stage adaptation of The Lost Boys won four Tony awards and the third season of the TV show Interview with the Vampire, now retitled The Vampire Lestat, premiered on AMC in the US and BBC Two in the UK. In the new season of the show, the French nobleman vampire Le

Velvet jackets and opera glasses are out, tight trousers and a hoofing glitter stomp are in. Interview With the Vampire’s taken quite the turn It starts with drums, heavily reverbed: da-doom-ba-CHA, da-doom-ba-CHA, da-doom-ba-CHA, da-doom-ba-CHA-CHA. Cheap, chugging electric guitars kick in. A song plays, and although