Dance of the Vampires: Musical synopsis
Dance of the Vampires synopsis
Professor Abronsius, a rather intensely wacky vampire killer, with his ardent and Byronic assistant Alfred arrive in a village where the locals protect themselves with massive amounts of Garlic. Although the villagers deny any knowledge of vampires, Professor becomes increasingly suspicious as Alfred becomes increasing smitten by Sarah, the beautiful teenage daughter of the Innkeeper. But Alfred isn't the only one after Sarah. Visited during her bath, she is soon entranced and mesmerized by the extremely cool Count Von Krolock. The Count can give Sarah what she really craves - MORE! Sarah has to choose between earthly love with Alfred, or eternal passion with Krolock. Torn between Alfred and the Count, Sarah runs off to Krolock's castle, pursued by Alfred and Abronsius. The Count sings to Sarah seductively - telling her about the upcoming Grand Ball where, in exchange for a small bite, she can become Queen of the Vampires and rule the world. How can any small-time girl resist? There are ecstatic love duets, close encounters, unbridled dancing & wild comedy all set to the Epic score of Jim Steinman. The climactic vampire dance erupts as Reign of the Undead begins... and everybody somehow manages to find happiness....Vampire-style. The action occurs in a tiny settlement in the Carpathian Mountains, with two newcomers arriving to prove a professor’s opinion that vampires exist. Winter. They settled in an inn, almost frozen from the cold on the way. One of the younger companions falls in love with a girl – the daughter of the inn owner, and she also finds him attractive. Once, in one night, when she bathes, a vampire breaks in through the ceiling and was about to drink her blood, but the cries of the guest, who was watching the girl in chink, forced him to take the flight, waking her parents. Before leaving, the vampire invited the girl to the ball at the castle of vampires nearby. The next morning, the hunchback brought a bundle under the door of the inn, which turned out to be red shoes for the ball for a girl. That same evening, she decides to run away to this castle. Her father chases after her, but later, his frostbitten body is seen in the forests, all in tooth holes. Locals deny the presence of vampires, blaming wolves on everything. The wife of the murdered man refuses to pierce his heart with a stake, so as not to violate the integrity of his body, putting him into a separate room, waiting for the memorial service. On the same night, he gets up and kills their maid, whose body is found, and everyone understands that he has turned into a vampire. It begins to be hunted and driven into a corner, where, in exchange for a pardon, they force it to show the way to the castle, which is inhabited by vampires, where now a girl – his daughter – is. Getting up there, they meet the owners – an impressive Count and his charming son, who immediately attracted to one of the new arrivals. They invite the guests inside, and the latter reluctantly accept the invitation. A girl is really in the castle, and the newcomers search for her and find in one of the bedchambers. She insists that she wants to spend the night in a castle, dancing with vampires, and refuses to leave, dressing up. Newcomers looking for a place where vampires sleep to try to kill them examine the magnificent halls and libraries of this place. The son of Count almost bites the young teammate, but the professor comes to the rescue in time to stop him and drives him away with the cross. Their search fails, the night falls, and they watch with horror as from the local cemetery for the upcoming ball. A girl enters the ballroom, dressed elegantly, gets bitten and weakened. The guests, clothed in vampire gowns, pretending that they are vampires too, penetrate on the ball to follow the girl. They are exposed as the mirror reflects only them, the alive ones. The chase begins behind them, and they are fighting against the vampires with the help of the cross, made of chandeliers. All three of them manage to escape from the castle, even though one of the vampires was sent chasing them, which in a way was eaten by wolves. They stop to rest on the hill, catching their breaths. As a girl was bitten, now she turns into a vampire and bites the young companion of a professor who does not see what is happening behind him since is busy recording what they saw. He was also bitten and turned into a vampire, and all three of them eventually return to the ball in the castle for the next evening.
Last Update:March, 01st 2025
Dance of the Vampires Lyrics: Song List
- Act 1
- Overture
- Angels Arise
- Original Sin
- Garlic
- Logic
- There's Never Been A Night Like This (A Girl As Beautiful As She)
- Don't Leave Daddy
- Forevermore in the Night
- Death Is Such An Odd Thing
- Braver Than We Are/Red Boots Ballet/Say A Prayer
- Come With Me
- Act 2
- Vampires In Love
- Carpe Noctem
- For Sarah
- Death Is Such An Odd Thing - Reprise
- When Love Is Inside You
- Eternity
- Confession Of A Vampire
- The Ball (Never Be Enough/You Will Live Forever)
- Braver Than We Are (Reprise)
- Dance Of The Vampires (Finale)