Posted 11:44 AM by Gene

"It Sucks!"

Another vampire musical's about to open on Branson East!

"Everybody likes to get good notices, to hear how wonderful they are," says Gregg Maday, who is overseeing the show for Warner Brothers Theater Ventures, the producer.

"But the reality is we know there are things that need fixing, and we are in the process of making a very complicated and difficult story come to life on stage...."

Fixing? How about a transfusion?

A much more sensitive — and far more difficult subject to tackle — is John's score, which the critics called "bland" and "saccharine."

Ordering John to come up with a bunch of snappier songs is not really possible. Because of his peripatetic lifestyle and performing commitments, he can't devote that much time to rewriting his scores.

"The music he gives you at the start is pretty much the music you have to work with," says a person who's involved in other Elton John shows.

TRANSLATION: He's in love with his video wall in Vegas.

P. S. If any of the Warner brothers had been forced to invest in Broadway under the name "Warner Brothers Theater Ventures" he'd have hidden in a cave.