To paraphrase that renowned philosopher Monty Python, “And now for something completely silly.” To open its 2019-20 season, the Maltz Jupiter Theatre has commissioned a new spoofy take on Bram Stoker’s classic vampire tale, Dracula. Or more accurately, on the general idea of Dracula, since co-adaptors Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen gleefully concede that they never read … [Read more...]
Is world ready for a ‘Dracula’ farce? Maltz, writers think so
Don’t feel bad if you have not read Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Neither had Gordon Greenberg, who co-wrote and directs the new comic version of the classic vampire tale in a world premiere at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre, opening tonight. “And guess what? I still haven’t,” he concedes shamelessly. “Wikipedia is great,” Greenberg adds, referring to the online compendium from which he … [Read more...]