That would be Mandy Gonzalez, who's best known for going on to originate the role of Nina Rosario in the original Broadway production of In the Heights, as well as the first to take over as Angelica Schuyler early on in the Broadway run of Hamilton! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandy_Gonzalez

Your high school productions looked like this?

And don't miss the Polish production with Lukasz Dziedzic and Malwina Kusior , also excellent!

I didn't recognise where this was from at first and actually _did_ suspect it was a high-school production for a moment :'D

This is the best part of DotV.

agree,,even the music fail to link the original orchestration,that actress's wire technique save this point

I'm a little late by 9 years... but you probably havent seen what the german version has done to fix that problem... and it is ingenious!!! (yes there are "mirrors" that show only the actors who aren't vampires at points in the musical... just not during this part) also the whole sequence over in germany is better... you can find bootlegs and even a proshot from hamburg (thankfully with english subs) showcasing what we COULD have had... i HIGHLY recommend watching the german version if you havent yet because it is almost hypnotic at just witnessing what they do... and the dancing is the highlight of the whole show! (during the red boots and carpe noctem especially as i consider the dancing inhuman in regards to difficulty and i bet without question any pro dancer would probably say you would have to be crazy in the noggin to even consider doing the dances during these numbers without any legit experience because it could leave you with broken bones if not worse at some moments without it) anyways... sorry for the essay of a comment... im just salty we dont have the proper version of this show and what we have is whatever we got... i hope that in the near future, a proper adaptation gets made for the people who want to see this and not have to learn a second language to understand every word being said!(again... it has been 9 years and there is definitely a good chance you probably seen the german version...)

@@ThiccTropius I saw the Hamburg production, the Vienna 10th Anniversary production and the most recent German tour production.

@@MarkvanBeelen How nice for you.

Apperentlty you never heard of The Fearless Vampire Killers.

Cari Higs in the original version is the sponge a symbol for their connection as it is the item Sarah gifts Alfred when they first meet

Cari Higdon As if asking him to get her scarf is any better 😂

Aaron Leadley Yes we've heard that one 😏

@@JayJasperLondon Repeatedly.

TheGunslinger I was just gonna say.. I really enjoyed THE PRAYER in the end even despite the translation 👍🏻

I don´t like the way they changed the scene´s purpose, though - in the original, the prayer is part of Sarah´s dream sequence, highlighting her inner moral struggle, while here, it is just the villagers hoping she will be safe

agreed! some stuff i see in the american version, if we get a PROPER broaday adaptation can work! (the dance break during garlic can be mended and tweaked and we could have something that can work just as well as the german production unless we are able to keep the dancing moments from the original and not be told to change them up obviously... )

It wouldn't have worked as is. Cultural standards and norms in Europe are simply very different from those in America. The show definitely needed to be tweaked, but not in this manner, with its schizophrenic narrative, vulgar and juvenile humor, and a von Krolock that has no sense of menace or romantic wonder. Simply put, David Sonenberg's comedic idea was completely wrong, David Ives was not suited for reshaping the book, John Rando was an ill-fitting director, John Carrafa a shockingly inept choreographer (for this show) and Michael Crawford was the wrong star to shape the show around. However, Jim is not without fault, even though he has always denied it. I have no doubt that Jim looked at the show and realized "what the hell have we done?" and came back to reality. But he was perfectly happy to go with Sonenberg at the time, and personally got David Ives onboard, as well as pushing hard for Crawford's casting. He also got Sonenberg installed as lead producer, after all. As for how the show should've been done, this early draft script is a sign. It contains a lot more elements from the original production, though some of the jokes are still present, and it is definitely not perfect. But it's a stepping stone and I wish it had been built on: mljs.evilnickname.org/jimsteinman/danceofthevampires/earlyscript.html

I always enjoyed reading that draft out of some sense of morbid curiosity, but in some places it is even more overwrought than the final production (Krolock monologuing for half a page and transforming into a monster at the end, for instance)...

How do you feel would be the best manner to Americanize the show but still retain the original intent?

I honestly don´t know. Maybe an American who knows the original show might have an idea? I think the approach of making the themes more explicit and restructuring the narrative somewhat is not wrong, but a more serious, somber tone could - and should - still be kept. Take the characters more seriously again, take out some of the more over-the-top, superfluous stuff, tone down the farcical humor... Plus, the design (set and lighting) of the original show plays a huge part in its success imho - so, more of that?

luv4hutch Finally I can put my love for this show to good use. I agree with a lot of Jimsteinman’s points. The set and costumes should’ve been kept relatively the same as the European production (Never Seen was butchered here especially because of the set being downsized to just Sarah’s room and everyone being basically crammed in there and I feel like they really overdid it with Sarah’s makeup here). The storyline should’ve definitely been kept intact but keep maybe a few jokes from this production because as bad as some are others do work. The original show was a comedy but it was really more of a subtle comedy than this was but maybe a few jokes here and there would be enough to keep the overall serious tone and still please the general American audience. They should also have kept the story in Alfred’s point of view because that opening scene with Sarah and her friends was pointless. Take out the dramatic death for Krolock because that was pointless as well. And I know this might ruin the show even for an avid fan of the original like me but realistically speaking Total Eclipse Of The Heart should be taken out because as much as it works in the European version, in America literally anyone born in the last 30-45 years would know it and it would probably be strange for them to hear it in a musical (and I should know, I told a lot of people about the fact that it was in this show and they were all confused). Maybe replace it with a new song that still conveys the same themes. Other than that I can’t think of anything else. Woah look at me writing an essay 😂

If you want to see what might have been for the New York version, check this out: archiveofourown.org/works/17395376/chapters/40942775

What was wrong with the music?

Anna-Mari Erola I didn't know there was a Finnish production 🤔

There were two. In Helsinki and in Seinäjoki. I saw both, loved especially the Seinäjoki version.

@@trixena5334 How nice for you.