Elton's vampire musical has no bite

Elton John's new musical Lestat has been panned by US critics as "laborious, vague and bloated".

Sun, 29 Jan, 2006 - 14:46

Elton John's new musical Lestat has been panned by US critics as "laborious, vague and bloated".

The show, based on writer Anne Rice's hit Vampire Chronicles, staggered through a trial run in San Francisco earlier this month (JAN06) before transferring to Broadway in March.

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