The record label releasing the soundtrack wanted big names like Phil Collins or Steve Perry to record the song that would become the film’s signature; director Schumacher wanted G Tom Mac. But G Tom Mac insisted a ghostly children’s choir, rather than his own voice leading, would be best. “I said, ‘Joel, just let it be the kids. It’s much more compelling, hearing those voices going over the water. My voice in the middle of the film pays off [during] the romantic scene with Michael and Star,’” he explains. “My manager said that I was committing suicide by taking my voice out of the beginning and that I’d been living in New York too long, because I was ‘getting too artsy.’ I said, ‘I’ve always been artsy.’ He saw my point.” Now 30 years later, as a new generation
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is discovering the cult hit, G Tom Mac acknowledges that with few exceptions, vampire musicals are usually moribund
films and taking
at the box-office. “Vampires aren’t very
on the challenge of
there’s levity in its story. “The great
creating that motion, that moment, the essence of what
popular on the stage,” he says. Still, A
Lost Boys Story—The Musical has the ability to overcome this curse because thing about The Lost Boys is that it’s not full on foreboding. The other shows never came out of the dark. They never found a sense of humor.” This new iteration of the comedy thriller includes something missing from the original movie—a back story. The musical begins with a young David (played by Kiefer Sutherland in the film). We learn how he became a vampire, and we learn about Star and Laddie. For purists, we still meet Michael, Sam, Lucy and
music does to film.”
Grandpa. The Frog Brothers even have their own fun, campy, Danny Elfmanstyle musical number, “Frog Bro Hero.” G Tom Mac assures there will be at least one shirtless saxophone player, too.
Songs vary from “Be One of Us,” a sultry tribal seduction, to “Sleep All Day, Party All Night,” which challenges the audience to stay seated with its upbeat, pop dance beats.
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straddles musical genres. Taking a cue from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s smash hit, G Tom Mac and his producing team planned the early release of the Broadway-bound musical’s soundtrack, hoping to immerse audiences in this dark world long before they step foot inside the theater. “It’s musical theater. This is meant to be fun,” notes G Tom Mac. “If there was no humor in The Lost Boys, I don’t think I would embark on this… If you’re choosing a vampire movie to take content from for a musical, The Lost Boys is it because you’re allowed to have fun with it.”
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