Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Vampires have captivated audiences for generations, but on stage, they’ve had a far more complicated history. Why do vampire musicals and plays so often struggle to succeed, even as artists keep returning to them?
Host Patrick Pacheco sits down with theater experts Ruthie Fierberg (Broadway News), Jackson McHenry (New York Magazine), and Margaret Hall (Playbill) to explore the enduring allure of vampires in theater. From classic adaptations like Dracula to infamous Broadway flops and international hits, the conversation dives into what makes these stories so theatrical, so seductive, and so difficult to get right.
With new productions like “Blood Love” and “The Lost Boys” bringing vampires back to New York stages, the panel examines how tone, spectacle, sexuality, and storytelling shape whether these creatures of the night thrive or fail under the spotlight.
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Tape Date: 03/12/2026 First Air Date: 03/27/2026
Guest List:
Ruthie Fierberg, Executive Editor, Broadway News
Margaret Hall, Musical Theatre Historian, Playbill
Jackson McHenry, Theater Critic, New York Magazine's Vulture
On THEATER: All the Moving Parts, host Patrick Pacheco looks beyond the spotlight at the passionate and unheralded creative talents that are critical to the theatrical experience. From costumer designers to dramaturges and everything in between, Patrick looks at all the moving parts of a Broadway production.
Watch more at: https://tv.cuny.edu/homepage/show/theaterallthemovingparts/
THEATER: All the Moving Parts playlist bit.ly/2N5eNLs
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Vampires have captivated audiences for generations, but on stage, they’ve had a far more complicated history. Why do vampire musicals and plays so often struggle to succeed, even as artists keep returning to them?
Host Patrick Pacheco sits down with theater experts Ruthie Fierberg (Broadway News), Jackson McHenry (New York Magazine), and Margaret Hall (Playbill) to explore the enduring allure of vampires in theater. From classic adaptations like Dracula to infamous Broadway flops and international hits, the conversation dives into what makes these stories so theatrical, so seductive, and so difficult to get right.
With new productions like “Blood Love” and “The Lost Boys” bringing vampires back to New York stages, the panel examines how tone, spectacle, sexuality, and storytelling shape whether these creatures of the night thrive or fail under the spotlight.
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Find more from CUNY TV at https://tv.cuny.edu
Tape Date: 03/12/2026 First Air Date: 03/27/2026
Guest List:
Ruthie Fierberg, Executive Editor, Broadway News
Margaret Hall, Musical Theatre Historian, Playbill
Jackson McHenry, Theater Critic, New York Magazine's Vulture
On THEATER: All the Moving Parts, host Patrick Pacheco looks beyond the spotlight at the passionate and unheralded creative talents that are critical to the theatrical experience. From costumer designers to dramaturges and everything in between, Patrick looks at all the moving parts of a Broadway production.
Watch more at: https://tv.cuny.edu/homepage/show/theaterallthemovingparts/
THEATER: All the Moving Parts playlist bit.ly/2N5eNLs
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