Four rehearsals before the opening of the recent revival of the stage Dracula, director Paul Alexander fired leading actress Thora Birch. Four performances after opening, the revival of the play about the undead was dead as a doornail. Why was this creaky vehicle revived in the first place?Vampires exercise a tremendous fascination on mere mortals, not only because they beget thrillers on page, stage and screen, but …
SOURCE: John Simon at 01:01PM on January 12, 2011