"The Lost Boys is worse than all of them. It arrives at the tail end of what may be the weakest season for new musicals in decades, and any hope that it might redeem the season quickly disappears."
"The original film was never especially good, but it survives as a piece of 1980s kitschy teen fluff. On stage, that thin material is inflated into a large-scale production that never justifies itself as a musical."
"The effects pile up without building momentum, turning what should feel dangerous or exciting into something oddly monotonous."
"The score, by the band The Rescues, is the show's biggest problem. The songs are generic, belt-heavy pop and quickly blur together."
The Lost Boys, a musical adaptation of the 1987 film, fails to impress at the Palace Theatre. Despite its large-scale production, the show does not justify itself as a musical. The plot remains unchanged, following a mother and her two sons in Santa Carla, where the older son becomes involved with vampires. The staging features elaborate effects, but they do not create excitement. The score by The Rescues is criticized for being generic and unmemorable, contributing to the overall disappointment of the production.
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