The producers of the camp gothic musical, Dance of the Vampires, reached for their hammer and wooden stake this week, announcing a closing date of Jan. 25, and not a moment too soon.

The producers of the camp gothic musical, Dance of the Vampires, reached for their hammer and wooden stake this week, announcing a closing date of Jan. 25, and not a moment too soon. The showmen behind today's Broadway flops are a stubborn breed. Unlike the backers of yesterday, who would pull the plug on a show an hour after getting across-the-board pans, it's now de rigueur to fight the powers that be, soldier on, get the word out, build an audience, triumph over the reviews, blah, blah, blah. My hat is off to Bob Boyett and company for knowing how and when to make an exit.

While the world and his brother were being shoehorned into previews of The Odd Couple at the Brooks Atkinson, the general levity of West 47th Street jumped discernably on Oct. 18 with some additional coupling across the street at the Biltmore from the opening of Absurd Person Singular.

While the world and his brother were being shoehorned into previews of The Odd Couple at the Brooks Atkinson, the general levity of West 47th Street jumped discernably on Oct. 18 with some additional coupling across the street at the Biltmore from the opening of Absurd Person Singular.

The burlesque musical revue, co-starring Mickey Rooney, opened October 8, 1979.

This week's column discusses the new Jeanine Tesori-Tony Kushner musical Caroline, or Change and the first-time-on-CD release of the 1955 musical Ankles Aweigh.

This week's column discusses the new Jeanine Tesori-Tony Kushner musical Caroline, or Change and the first-time-on-CD release of the 1955 musical Ankles Aweigh.