Twilight on Broadway

Imagine this: You sit anxiously squirming in your red plush seat having vivid flashbacks to years ago when you were first introduced to the love story that shaped your life. Your thoughts jump around from your first impressions of seeing Twilight (2008) in the theaters to your first Twilight convention where you waited in line for three hours to get Kellan Lutz's autograph. As memories fill your existence, the sound of the harp accompanied with the graceful upbeat sounds of the piano begin to play the opening score to Twilight on Broadway...

Throughout time, Broadway and Hollywood have worked closely, sharing performers, scripts, and scores. Actors dream of starring on Broadway and this month alone you can walk down 42nd Street and find Daniel Craig, Jude Law, Sienna Miller, and Hugh Jackman pouring their souls out in nightly sold out performances. Besides sharing actors, Broadway and Hollywood work together and share scripts that we can enjoy both on Broadway and the silver screen.

In the past ten years, we have seen some of the best plays turn into blockbuster hits and some great blockbuster hits turn into triumphant plays. To name a few, Hairspray (2007), The Phantom of the Opera (2004), Rent (2005), and soon to come to Broadway, Spiderman (2001). With the fame and excitement that surrounds Twilight, the question remains, when will we see Edward, Bella, and Jacob live out their drama on the great white way?

Just the thought of vampires invading Broadway again gets fans excited and hopeful that the legend of Twilight will live on after The Twilight Saga: Eclipse opens next summer. This would not be the first time bloodsuckers invaded the magestic red theaters of Broadway. Dating back to The Vampire which debuted on Broadway in 1909 at the Hackett Theatre, vampires have always been welcome on Broadway and many have followed suit. Check out some of the most notable vampire productions in the last one-hundred years:

•The Vampire (1909)

•Dracula (1927, 1931 & 1977-1980)

•Dance of the Vampires (2002-2003)

•Dracula, the Musical (2004)

Broadway is in need of more vampires and Twilight fans want the story of Edward, Bella, and Jacob to play out on stage. Picking the perfect cast would be the hardest part; Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner are all we know and it would take a lot for us to see other actors in those roles. But the good news is Rob can sing, so let's sign him up for the role of Edward again; what, a girl can dream, can't she?

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