Kismet (play) upon his return to London, he revived "Kismet". Asche and Brayton appeared in a 1914 film of the play. It was later filmed in 1920, 1930 and 1944. Skinner played Hajj in the 1920 and 1930 film versions, despite being too old for it by the time the 1930 film was made. In 1953, the story was adapted into the famous musical by Robert Wright and George Forrest, with themes from the music of Alexander Borodin. The musical was, in turn, adapted for film in 1955. Kismet (play) Kismet is a three-act play written in 1911 by Edward Knoblauch (who
Dance of the Vampires (musical) "The Producers") as Chagal, and Leah Hocking as Magda, among others On paper, put together by talented people, "Dance of the Vampires" looked like magic. A celebrated rock composer, a critics' darling who had authored several Off-Broadway plays, a Tony-winning director, and a high-wattage Broadway star were the captains of this ship. However, rehearsals proved just how unsteady the ship actually was. Rando had never directed a musical of this size, and quickly proved overwhelmed according to cast members. Choreographer Carrafa wasn't helping; his idea of staging a big dance number was to tell the performers, "Just rock on!" Company