Last year, Michael Arden turned a musical about two robots into a Tony Award winner for best musical. This year, he’s taking on vampires. The Tony-winning director is at the helm of “The Lost Boys,” a pricey stage adaptation of the 1987 cult-classic film. With 12 Tony nominations, including two for Arden himself (as a […]

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It’s an hour before curtain at “The Lost Boys,” and Ali Louis Bourzgui is rolling out a red yoga mat in his dressing room so he can work his core before the matinee starts. As David, the rock god vampire whose bloodlust drives the Broadway musical’s action, Bourzgui struts across the stage, soars through the […]