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Warped Tour 2010 Interview: Sierra Kusterbeck & Blake Harnage Of VersaEmerge
For my second interview I got the distinct and random pleasure of sitting down with Sierra Kusterbeck & Blake Harnage of VersaEmerge right before they went on stage. Read past the break for my interview as well their video for “Fixed At Zero”.
SuperRadMike: So this is your guys’ second Warped Tour?
Sierra Kusterbeck: Yes, yes our second for sure.
SuperRadMike: And how has it been going this year?
Sierra Kusterbeck: Better than last year for us.
Blake Harnage: Yeah it’s going great so far. We’ve got a full length cd out now. We’re on a better stage this year and you can just tell we’ve earned a bigger following. You can just tell comparing the amount of people showing up between this year and last year it’s awesome.
SuperRadMike: How have things been since “Fixed At Zero” came out?
Sierra Kusterbeck: Amazing! It’s really cool seeing a lot of kids out there singing every word. And it’s just amazing to see, it’s kind of mind blowing.
Blake Harnage: It’s strange our CD came out two days before Warped Tour started and people know all of the songs now.
Sierra Kusterbeck: Yeah the reception for the album has been really good and positive, which what more can you ask for?
SuperRadMike: So when you’re done with Warped Tour are there any plans? Are you guys gonna chill out for a couple months or take a little break and get right back on the road?
Blake Harnage: We will for sure be doing a full U.S. tour in the fall.
SuperRadMike: Are you guys playing with anyone special?
Sierra Kusterbeck & Blake Harnage: (Whispers) Can’t tell you, it’s a secret.
SuperRadMike: Haha just like everyone else. Well thank you guys for your time and have an awesome show!
Sierra Kusterbeck & Blake Harnage: Thanks!
The Lost Boys: A New Musical officially kicked off on Broadway last month, and Deadline now reports that the show’s Broadway run has been extended into next year.
The show was originally set to run through November, but Deadline reports that The Lost Boys: A New Musical “has released a block of tickets through Sunday, March 7, 2027.”
The news comes in the wake of The Lost Boys: A New Musical becoming the most Tony-nominated musical of the season with twelve nominations including Best Musical.
Additionally, “The Lost Boys will launch a North American National Tour in Spring 2028, at Playhouse Square in Cleveland. Additional cities and tour dates will be announced later.”
The Lost Boys: A New Musical is of course an adaptation of the 1987 horror classic from director Joel Schumacher, with the cast including Ali Louis Bourzgui as lead vampire David (originally played by Kiefer Sutherland), Maria Wirries as Star (originally played by Jami Gertz), and LJ Benet as the soon-to-be-turned Michael (originally played by Jason Patric).
The horror musical’s cast also includes Shoshana Bean as Lucy Emerson, Benjamin Pajak as Sam Emerson, Paul Alexander Nolan as Max, Jennifer Duka as Alan Frog, Miguel Gil as Edgar Frog, Brian Flores as Marko, Sean Grandillo as Dwayne, and Dean Maupin as Paul.
The Lost Boys: A New Musical is Directed by Michael Arden, featuring Music and Lyrics by The Rescues, Book by David Hornsby & Chris Hoch, Story by James Jeremias & Janice Fischer, and Produced by James Carpinello, Marcus Chait & Patrick Wilson (The Conjuring) by special arrangement with Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures.
When a mother and her two teenage sons move to Santa Carla in desperate need of a fresh start, they soon uncover the darker side of this sunny coastal community. While Lucy tries to piece her family’s life back together, Michael keeps pulling away in search of belonging.
As he finds connection with a local rock band and its charismatic leader, his younger brother Sam comes face-to-face with a terrifying reality: When night falls, Michael’s new friends are even more dangerous than they first appeared.
Joel Schumacher directed the original The Lost Boys vampire movie in 1987, wherein two brothers move to a new town and discover that the area is a haven for vampires.
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