How AMC Is Relaunching ‘Interview With the Vampire’ as ‘The Vampire Lestat’ — Complete With Rock Concert, Major Marketing Tie-Ins and 20 Original Songs

Cristiana Gigina

Sam Reid isn’t a rock star, but he plays one on TV. Although, anyone who attended the June 2 premiere party for “ The Vampire Lestat ” at New York’s Beacon Theatre could have sworn Reid was the real deal. In full character as the show’s vampire-turned-rocker Lestat de Lioncourt, Reid performed six original songs from the series composer Daniel Hart over the course of a 30-minute concert, moving with swagger and owning the stage just like a rock star would. “It was just a tremendous showcase of

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