The cast of the 1996 Off-Broadway Production was as follows : Eddie Flagrante &ndash; Richard Muenz Delilah Strict &ndash; Karen Murphey Jonny Warner &ndash; Richard Roland Toffee &ndash; Jessica-Snow Wilson Coco &ndash; Cathy Trien Ginger &ndash; Natalie Toro Candy &ndash; Rebecca Rich Joey &ndash; Marc Lovci Jake &ndash; Stephen Bienskie Josh &ndash; Jeff Skowron Swings &ndash; Ronit Mitzner , DJ Salisbury Reviews of the original Off-Broadway production were generally mixed to negative , with critics praising the cast and the show 's humor while also criticizing the book . In his review for '' The New York Times , '' critic Ben Brantley wrote : " '' Zombie Prom '' , ... is itself like a model high school student : it 's genial and hard working , and it does n't embarrass you . But for a musical whose hero is a gangrenous corpse , it is also exceptionally bland . ... the show relies heavily on this sort of straight-faced pairing of Eisenhower-era perkiness with the nuclear nightmare sensibility of horror movies of the same time . It is essentially a one-joke show , very much in need of more bite than the director Philip William McKinley seems willing to give it , that would have worked better as an extended sketch in a revue . " Greg Evans , in his review for '' Variety '' praised the performances from the cast , but compared the show unfavorably to '' Grease '' and '' Little Shop of Horrors '' , writing " Lacking the spark of the former or bite of the latter , “ Zombie Prom ” is like any old human prom , a lot of fuss for a very little fun . " A short film adaptation of '' Zombie Prom '' ( with a running time of only 36 minutes ) was released in 2006 at a number of film festivals , receiving a 4-star review on '' Film Threat '' and awards including Best Short Film at the Palm Beach International Film Festival . The cast includes drag queen RuPaul as Principal Strict . The film was directed by Vince Marcello
Palm Beach International Film Festival
Palm Beach International Film Festival
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