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\n\tGet ready to confront the creatures of the night in Santa Clara again. Except this time, instead of nightflying to the strains of Echo and the Bunnymen\u2019s cover of the Doors\u2019 \u201cPeople Are Strange\u201d or Tim Cappello\u2019s sax-tastic so-80s anthem \u201cI Still Believe,\u201d fans of the cult 1987 teen vampire drama The Lost Boys<\/em> can look forward to some Slash<\/a> in the mix of biting, brooding and belting.<\/p>\n \n\tThe Guns N\u2019 Roses<\/a> guitarist makes a cameo via a screaming solo on \u201cHave to Have You,\u201d a chugging rock tune that helps make up the soundtrack to the upcoming Broadway musical remake of the Joel Schumacher-directed original film that starred Corey Feldman, Corey Haim, Jami Gertz, Keifer Sutherland, Jason Patric and Dianne Wiest.<\/p>\n \n\tThe Lost Boys<\/em> musical is slated to hit the Palace Theatre on Broadway in late March featuring a book by David Hornsby (It\u2019s Always Sunny in Philadelphia<\/em>) and a score by the band the Rescues. The first taste of the musical\u2019s score is the muscular \u201cHave to Have You,\u201d which is performed by the show\u2019s vampires \u2014\u00a0Ali Louis Bourzgui\u00a0(\u201cDavid\u201d),\u00a0Maria Wirries\u00a0(\u201cStar\u201d),\u00a0Brian Flores\u00a0(\u201cMarko\u201d), Sean Grandillo (\u201cDwayne\u201d) and\u00a0Dean Maupin (\u201cPaul\u201d), along with Slash, who rips a solo on the song that mixes 1980s hair metal energy with a grunge-y underpinning.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThe producers reached out a few months ago and had the great idea of releasing an EP, because in our version of the Lost Boys<\/em> they are still a biker band but also a band, Santa Clara\u2019s biggest band, The Lost Boys,\u201d Bourzugui, 26, tells Billboard<\/em> of the idea of releasing an EP as if the Lost Boys themselves were dropping new music. The gang came in and recorded the track written by the Rescues, which was both the first song Bourzgui ever heard by the L.A. rockers, as well as the tune he auditioned for to land the lead role.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cAnd then they got freakin\u2019 Slash to come in!\u201d Bourzgui says about the excitement of getting the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame legend to grace the track. \u201cWe\u2019re all standing up and we\u2019re screaming and jumping up and down,\u201d he adds about the cast\u2019s ecstatic response to seeing the Slash footage, which he contrasted with the perpetually cool guitarist\u2019s demeanor. <\/p>\n \n\t\u201cSlash is sitting down, so chill in his chair and he pulls out his guitar and plays this absolutely insane solo, as he does, in one or two takes and is like, \u2018is that good?\u2019 This incredible, mathematical, insane solo,\u201d says Bourgzgui, who knows about mixing theater with rock thanks to his award-winning Broadway debut in the principal role in Pete Townshend\u2019s 2024 revival of The Who\u2019s Tommy<\/em>.<\/p>\n \n\tTo help prep fans for the Broadway show, a three-song EP, The Lost Boys \u2014\u00a0The Santa Carla Sessions<\/em> \u2014\u00a0will begin streaming on Oct. 31; \u201cHave to Have You\u201d is available to stream now. With music and lyrics by the Rescues, the EP will also feature LJ Benet on \u201cBelong to Someone\u201d and Caissie Levy with guest artist Patrick Wilson on \u201cWild.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe Lost Boys<\/em> will begin preview performances on March 27 at the Palace Theatre, with an official opening slated for April 26; tickets are available here now<\/a>. The new musical features a story by James Jeremias & Janice Roberta Fischer and will be directed by two-time Tony Award winner Michael Arden (Parade<\/em>, Maybe Happy Ending<\/em>), with a book by Hornsby (It\u2019s Always Sunny in Philadelphia<\/em>) & Chris Hoch, music & lyrics by The Rescues (Kyler England, AG, Gabriel Mann) and choreography by Lauren Yalango-Grant (Parade<\/em>) & Christopher Cree Grant (Parade<\/em>).<\/p>\n \n\tCheck out the \u201cHave to Have You\u201d video below.<\/p>\n