Shows · Dracula, The Musical
Dracula, The Musical
Opened 2004
157 performances
Musical, Modern
Count Dracula, a centuries-old Transylvanian vampire, becomes obsessed with Mina Murray, who bears an uncanny resemblance to his long-dead wife. He travels to England, seducing and destroying Mina's best friend Lucy along the way. As Dracula draws Mina under his spell, her fiancé Jonathan Harker and the vampire hunter Professor Van Helsing race to destroy the Count before Mina is lost to the darkness forever.
- Music
- Frank Wildhorn
- Lyrics
- Don Black, Christopher Hampton
- Book
- Don Black, Christopher Hampton
Productions1 on Broadway
Licensing 1 entry
| US | Music Theatre International Dracula The Musical matched on title alone: a lead, not a confirmed licensor |
Dracula, the Musical is a musical based on the original 1897 Victorian novel by Bram Stoker. The score is by Frank Wildhorn, with lyrics and book by Don Black and Christopher Hampton. The show had its regional premiere at the La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, California, in 2001, playing to 115% capacity, earning the highest paid capacity for any world premiere production in the playhouse's history. It then premiered on Broadway in 2004, starring Tom Hewitt as the vampire Count and Melissa Errico as the woman he loves, Mina Harker. A brief nude scene in which Dracula seduces Lucy Westenra (played by Kelli O'Hara) received much publicity, as did the show's numerous special effects. Despite that,…
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