Dracula, the Musical
2001 American musical by Frank Wildhorn / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
Dracula | |
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The Musical | |
Music | Frank Wildhorn |
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Book |
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Basis | Dracula by Bram Stoker |
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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.[1] 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,[2] as did the show's numerous special effects. Despite that, the show ran for only 154 performances, and received mainly negative reviews.[3] The show was heavily revised and later had engagements in Europe, where it proved to be a hit.[4]