"Dracula" - Some facts about the new musical

1: The original libretto (musical plot, script and lyrics - original pre-music lyric structures for all songs) for this new Dracula musical was written by Gareth Evans. The original score has been written by Christopher J. Orton. Orchestration is by the noted composer, producer and musical director, Ian Lynn.

2: This musical is a genuinely new adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic gothic novel, "Dracula". The main protagonists and central plot action of Stoker's novel are faithfully represented within the original musical interpretation of this work (Libretto and Score).

3: The musical has two acts and there are twenty-five original numbers in the complete show, which has a cast of twelve - fifteen players, depending on which version is presented.

4: The professional concept recording of this new work has been produced. The concept CD of the most recent, professionally written, Dracula musical features leading West End musical theatre performers. The album includes 17 orchestrated tracks from the show. The role of "Dracula" is performed by Michael McCarthy on the album.

5: In 2007, Sang de Vie Productions Ltd. produced the professionally directed, and now acclaimed, video of "Within My World" from the show. The video continues to be broadcast on Television across Europe and can also be seen on the internet.

6: The musical was restructured and further developed during 2008. More numbers have been recorded. Further news will follow in due course.

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Brief History of the Musical

The musical "Dracula" has taken a number of years to reach the present stage of development. After extensive research had been conducted by the lyricist in 1999 / 2000 (including the use of references to Stoker's original notes for the novel), the initial lyric structures for some of the proposed songs and the outline of the musical plot were written. The first version of the complete libretto had been produced by 2003 and has subsequently been further improved.
Christopher J. Orton and Gareth Evans began working together on the project in 2004, when Christopher began setting the libretto to his original music and to create the score for the work.
After the lyricist and composer had recorded some demo material of their work in 2004, and following some private cast readings of scenes, an opportunity arose to produce a professional concept recording of the show. This process began in 2005 after the noted composer, arranger and musical director, Ian Lynn, agreed to orchestrate the work.
The album features the leading West End musical theatre performer, Michael McCarthy, singing the title role.
The official album launch was on September 25th at Dress Circle (London). Since then the album has been selling well at all retail outlets and is still a top CD best seller at Dress Circle.
The UK Theatre Magazine, What's On Stage, published a very positive review of the Dracula concept album in its December 2006 issue. Recently, a track from the album was played on national radio. That was on the Elaine Paige show on BBC Radio 2.
A further album of the complete Dracula musical is planned and that process will begin during 2009.
The producers of the album are Sang de Vie Productions Ltd. They can be contacted via their website.

THE DRACULA MUSICAL CONCEPT ALBUM

Dracula - The Musical

By Orton, Evans & Lynn

The Concept Album

Featuring ...

Seventeen original tracks