Read the Reviews For York Theatre's Monte Cristo

Sierra Boggess, Adam Jacobs, Norm Lewis, and Karen Ziemba co-star in the new work, directed by Peter Flynn.

March 20, 2026 By Margaret Hall

Adam Jacobs and Sierra Boggess (Evan Zimmerman)

Monte Cristo officially opened Off-Broadway March 19, and the reviews are rolling in!

The world premiere musical adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' beloved novel The Count of Monte Cristo plays the Theatre at St. Jean's via York Theatre. The production is scheduled to run through April 5, with Peter Flynn is at the helm.

With a book and lyrics by two-time Tony nominee Peter Kellogg (Anna Karenina, Desperate Measures) and music by two-time Richard Rodgers Award winner Stephen Weiner, Monte Cristo centers on a wrongfully imprisoned man, who returns richer, wiser, and bent on vengeance. But as his carefully orchestrated plan unfolds, he must face the ultimate question: Is justice enough without love?

The production stars Drama Desk nominee Sierra Boggess (The Phantom of the Opera, Harmony) as Mercedes, Adam Jacobs (Aladdin, Les Misérables) as Edmund, James Judy (Jekyll & Hyde, The Scarlet Pimpernel) as Danglars, Tony nominee Norm Lewis (The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, Chicken & Biscuits) as Villefort, Stephanie Jae Park (War Paint, Hamilton) as Haydee, Danny Rutigliano as Caderrousse/Abbe, Drama Desk winner Eliseo Roman (In the Heights, On Your Feet!) as Morrell, Daniel Yearwood (Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, Sweeney Todd) as Fernand, Tony winner Karen Ziemba (Contact, Steel Pier) as Carconte/Lucrezia Borgia, Kate Fitzgerald as Eugénie, and Jadon Lopez as Albert. The company is rounded out by understudies Madison Claire Parks (Wicked) and Travis Keith Battle.

Read the reviews below.

CitiTour (Brian Scott Lipton)

Culture Sauce (Thom Geier)

The New York Times (Elisabeth Vincentelli)*

TheaterMania (Pete Hempstead)

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Playbill will continue to update this list as reviews come in.

The Off-Broadway musical features music direction and orchestrations by David Hancock Turner, choreography by Marcos Santana, scenic design by Anne Mundell, costume design by Siena Zoë Allen and Amanda Roberge, sound design by Joanna Lynne Staub, and lighting design by Alan E. Edwards. Casting is by Andrea Zee of Zee-Casting.

Developed in The York’s New2NY series, this production reunites the writer of Desperate Measures and the Penelope team.

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