Casting is now complete for the forthcoming world premiere of the new musical adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' beloved novel The Count of Monte Cristo, which will arrive Off-Broadway in March.
Directed by Peter Flynn, the new musical will play The York Theatre, located at the Theatre at St. Jean’s, March 12–April 5. Opening night is set for March 19.
As previously reported, the company will be led by 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, and Tony winner Karen Ziemba (Contact, Steel Pier) as Carconte/Lucrezia Borgia.
Newly announced for the production are Kate Fitzgerald as Eugénie and Jadon Lopez as Albert plus understudies Madison Claire Parks (Wicked national tour) and Travis Keith Battle.
With 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 man wrongfully imprisoned 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 Off-Broadway musical will also have 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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