Get a sneak peek at Monte Cristo—the upcoming Off-Broadway world premiere musical adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' beloved novel The Count of Monte Cristo—with a video of star Norm Lewis from the rehearsal room. Watch above as Lewis performs "One Small Thing."
Performances begin March 12 at Theatre at St. Jean's via York Theatre. Opening night is March 19, with the run scheduled to continue through April 5. Peter Flynn is at the helm.
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 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.
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 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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