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Dracula: The Musical?

Rick Abbot

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Full Length Musical, Comedy

4m, 4f

ISBN: 9780573608414

This delightful spoof of the classic horror tale is an unparalleled romp from start to finish.

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$8.95
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: Large Print
$16.95
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Description

Full Length Musical

Comedy

Farce, Adventure, Period

105 Minutes

Time Period - 19th Century

Settings Of Play - The Seward family madhouse, a short gallop from London, during the mid-1800s.

FEATURES / CONTAINS

Special Effects

Interior Set

Period Costumes

CAUTIONS

Alcohol, Flying

THEMES

Fairy Tales

TARGET AUDIENCE

Appropriate for all audiences

PERFORMANCE GROUP

High School/Secondary, College Theatre / Student, Community Theatre, Dinner Theatre, Professional Theatre

At its New York City premiere, patrons stood in line in a blizzard for tickets. At its Australian premiere, every seat for every performance was sold, and one critic noted, "the performance was one of the most enjoyable I've seen . . . My only other experience of the Dracula play . . . was the one that Sir Robert Helpmann directed . . . I can honestly say I enjoyed this one much more. It exhibited a superb sense of humor." Melodic, rollicking and hilarious, the show is also an economist's dream: one set, startling but simple special effects, and piano only accompaniment. This delightful spoof of the classic horror tale is an unparalleled romp from start to finish. The author here unveils his merits as a superbly adept composer to the joy of performers and audiences worldwide.
Characters

CASTING

4m, 4f

CASTING ATTRIBUTES

Color blind casting, Expandable casting, Flexible casting, Room for Extras

CASTING NOTES

A large cast version of this show with full chorus in addition to the principals, plus four additional musical numbers and one additional sub set (a crypt).

CHORUS SIZE

No Chorus

DR. SAM SEWARD - genial proprietor of a madhouse.
MINA SEWARD - the doctor's discontented daughter.
SOPHIA SEWARD - Mina's mother and Sam's spouse.
BUBU PADOOP - a frisky friend of the family.
NELLY NORTON - the maid at the madhouse.
BORIS RENFIELD - one of Sam's peculiar patients.
DR. VAN HELSING - a stalwart exterminator.
COUNT DRACULA - a newcomer to the neighborhood.
JONATHAN HARKER - a mysteriously missing realtor.
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SIZE OF ORCHESTRA

Piano Only

MUSICAL STYLE

Classic Broadway

VOCAL DEMANDS

Moderate

10 Piano/Conductor Scores

Large cast addendum available upon request.

Author

Rick Abbot

Rick Abbot is one of several pen names for prolific playwright Jack Sharkey (1931-1992). Mr. Sharkey was born on May 6, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois. He began writing when he was 10 years old. He graduated from college with a BA in the Creative Writing Field of the English major. After that, he taught school for two years from 1953 to 1955. In mid-1955, Mr. Sharkey enlisted in the Army. He ... view full profile

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