DRACULA Closes After 7 Performances; Played Final Show Jan. 9

DRACULA by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston, based on the novel by Bram Stoker, played its final performance on Sunday, January 9 at the Little Shubert Theatre (422 West 42nd Street).

Directed by Paul Alexander, DRACULA began previews on December 14, prior to its official opening January 5. As of Sunday, January 9, it played 25 previews and 7 performances.

Based on the world-famous novel by Bram Stoker, DRACULA is the classic Gothic drama about the power of seduction and the nature of true love. When the mysterious Count Dracula takes an interest in the beautiful, young Lucy who suffers from horrific dreams and a strange illness, he arouses the suspicions of her fiancé Jonathan Harker, her father Dr. Seward, and Professor Abraham van Helsing. Following a series of grisly murders and unexplained occurrences, the men fear Dracula may be one of the undead that prowls the darkness and preys upon innocent souls.

The cast included Michel Altieri, Emily Bridges, George Hearn, Timothy Jerome, Katharine Luckinbill, Rob O'Hare, John Buffalo Mailer, and Jake Silbermann.

DRACULA featured scenic design by Dana Kenn; lighting design by Brian Nason (METAMORPHOSIS); costume design by Willa Kim, sound design by Chris DelVecchio; casting by MKA Casting; hair design by Paul Huntley; dialect coaching by Louis Colaianni; Flying By Foy; and fight choreography and special effects by Rick Sordelet and Mike Rossmy.

DRACULA was produced by Bram Stoker's Dracula LLC, Tony Travis, George and Donna Shipley, Ed Bankole, Megan Barnett, Leslie Evers, Michael Alden, and Carolyn Bechtel.