Tom Hewitt and Melissa Errico to star in 'Dracula, The Musical'.

Wed 12 May 2004 Tom Hewitt and Melissa Errico to star in 'Dracula, The Musical'. Tom Hewitt and Melissa Errico will star in Dracula, The Musical, the first new musical of the 2004-2005 Broadway season. The production will open 16 Aug 2004 (UPDATE: Now opening 19 Aug 2004) at the Belasco Theatre following previews from 19 Jul 2004 (UPDATE: Now previewing from 28 July 2004) Dracula, The Musical will be produced on Broadway by Dodger Stage Holding and Joop van den Ende, in association with Clear Channel Entertainment. The production will be directed by two-time Tony Award-winner Des McAnuff (Big River, The Who's Tommy), and choreographed by Mindy Cooper. Dracula, The Musical features a book by Tony Award-winner Christopher Hampton (Sunset Blvd., Les Liaisons Dangereuses), lyrics by Academy Award and Tony Award-winner Don Black (Sunset Blvd, Aspects of Love) and music by Tony-nominated composer Frank Wildhorn (Jekyll & Hyde, The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Civil War). Dracula, The Musical is a new musical vision of romance, terror and temptation based on the Bram Stoker classic novel. Set in Europe at the end of the Victorian Age, the production follows Dracula's lust for new blood and a small band of mortal men and women who must face his overwhelming seduction and mesmeric supernatural powers. Tom Hewitt (Dracula) received 2001 Tony and Drama Desk Award nominations for his performance as Frank 'N' Furter in The Rocky Horror Show. Other Broadway credits include The Boys from Syracuse, The Lion King, Art and The Sisters Rosensweig. National Tour: Urinetown: The Musical. Off-Broadway: Jeffrey, Beau Jest, Richard III and Othello. Recent regional credits include Compleat Female Stage Beauty (Globe Theatres), Captain Hook in Peter Pan with Cathy Rigby (Casa Manana) . Television and film: "Law & Order," "Third Watch," "Frasier" and Julie Taymor's Fool's Fire. Melissa Errico (Mina Murray) received a 2003 Tony Award nomination for her performance as Isabelle in Amour. Kennedy Center Sondheim Celebration: Dot in Sunday in the Park With George. Broadway: My Fair Lady (Drama Desk, Outer Critics, Helen Hayes noms.), High Society (Drama Desk, Outer Critics noms.), Anna Karenina, Les Mis�rables (Cosette) nat'l. Member of Irish Repertory Theater: Finians Rainbow, Major Barbara, The Importance of Being Earnest (Drama Desk noms.) Encores!: One Touch of Venus (Lucille Lortel Award), Call Me Madam. Film: Frequency, Life or Something Like It. TV: Alex on &quotTom Hewitt and Melissa Errico t.ems ;Central Park West," "Ed." Graduate of Yale. Sets are by Heidi Ettinger; costumes by Catherine Zuber; lighting by Howell Binkley; and musical direction by Constantine Kitsopoulos. Additional casting will be announced shortly. Tickets will go on sale in early June.