Hi folks,
I have just posted some new details on Frank's website about the Austrian premiere of Dracula, which will take place next August.

The staging will be directed by Andreas Gergen (from Schlossparktheater in Berlin), with musical direction by Koen Schoots (Frank's European Musical Supervisor) and choreography by Michael Reardon (Rudolf - The Last Kiss in Budapest).

The show is part of The Musical Festival Graz, which is a new, annual festival taking place at The Schlossberg ("castle mountain"). The main stage - where Dracula will play - is in the prison section of a mountain-top, 14th century castle. The 1,000 seat open-air venue can be covered in minutes in the case of rain. A second stage is located in a cavern inside the mountain itself. For more information on The Schlossberg, see the Graz Tourism Website.

According to legend, the devil himself created the mountain... quite fitting for Dracula, isn't it?

Best,
Peter

God, who do I have to bribe to get a DVD made out of this :blink:

There are new details out about this production...

Dates and Tickets: A slightly adjusted performance schedule has been posted... shows will take place at 8:30 pm nightly, on 9, 11, 12, 15, 16, 18, 19 and 21-25 August 2007. Tickets are now available from Ö-Ticket (link and phone number available at FrankWildhorn.com).

Cast: Thomas Borchert has been confirmed as Dracula. Caroline Vasicek (Lucy) and Jesper Tydén (Jonathan) will also reprise their roles from the St. Gallen production. They will be joined by Uwe Kröger (Rebecca) as Van Helsing and Lyn Liechty (Jekyll & Hyde) as Mina.

Edit: Details on Frank Wildhorn & Friends, plus more information on the Musical Festival Graz, can now be found in another thread.

For more information, see the Musical Festival Graz Website (in German) or FrankWildhorn.com

Best,
Peter

One more tidbit - I have learned that there will be a preview performance on 8 August. I haven't seen tickets go on sale for this, but I presume it will also be at 8:30 pm. 9 August is the official premiere.