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Classical
because...
This
musical is a free adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel- a classic of
English literature.
The
songs are mostly written on classical romantic symphonies composed
at the same time as Bram Stoker's novel.
A
classic is eternal and immortal...(As I hope this musical will be
one day!)
The
show is about classic and timeless fears: illness, getting old,
madness, death, loving someone or losing loved ones, losing our
identity, country, status, being insecured, feeling powerless, alone,
lost, betrayed...And having the choice to ignore those fears and
act like an unconcious, to be paralized by them and don't live,
or to overcome them and have a chance to learn and grow.
And
classic and timeless subjects: superstitions, rationality, science,
beliefs, the differences between people, friendship, love...and
other subjects each one is free to notice...or not.
The
Story
Prologue:
The 15th century in the beautiful castle of the young count Dracula.
The old Dracula reminds when he was young: he was A Lord
in the eyes of his true love but he lost her when the Ottomans invaded
his castle. Shattered by the pain and bloodthirsty for vengeance,
he made the oath that blood will forevermore be his only sustenance...
Act
I: The end of the 19th century in a small village nearby Dracula's
castle. Jonathan Harker is Welcomed by the villagers.
Despite the worried warnings sounded like Superstitions,
the solicitor is now Welcomed by the Count.
Days go by and Jonathan is more and more nervous between the
Children of the Night, those three beautiful Vamps and their
Vampire Kiss and this scary Count with his eternal Beating
Heart who finally leaves to spread his Contamination
in England.
There, Lucy meets her best friend Mina with So Much to Say
even if Mina is far to Know what take so long to Jonathan
to come back.
Lucy will be Dracula's first victim, Mina his next target. She reminds
him so much his true love.
And about love : the Lord Arthur and the psycho, Dr Seward,
make their proposal to Lucy.
Dr Seward losts the game and is So Mad that Renfield
will change his minds with his own madness.
Lucy and Arthur finally receive News From Mina in
Hungary where Jonathan was found in convalescence in a convent.
But as Lucy, Jonathan is No more who he was, Mina
and Arthur are both worried about their love.
By the end of the Act I, despite the help of an enchanted professor
Van Helsing, so Pleased to Meet Lucy, and the Transfusion
given Drop By Drop by Arthur...Lucy died.
But then Professor Van Helsing exposed such an Irrational
fact : she would be the Bloody-Lady and they
need to go and visit her at the cemetery for she dies again.
Act
II : Renfield discribe a strange Cemetery Visit
with three men trying To Free Lucy. Irrational again
or just Superstitions ?
After loosing her best Friend, Mina almost Goes
Mad because she is pushed away from the adventure
but Renfield becomes her best new friend. Then
it is like a Nightmare. Renfield wants to protect
Mina but Dracula kills him and imposes himself as her Lord
and shares with her his Malediction. Now Mina feels
Impure, but Jonathan finds back his courage :
even if Dracula escapes, Jonathan won't let his wife be His
Countess! The Race Against Time begins, he
and all the others must pursue and kill Dracula to free Mina before
she dies... But a link units her to the Count now: they see the
same things. Mina stays with Professor Van Helsing to go to the
Count's castle. And even if the professor is Afraid,
he goes in to say the last Goodbye To The Vamps while
outside the others engage The Battle against the Count...and
At Last everyone is free !!
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