Marek Norman
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 97
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When Richard Ouzounian and Marek Norman’s DRACULA: A CHAMBER MUSICAL premiered at the Stratford Festival, the response was tremendous. Canadian Press hailed it as a “A theatrical marvel. . . altogether amazing!” while Variety assessed it as “a slick musical with a future.” The National Post cheered “DRACULA is spectacular” and The Kitchener Waterloo Record summed it up with “Andrew Lloyd Webber, eat your heart out. . . it packs a megamusical punch with elegant economy.”Audiences agreed, filling the theatre during its seven-month run, and it became the best-selling Canadian show in Stratford’s 50-year history. It was later recorded for television by TV Ontario and CBC and won a Gemini Award. More faithful to Bram Stoker’s original novel than any other version to date, this is a story of good versus evil, with love triumphing over death. Included here is Ouzounian’s complete script and lyrics and an introduction on the project’s origins as well as the music to six of the songs by Marek Norman. This DRACULA will haunt your dreams. “Let the night begin.”