US EditionCynthia Erivo to return to the stage in West End production of Dracula
- Academy Award–nominated Cynthia Erivo is set to make her stage comeback in February 2026, starring in the West End’s Dracula at the Noël Coward Theatre.
- Erivo's first stage appearance in nearly a decade follows the 2024 Sydney Theatre Company premiere of Dracula, adapted and directed by Kip Williams.
- Erivo will take on more than two dozen roles, including those of Count Dracula, Van Helsing, and Jonathan Harker, in a continuation of the multi-character performance style featured in Williams and Cassel's earlier success, The Picture of Dorian Gray.
- Michael Cassel Group co-produces the show, with Cassel emphasizing the need for a star-driven vehicle and stating that Erivo was the only artist approached for this role.
- Erivo described returning to the stage as a long-awaited homecoming, calling the production a demanding but thrilling opportunity to explore complex characters and themes of fear and desire.
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Cynthia Erivo to play Dracula and 22 supporting roles in West End debut of STC show
The Wicked film star will take on every character in a reimagining of Bram Stoker’s classic gothic novel from the creators of Olivier Award-winning hit The Picture of Dorian Gray.
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Wicked’s Cynthia Erivo to play Dracula in “intoxicating, blood-pumping reimagining”
Cynthia Erivo has been cast as Dracula in a one-woman adaptation of Bram Stoker’s iconic vampire novel. Set to premiere next year in London’s West End, the production comes from the Australian creatives and producers behind the Tony-nominated Broadway hit The Picture of Dorian Gray, which starred Succession’s Sarah Snook. Erivo will play the titular Count, along with 22 supporting characters, in a production described as an “intoxicating, blood-…
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