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''Dracula: the Musical'' is a Swedish musical based on the novel ''Dracula'' by Bram Stoker produced in 2010. It was originally a theatre production meant for ten performances but due to the massive popularity extra performances were added and the musical was turned into a film, given a limited release on DVD. The film was put together by editing several performances of the musical and a filming session for closeups. The musical was written by Lisa Linder and directed by Martin Geijer. Music was composed by Christer Johansson and Jacob Mülrad. The musical had a premise very similar to Bram Stoker's ''Dracula'' but had many subplots and themes unique to itself. The musical also followed the book closely, the most notable detail being the inclusion of Lucy Westenra's mother, a character absent from most adaptations. ==Act 1== In the year 1446 Vlad Dracul is a young warrior who sworn loyalty to the cross and is out to defend his homeland of Transylvania from the invading Turks. He fights the Turks for several days and wins but his beloved wife is misinformed of his death and she commits suicide. When Vlad returns home he is devastated by her death and asks God why he has forsaken him. In rage he kills the priests and swears that he will suck the life out of God and all his followers. The story shifts to 1970s England. A young reporter arrives at a retirement home. At the home he finds an elderly and blind Mina Harker. She is reluctant to talk the reporter until he reveals that he is the grandnephew of Abraham van Helsing and that his name is Erik. Erik tells Old Mina that van Helsing was put in an asylum and that one time when he meet him as a child he ranted something about a mission in Transylvania involving Mina and her late husband. Old Mina agrees to tell him everything. In the year 1897 solicitor Jonathan Harker, the fiancée of Mina, has arrived in Transylvania to give legal support to a Count Dracula for a real estate transaction overseen by Harker's employer. The people at the local inn tries to talk him out of going to Dracula's castle, warning him for the many dangers (St. George's Eve) and is given a cross. Harker thanks them for their warnings but travels there anyway (The Journey to the Castle). Jonathan arrives at the castle and is greeted by Count Dracula himself. Dracula serves him dinner but does not eat himself. Jonathan presents the house Dracula was interested in, Carfax Abbey. Jonathan mentions his fiancée Mina and shows Dracula a picture of her that he keeps in a necklace. Dracula is stunned by the picture, but soon continues to talk about the affair and forces Jonathan to extend the time he is going to spend with him from a couple of days to several weeks. Old Mina tells Erik about her friend Lucy Westenra and her three suitors; Arthur Holmwood, Quincey Morris and John Seward. Lucy is interested in Morris but her mother prefers the shy and in Lucy's eyes gentle but boring Arthur because of his wealth. John is also the owner of a mental hospital nearby, where a strange patient called Ronald Malcolm Renfield dwells. When Renfield asks John if he is going to visit Lucy, Renfield enigmatically tells John that she is not going to choose him. In Dracula's castle Jonathan can't find a mirror and is forced to use his own little mirror to shave. Dracula enters the room and surprises Jonathan who cuts himself. Dracula tries to attack him but sees Jonathan's cross and is driven back. He then warns Jonathan about the danger of losing blood in Transylvania, the dangers of his Castle and his love for the howling of the wolves through song (Children of the Night). In London the audience is further introduced to Lucy's suitors and Mrs. Westenra, her (Lucy's) mother. John talks about Renfield's habit of eating flies and spiders and Mina manages to figure out his logic before John can mention them much to his and Mina's surprise. In Dracula's castle Jonathan writes a letter to Mina, begs her to see through the lies Dracula forces him to write and says she is his only light and hope (Letters to Mina (Read Between the Lines)). Meanwhile Mrs. Westenra tells Lucy about her heart condition and that she might die soon and uses that fact to manipulate Lucy to accept Arthur's proposal (You May Choose Whoever You Want). At castle Dracula, Jonathan is trying to find a way out and wanders around the castle at night. In his head Mina's voice echoes and reminds him about Dracula's warnings and that he does not know that there is another evil in the castle than Dracula. Jonathan finds an empty hall and sits down to rest. He falls asleep and the room turns from icy colors to blood red. Voices of women are heard and suddenly hands appear from behind the chair, harassing Jonathan. Strange being appear, dancing sensually and three unnamed vampire women (they are credited as "The Vampire Sisters") appear and tries to seduce Jonathan (Carpe Noctem). Before they can have their way with him, a furious Dracula appears and scares away the mysterious beings and drives the Vampire Sisters back. They seem to be equally angry and tell Dracula that he does not know anything about their feelings and desire. Dracula throws them a baby which they immediately attack. Lucy accepts her fate and tells Arthur that she will marry him in an humorous scene. Arthur is never told that Mrs. Westenra more or less forced Lucy to marry him and he thinks throughout the play that Lucy loved him. Mina sees a storm coming on the ocean. At Dracula's castle, a gypsy host arrives and carries away boxes to be transported to Varna. Jonathan tries to hide in a box. To his horror he find that Dracula himself is lying in the coffin. Jonathan decides that despite the serious dangers in the Carpathian Mountains he will escape by foot. In London, the storm of the century hit the mainland carrying with it a ship (The Ship On The Thames). A strange wolf-creature is seen leaving the ship before some Londoners investigate the ship and find a traumatised girl on board. The girl tells them about the ship's journey to London and how a man she calls the devil (the audience sees it is Dracula) killed all but her (Shackled at the Helm). A couple of nights later, Lucy sleepwalks and is attacked by the same strange wolf-creature that left the boat. Lucy's sickness confuses John and the others. Mrs. Westenra sends Mina to fetch some drugs at the drugstore and Mina runs into a strange, mysterious man who frightens yet fascinates her. Later, Mina gets a letter from an abbey in Budapest. Jonathan has made it out alive of the Transylvanian forest and has been nursed back to health by the nuns in the abbey. Mina goes to Budapest and meets Jonathan who is still recovering from the ordeal at the castle. He tells her about what he saw in the castle and Mina realises that the man she meet was Dracula. Thinking Dracula is out for her, she marries Jonathan to make herself untouchable, despite being more interested in Dracula at the moment (Wedding in the Abbey). The first act ends with Dracula screaming in agony; Mina is in fact his wife reborn. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dracula the Musical (2010)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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