Complete Casting Announced for Dracula
Battle, who will play Van Helsing, is a three-time Tony Award-winning performer, having won awards for his performances in The Tap Dance Kid, Sophisticated Ladies and Miss Saigon. His other Broadway credits include Chicago, The Wiz, Dreamgirls and Dancin'.
Stephenson, who will play Renfield instead of the previously mentioned Roger Bart, appeared on Broadway in The Producers, Private Lives, By Jeeves, Titanic, Parade and Wonderful Town. His off-Broadway credits include Chess, The Tavern and Bus Stop.
Hoch played the role of Arthur Holmwood in the La Jolla Playhouse mounting of Dracula. He starred as Gaston in Beauty and the Beast both on Broadway and on the road. His other New York theatrical credits include Babes in Arms, Ziegfeld Follies of 1936 and the Encores! mounting of A Connecticut Yankee.
Wiley, who will play Jack Seward in Dracula, appeared on Broadway in 42nd Street. His regional credits include Crazy for You, Big River, Brigadoon, State Fair and the world premiere of Camille Claudel at Goodspeed Musicals.
Bart Shatto, who is playing Quincey Morris, appeared on the Great White Way in Frank Wildhorn's The Civil War and Les Miserables. His other theatrical credits include the national tour of Cats and off-Broadway's Finnegan's Farewell.
In addition to these cast members, the company of Dracula also includes Celina Carvajal, Melissa Fagan, Jenifer Foote, Anthony Holds, Pamela Jordan, Elizabeth Loyocano, Tracy Miller, Graham Rowat, Megan Sikora and Chuck Wagner.
Dracula, The Musical features music by Frank Wildhorn and book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton. The show, based on Bram Stoker's classic novel, tells of Dracula's lust for new blood and the small band of mortal men and women who must face his overwhelming seduction and mesmerizing supernatural powers.