
Dracula (1977, Frank Langella, pre-Bway tryout) near mint, rare
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Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston’s classic gothic suspense thriller 'Dracula' launched its legendary, multi-Tony-winning revival framework during a historic 1977 pre-Broadway out-of-town tryout engagement at the Shubert Theatre in New Haven. The narrative chronicles Count Dracula as he infiltrates an English sanatorium, executing a hyper-sensual campaign of hypnotic terror to claim a vulnerable young woman, pursued by Van Helsing. Directed by Dennis Rosa with breathtaking, monochromatic cross-hatched scenic and costume blueprints by legendary gothic illustrator Edward Gorey, this rare early staging starred Frank Langella in his career-defining lead turn.

