Dracula: Entre l'amour et la mort

I first noticed Bruno Pelletier in Notre Dame de Paris, as recommended by fyrie, about two years ago. On Youtube, there were clips of him doing various things, including appearing in something that looked... strange. The music was great, the French lyrics had vivid imagery, but the costumes? The flames? I googled it and came up with Dracula: Entre l'amour et la mort.

The CD has been out for a long time, and it gets regular airtime in my house. The DVD of the musical was recorded in November 2006 and came out last month. I now have it in my hands and all I can say is: Whoa. This is what a Dracula musical should be.

( Rambling review, hampered by my half-fluent French )

And some Youtube clips to whet your appetite:

Dracula and Lucy's meeting (promotional video)

Concert version of the philosophical discussion between Dracula, Jonathan and Renfield

Digest of DVD scenes