'Dracula' sings -- a musical version to open on Broadway in August

'Dracula' sings -- a musical version to open on Broadway in August
"A musical version of the Bram Stoker horror classic will open Aug. 5 at Broadway's Belasco Theatre. Casting will be announced shortly.

The show, which will be called "Dracula, The Musical," has a score by Frank Wildhorn and Don Black. Wildhorn wrote the music for "Jekyll & Hyde" and "The Scarlet Pimpernel," and Black did the lyrics for shows such as "Sunset Boulevard" and "Aspects of Love."

The book for the musical is by Christopher Hampton, author of "Les Liaisons Dangereuses."