Overview
- The musical adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo opened March 19 at the Theatre at St. Jean’s in New York under the York Theatre banner.
- Sierra Boggess stars as Mercedes and Adam Jacobs as Edmund Dantès, with Norm Lewis, Karen Ziemba, James Judy, Stephanie Jae Park, Danny Rutigliano, Eliseo Roman, Daniel Yearwood, Kate Fitzgerald, and Jadon Lopez in principal roles.
- The show features book and lyrics by Peter Kellogg, music by Stephen Weiner, and direction by Peter Flynn, with critics also citing strong production values from music director David Hancock Turner, choreographer Marcos Santana, and the design team.
- Early reviews commend the leading performances but fault the adaptation for heavy condensation of the novel and a family‑friendly tone, with one review labeling the result “Disneyfied.”
- Critics note notable omissions to fit a runtime just over two hours, including the Maximilien–Valentine subplot from Dumas’s original.