Frankenstein

In this musical adaptation of one of the most revered tales of fiction, Frankenstein: A New Musical, lyricist Eric B. Sirota does a marvelous job of utilizing the epistolary framework of the novel in his score for the musical. When a distraught Victor Frankenstein loses his mother at a young age, he vows to conquer mortality by reanimating old body parts of old corpses through electricity, little does he know he is about to create a hideous and heinous creature who is hell-bent on finding an identity in a world that abhors him.

Coming to St. Luke’s theatre in 2018, marking the bicentennial anniversary of the novel, Frankenstein: A New Musical has become a mainstay on the Off-Broadway stage. Erick Sánchez-Canahuate delivers a powerful and harrowing performance as the creature, and stirs audiences to look at the humane side of the creature.

Good For

Adult audiences | Family | Musical fans | Fairytale lovers

Reviews

“It is a success of a show that should be considered something great in the realm of musical theater” – BroadwayWorld

“...takes the audience by the ears” – TheaterScene

“soaring new score . . . a musical love letter true to its source material . . . infused with enough emotion to send chills down the spine” – Local Theatre NY