Take what you know about Bram Stoker's "Dracula" and throw it out the window. Blumenthal Arts has raised the curtain on "Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors" at Booth Playhouse, an off-Broadway comedy that is sure to leave audiences laughing for hours.

Editor Maria, here. I attended opening night and can confirm it's one of the funniest shows I've ever seen. There's romance, suspense, mystery, and several dance breaks.

The show premiered off-Broadway in New York in 2023 and has since been staged in London and cities across the US. Co-author and original director Gordon Greenberg told CLTtoday that Charlotte was a perfect market for the comedy.

"I am so pleased to be in a city like this that cares deeply about theater and with audience members that are smart and discerning and also appreciate the unique joys that you get from a shared experience like theater," Greenberg said. "Also, Tom [Gabbard] (Blumenthal's CEO) really believes in sowing the seeds of support, so we can be sitting here with kind of the premier tour stop being the Blumenthal in Charlotte."

A group of people dancing on stage while getting a standing ovation. — The "Dracula" cast will make you dance by the time the show is over. | Photo by CLTtoday

"Dracula" is not just any stage play. Audiences will find five actors on stage, playing a range of characters, and sometimes switching roles in seconds.

"We are playing it like 'Saturday Night Live,' full comedy, and then turn it on its head and play it like a serious drama with comedy sprinkled on top," said actress Adriane Leigh Robinson.

"My favorite thing, having seen other cities on tour, is finding the personality of a city and their reaction to things, because there are jokes that are gonna get laughs here that we didn't get in other places; it's fascinating," shared actor James Romney.

The show runs through Aug. 9 — sink your teeth in fast.