Cynthia Erivo is about to bite off more than anyone ever thought humanly (or vampirically) possible. The Tony-winning, Oscar-nominated, and “probably also a vampire slayer on weekends” goddess of stage and screen is returning to the theater in the most Cynthia Erivo way ever: by playing literally everyone in Dracula.
Yes, you heard right. Cynthia will be the Count. Cynthia will be Jonathan Harker. Cynthia will be the terrified villagers, the emotionally exhausted maid, the horse that delivers the fateful carriage ride, and probably the fog itself. A total of 23 roles, one Erivo. This isn’t acting—it’s sorcery.
After conquering The Color Purple and charming both London and New York into giving her standing ovations, she went full Hollywood with roles in Harriet, Wicked, and probably your dreams. And just when we thought she couldn’t slay any harder, she said, “Let me play an entire Gothic horror novel, solo. Challenge accepted.”
Before she takes on her Transylvanian tour de force, she’ll dip her toe back into musical theater with a Jesus Christ Superstar extravaganza at the Hollywood Bowl this summer—just a casual warm-up before transforming into a one-woman monster mash.
Dracula, produced by the Sydney Theatre Company (apparently no one told them what “too much” means), will haunt the Noel Coward Theatre in London starting February 4, 2026 through May 31. If you thought The Picture of Dorian Gray with Sarah Snook playing everyone was wild, this is that—on espresso shots and vampire fangs.
So, mark your calendars, bring your neck protectors, and prepare for a theatrical feat so intense, you might just leave the theater thinking you saw 23 people. Nope. Just Cynthia. Doing what Cynthia does: everything.
