The Count of Monte Cristo doesn't seem to have said his final word. After the resounding success of the film featuring Pierre Niney, directed by Alexandre de La Patellière and Matthieu Delaporte and released in 2024, the famous character created by Alexandre Dumas is stepping out of the worlds of literature and cinema to grace the stage of the great Parisian theaters. It looks like 2026 will be the year of Edmond Dantès, as two musical shows will be dedicated to him. One of them will take place at the Folies Bergère, while the other, titled The Legend of Monte Cristo, will be performed from January 29 to February 5, 2026, at the Dôme de Paris.
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About twenty actors are expected on the stage of the Dôme de Paris
The Legend of Monte-Cristo will take hold of the story of the novel for seven performances at the beginning of 2026. Directed by Serge Postigo, this show...The musical will be played by the Swiss singer Gjon’s Tears in the role of Dantès and Philippine Lavrey as Mercedes. A group of around twenty artists will perform on stage to deliver a show that is as impressive as it is epic. It will then tour throughout France, Switzerland, and Belgium.
A second musical show planned in Paris right afterwards
As we announced last December, the famous story by Alexandre Dumas will get another stage adaptation at the Folies Bergère. Monte-Cristo, the musical show, directed by Alexandre Faitrouni and featuring music by Benoît Poher from the group Kyo, with a libretto by Yann Guillon and Stéphane Laporte, will start performances on February 5, 2026. It will also tell the story of Edmond Dantès published in 1844.
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The Legend of Monte Cristo
Dôme de Paris
34, boulevard Victor – 15th
From January 29 to February 5, 2025
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