Frank Wildhorn and Jack Murphy have created a musical version of The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, père. The show had its world premiere on 14 March 2009 at Theater St. Gallen in Switzerland. Two related videos have been posted at art-tv.ch (in German). The song list for this production has just been added to this site.

The show played at the Universal Arts Center in Seoul, South Korea, from 21 April through 13 June 2010. Ryu Jung-han (Jekyll & Hyde, Hero), Um Ki-joon (The Three Musketeers) and Shin Sung-rok (Hamlet) shared the title role while Ock Joo-hyun (Chicago) and Cha Ji-yeon (Queen Seondeok) played Mercédès. The cast also includeed Choi Min-chul and Cho Hui as Mondego, Cho Won-hee and Lee Yong-geun as Abbé Faria, Kim Seung-dae and Jeon Dong-seok as Albert, Cho Sun-chang as Villefort, Jang Dae-woong as Danglars, Han Ji-yeon as Luisa, Lee Mi-kyung as Valentine, Lee Jung-soo as Jacopo, and Kim Na-moo as Morrel. Robert Johanson, who was artistic director of the Paper Mill Playhouse in New Jersey for eighteen years, directed. Photos from this production have been added to the Project Photo Gallery. More information can be found at musicalmonte.com and at the Universal Arts Center website.

The St. Gallen, Switzerland production just completed its second season, with performances from 3 October 2009 through 5 April 2010. A third season has been announced, with performances currently planned between 9 October and 30 December 2010. Tickets are available through the Theater St. Gallen website. The show's first season ran from 14 March through 13 June 2009. Andreas Gergen directs, Koen Schoots serves as musical director and Melissa King provides choreography, with Kim Scharnberg as orchestrator, Allen Moyer as set designer, Susanne Hubrich as costume designer, Jochen Schmidtke as fight captain and Simon Eichenberger as dance captain. Kevin Schroeder provides the German translation.

The Swiss cast is led by Thomas Borchert as Edmond Dantès/The Count of Monte Cristo. He is joined by Sophie Berner as Mercédès, Carsten Lepper as Fernand Mondego, Christoph Goetten as Gérard von Villefort, Karim Khawatmi as Baron Danglars, Dean Welterlen as Abbé Faria, Kurt Schrepfer as Jacopo, Daniel Berini as Albert von Morcerf, Barbara Obermeier as Valentine, Ava Brennan as Luisa Vampa and André Bauer as Morrel. The ensemble includes Suzanne Carey, Caroline Frank, Ina Wagler, Simon Eichenberger, Matthias Förster, Jochen Schmidtke and Patrick Stamme.

	A Korean cast recording of the show has just been released, featuring Ryu Jung-han, Um Ki-joon and Shin Sung-rok as Dantès, and Ock Joo-hyun and Cha Ji-yeon as Mercédès. It is available from Interpark (site in Korean) and Sound of Music. The track list includes: Prologue; When Love Is True; A Story Told; I Will Be There (three versions, with each Dantès and Mercédès); Every Day A Little Death; When The World Was Mine; When We Are Kings; Hell To Your Doorstep (three versions, with each Dantès); Ah, Women; I Know Those Eyes/This Man Is Dead; Pretty Lies; All This Time (two versions, with each Mercédès); The Man I Used To Be.
	A German-language cast recording - featuring the cast from the St. Gallen production - is available, at Sound of Music, Amazon.de, and iTunes (US, Switzerland). The song list matches that of the concept recording, including: Prolog; Ein Leben lang; Geschichte; Niemals allein; Jeden Tag ein kleiner Tod; Wie mich die Welt umarmt; Könige; Hölle auf Erden; Ah, Frauen; Diese Augen/Der Mann ist tot; Schöner Schein; All die Zeit; Der Mann, der ich einst war.
	A concept recording was released in Europe on 12 December 2008. The English-language CD features Thomas Borchert as Edmond Dantès (The Count of Monte Cristo), Pia Douwes as Valentine, Brandi Burkhardt as Mercédès, Patrick Stanke as Fernand Mondego, Mark Seibert as de Villefort, Mathias Edenborn as Baron Danglars, Jesper Tydén as Albert and Alexander Goebel as the Abbé Faria. The album is available from Sound of Music and iTunes (US, Austria). A digital download of the liner notes is also available, when purchasing the entire album from iTunes. The song list for the concept recording includes: Prologue to the Count of Monte Cristo; When Love Is True; A Story Told; I Will Be There; Every Day A Little Death; When The World Was Mine; When We Are Kings; Hell To Your Doorstep; Ah, Women; I Know Those Eyes/This Man Is Dead; Pretty Lies; All This Time; The Man I Used To Be.