Jekyll & Hyde

In an attempt to cure his father's mental illness, the talented Doctor Jekyll separates the “good” from the “bad” in the human personality. But he inadvertently creates an alternate personality of pure evil, nicknamed Mr Hyde, who wreaks deadly havoc on London. As his fiancée Emma grows more and more frightened, a prostitute, Lucy, finds herself dangerously involved with the doctor and his alter ego. Struggling to control Hyde before he definitely takes over, Jekyll urgently needs to find a cure for the demon he has created in his mind.

Find an excerpt from the show with David Hasselhof in the roles of Jekyll & Hyde in 2000:

General information
  • Style : Science Fiction
  • Theme : Violence, Crime, Love
  • year of creation : 1970
Music
  • Composer : Frank Wildhorn
  • Lyricist : Frank Wildhorn
  • Librettist : Frank Wildhorn, Leslie Bricusse & Steve Cuden
  • Author (other) : Leslie Bricusse
  • famous songs : "Prologue" "Lost In the Darkness" "Facade" "Jekyll's Plea" "Pursue the Truth" "Emma's Reasons" "Take Me As I Am" "Letting Go" "No One Knows Who I Am" "Good 'N' Evil" "Here's to the Night (Lucy meets Jekyll)" "Now There Is No Choice" "This Is the Moment" "First Transformation" "Alive" "His Work and Nothing More" "Sympathy, Tenderness" "Someone Like You" "Murder, Murder" "Once Upon a Dream" "Obsession" "In His Eyes" "Dangerous Game" "The Way Back" "A New Life" "Confrontation" "Finale"
  • Famous performers : Robert Cuccioli, Linda Eder, David Hasselhof, Louise Dearman, Edmund Lyndeck, Carolee Carmello, Christiane Noll, John Raitt, Andrea Rivette, Contatine Maroulis, Deborah Cox, Teal Wicks, Richard White.
kinships
  • Inspired by another work : The musical is based on the short novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, "The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde".
  • Exists in film : One of the performances of the show was filmed in 2000 and is available on DVD. Also, since 2013, RPMedia have secured the rights but after a few twists and turns, the film has still not been produced.
Awards
  • Appointments and Awards : The show won 2 Drama Desk Desk Awards, 1 Theater World Award and an Outer Critics Circle Award.
  • Number of years on display : 4
  • Number of performances : 1543
  • anecdotes : The show ran for over 1500 performances and yet failed to recoup its initial investment, losing over $1,5 million. The show is hugely popular and has already been performed in over 25 countries!
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