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Jekyll & Hyde is a musical

Musical theatre

Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...

based on the novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer. His best-known books include Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde....

. The original stage conception was by Steve Cuden and Frank Wildhorn

Frank Wildhorn

Frank Wildhorn is an American composer known for both his musicals and popular songs. He is most known for his musical Jekyll & Hyde, which ran four years on Broadway, and for writing the #1 International Hit song "Where Do Broken Hearts Go?" for Whitney Houston.-Early years:Wildhorn was born in...

. The music is by Wildhorn and the lyrics and book are by Leslie Bricusse

Leslie Bricusse

Leslie Bricusse is an English composer, lyricist, and playwright.Although best known for his partnership with Anthony Newley, Bricusse has worked with many other composers. He was educated at University College School in London and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge...

.

The musical ran on Broadway

Broadway theatre

Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...

for 1,543 performances from 1997 through 2001. Despite the long run, the musical lost money in the end—more than $1.5 million—and lacked stellar reviews.

Background

Frank Wildhorn and Steve Cuden had written the score and lyrics, respectively, in the late 1980s, but due to financing it was not produced on Broadway. The show was rewritten with Leslie Bricusse and premiered at the Alley Theatre

Alley Theatre

The Alley Theatre is a Tony Award-winning indoor theatre in Downtown Houston, Texas, and hosts two stages. The "Hubbard" is the main stage with seating for 824; the more intimate "Neuhaus" seats 310. Nine towers and open-air terraces give the Alley Theatre a castle-like quality. Inside, a staircase...

in 1990. Also in 1990, Colm Wilkinson

Colm Wilkinson

Colm Wilkinson is an Irish tenor, best known for originating the role of Jean Valjean in Les Misérables and for playing the title role in The Phantom of the Opera .Due to his association with these musicals, he reprised the role of...

and Linda Eder

Linda Eder

Linda Eder is an American singer and actress. She made her Broadway debut in the musical Jekyll & Hyde, for which she received 1997 Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Nominations, as well as the Theatre World Award for Best Actress in a Musical...

were featured in a concept recording.

Productions

Jekyll & Hyde had its world premiere at the Alley Theatre in May 1990. The cast was led by Chuck Wagner as Henry Jekyll and Linda Eder as Lucy.

Jekyll & Hyde was produced by the Alley Theatre, 5th Avenue Musical Theatre

5th Avenue Theatre

The 5th Avenue Theatre is a landmark theater building located in Seattle, Washington, USA. It has hosted a variety of theatre productions and motion pictures since it opened in 1926. The building and land is owned by the University of Washington and was once part of the original campus...

and Theatre Under The Stars

Theatre Under The Stars (Houston)

Theatre Under the Stars is a year-round, professional, non-profit musical theatre production company. It is located in Houston, Texas, performing mostly at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. Theatre Under The Stars’ season generally includes both self-produced shows as well as national...

, and premiered in Houston in January through February 1995 and Seattle from February through March 1995. The musical then undertook a US National tour from August 1995 through April 1996.

Jekyll & Hyde opened on Broadway

Broadway theatre

at the Plymouth Theatre on April 28, 1997 and closed on January 7, 2001 after 44 previews and 1,543 performances. The director was Robin Phillips

Robin Phillips

Robin Phillips is an English actor and director.Phillips was born in Haslemere, Surrey, the son of EllenAnne and James William Phillips. He trained at the Bristol Old Vic and worked as an actor and director for many years in the United Kingdom, finishing as Artistic Director at the Greenwich...

with choreography by Joey Pizzi. The cast featured Robert Cuccioli

Robert Cuccioli

Robert Cuccioli is an American actor and singer born in Hempstead, New York. He is best known for originating the lead dual title roles in the musical Jekyll and Hyde, for which he received a Tony Award nomination and won the Joseph Jefferson Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award, the Drama Desk...

as Dr. Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde, Linda Eder

Linda Eder

as Lucy, and Christiane Noll

Christiane Noll

Christiane Noll is an American singer and actress known for her work in musicals and on the concert stage. She is perhaps best known for originating the role of Emma Carew in Frank Wildhorn's Jekyll & Hyde, as well as her roles in Urinetown and City of Angels.-Life and career:Noll was born in New...

as Emma Carew. Rob Evan

Rob Evan

Rob Evan is a singer and actor, best known as a lead performer in numerous Broadway musicals, a performer in national and international tours of musical productions, and a featured vocalist on several music albums.-Personal:...

played matinees as Dr. Henry Jekyll. Brad Oscar

Brad Oscar

Brad Oscar is an American musical theatre actor known for his Broadway performances in musicals such as The Producers and Jekyll and Hyde. The former garnered him a Tony Award nomination.-Career:...

and Emily Skinner

Emily Skinner

Emily Skinner is an American musical theatre actress and singer. She has performed in such Broadway shows as Side Show, James Joyce's The Dead, The Full Monty, Dinner at Eight and, currently, in Billy Elliot...

made their Broadway debuts in this musical. Notable replacements included David Hasselhoff

David Hasselhoff

David Michael Hasselhoff is an American actor, singer, producer and businessman. He is best known for his lead roles as Michael Knight in the popular 1980s US series Knight Rider and as L.A. County Lifeguard Mitch Buchannon in the series Baywatch...

and Leah Hocking (Lucy).

Jekyll & Hyde is the longest-running show in the history of the Plymouth Theatre. When it closed it recouped about 75% of the $7 million investment.

Tours
The second North American tour ran from April 1999 through April 2000, playing in 37 US and two Canadian cities. The tour featured Chuck Wagner

Chuck Wagner

Chuck Wagner is an American actor, Director, Musical Theatre Historian, and Teacher.-Education and early career:Wagner was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and raised in Hartsville, Tennessee. He attended public school in Gallatin, TN...

, Sharon Brown (Lucy) and Andrea Rivette, with new choreography by Jerry Mitchell

Jerry Mitchell

Jerry Mitchell is an American theatre director and choreographer.-Early life and education:Born in Paw Paw, Michigan, Mitchell later moved to St. Louis where he pursued his acting, dancing and directing career in theatre. He graduated from the Fine Arts college at Webster University in St. Louis. ...

.

A UK tour ran from August 2004 through May 2005, and featured Paul Nicholas

Paul Nicholas

Paul Nicholas is an English actor and singer who has had considerable success on stage, screen and in the pop charts.-Biography:Nicholas was born as Paul Oscar Beuselinck in Peterborough, England...

(Jekyll/Hyde), Louise Dearman (Lucy) and Shona Lindsay (Lisa).

A brand new UK tour is running from January 2011. This tour features Marti Pellow

Marti Pellow

Marti Pellow has been the lead singer of the Scottish pop group Wet Wet Wet since their formation in 1982. He has also recorded solo material.-Early life:...

(Jekyll/Hyde), Sarah Earnshaw (Emma), Sabrina Carter (Lucy). This production is directed by Martin Connors with new choreography by Bill Deamer

Regional
In regional productions, Cuccioli directed a production at the Westchester Broadway Theatre, Elmsford, NY in August through November 2001. This was one of the first resident productions since the show closed on Broadway. The musical will run again at the theatre, directed by Cuccioli, from September 2010 through February 2011.
A Regional production of Jekyll And Hyde The Musical will be presented from Nov/2010-Feb/2011 by DDB Productions,Inc in the Maguire Theater at SUNY Old Westbury . David Yudell stars in the role of Jekyll/Hyde.

Adaptation

The musical was adapted into a concert version, Jekyll & Hyde—The Concert, which toured both in the US and in South Korea from2004 through 2007. The US tour featured Rob Evan (Jekyll/Hyde), Kate Shindle (Lucy) and Brandi Burkhardt

Brandi Burkhardt

Brandi Lynn Burkhardt is an American vocalist, actress and beauty queen. She grew up in Pasadena, Maryland but currently lives in Los Angeles.-Education:...

(Emma). The cast for South Korea featured Rob Evan, Mandy Gonzalez (Lucy) and Julie Reiber (Emma).

Synopsis

Three versions of Jekyll & Hyde have been recorded in English. The central theme of the show remains intact, but many of the songs have been altered, cut or replaced between the different versions.

Act I

The audience is introduced to John Utterson and Sir Danvers Carew, both having been associated with
Doctor Henry Jekyll. Utterson was Jekyll's lawyer and best friend while Sir Danvers was Jekyll's future father-in-law. The two gentlemen take the audience back some time to find Jekyll in an insane asylum singing over his comatose father ("Lost in the Darkness"). It is Jekyll's belief that the evil in his father's soul has caused his illness. Jekyll tells the audience about his passion to find out why man is both good and evil and his attempts to separate the good from the evil ("I Need to Know").

Some time later, the rich and poor of 19th century London describe how people act how they want others to see them, no matter who they really are inside ("Facade"). Afterward, Jekyll presents a research proposal to the Board of Governors of St. Jude's Hospital. Sir Danvers, the chairman of the board, is in attendance along with His Grace Rupert the 14th Bishop of Basingstoke, the Right Honorable Sir Archibald "Archie" Proops, Lord Theodore "Teddy" Savage, Lady Elizabeth "Bessie" Beaconsfield, General Lord Glossop and Simon Stride - the secretary. All, with the exception of Sir Danvers and Stride, are pompous, rich semi-hypocrites. When Jekyll proposes to test his theory and his formula on a human subject(presumably his father), they reject the proposal with cries of "sacrilege, lunacy, blasphemy, heresy", voting five to none with Sir Danvers' one abstention ("Jekyll's Plea"). Utterson tries to calm Jekyll down, knowing that he was obsessed over his father's conditions. Jekyll feels that he could "save" those who have fallen in the same darkness. Utterson urges his friend, if he feels he is right about his theory, that he should continue ("Pursue The Truth").

Later that night, the toast of society turns up at Sir Danvers' residence, where he is throwing an engagement party for his daughter Emma's engagement to Dr. Jekyll ("Facade - Reprise 1"). During the party, the guests - which include the Governors and Stride - mention how worried they are about Emma being engaged to a "madman", but both Sir Danvers and Emma back up Jekyll. Stride, who has feelings for Emma, speaks to Emma in private and tries to reason her out of her engagement, but she quickly turns him down, saying she feels she can be who she wants to be with Jekyll ("Emma's Reason").

Jekyll—late as usual—arrives just before the party leaves to go see the fireworks, and shares a moment with Emma. Though he warns her he may always busy with his work, Emma swears she will be beside him through it all ("Take Me as I Am"). Sir Danvers returns as Jekyll leaves, and expresses to Emma that he considers Jekyll like a son to him, but finds it difficult to tolerate his behavior at the cost of losing his daughter. Emma assures him that he will never lose her, and they should not be afraid to let go ("Letting Go").

Jekyll and Utterson later go to a dingy pub known as the Red Rat for Jekyll's bachelor party ("Facade - Reprise 2"). Prostitute Lucy Harris arrives late and is in for some trouble with the boss, known as "the Spider", but she dismisses it for now. Despite her position in life, she is seen to be kind-hearted and well liked by her co-workers, but has moments of contemplation about her life ("No One Knows Who I Am").

Nellie, the German manageress of the Red Rat, then breaks Lucy's reverie and then sends the former out onstage to do her number ("Bring on the Men" - replaced with "Good 'n' Evil" in the Broadway version), which captivates Jekyll. After the number, Lucy begins to circulate among the clientele. Spider approaches Lucy and strikes her hard across the face and demands to know why she was late. And even though Spider is in a good mood tonight, he threatens to kill her if it happens again. Jekyll approaches Lucy after witnessing the Spider's actions and intends to help her as Utterson is led away by another bar girl. Jekyll and Lucy are drawn to each other in a way that promises each of them a great friendship. Jekyll admits Lucy's song has helped him find the answer to his experiment. Utterson reemerges and Jekyll admits that he must be on his way. Before he goes, he gives Lucy his visiting card and asks her to see him should she ever need anything.

As Utterson and Jekyll arrive at the latter's residence, Utterson notices that Jekyll is in a better mood. Jekyll informs him that he has found a subject for his experiments. Utterson recommends Jekyll to go straight to bed and leaves. Jekyll asks his butler, Poole, about his father, and Poole replies that he was a very good man. After reacting happily to the kind remark, Jekyll dismisses him for the night. Jekyll then ignores Utterson's advice and proceeds to his laboratory, excited that the moment has come to do his experiment ("This Is The Moment

This Is the Moment

This is the Moment is a song by Frank Wildhorn and Leslie Bricusse, and is the centerpiece of Frank Wildhorn and Steve Cuden's musical Jekyll & Hyde...

"). Keeping tabs on the experiment in his journal, Jekyll mixes his chemicals to create his formula, HJ7, and injects it into the subject: himself. After a minute of the potion's side effects, he writhes in pain, transforming into an evil form of himself ("Transformation"). With dark humor he notes in his diary an "unexpected development". He goes out and roams the streets, taking in the sights and sounds of London, including an encounter with Lucy. He gives himself a name: Edward Hyde ("Alive").

A week later, no one has heard anything from Jekyll. Emma, Sir Danvers and Utterson ask Poole where he is, but Emma decides to leave and believes Jekyll will come for her after his work is finished. After Emma and Sir Danvers leave, Poole tells Utterson that Jekyll has been locked in his lab all this time and that he has heard strange sounds from the lab. Jekyll, who seems distraught, emerges and sends Poole fetch some chemicals for him. Utterson confronts him asking him what he has been up to, but Jekyll does not fully answer. He instead gives Utterson three letters: one for Emma, another for her father, and one for Utterson himself should Jekyll become ill or disappear. Utterson tells Jekyll to not let his work take over. Meanwhile Emma and Sir Danvers argue about the prudence of Emma's marriage to a man who seems to be falling into an ever-deepening abyss. Emma again tells her father that she understands that Jekyll's work is important. ("His Work and Nothing More").

Visiting card in hand, Lucy arrives at Jekyll's residence with a nasty bruise on her back. As Jekyll treats it, she tells him a man named Hyde did it. Jekyll is stunned by this revelation but hides it. Obviously in love with him, Lucy kisses Jekyll ("Sympathy, Tenderness"). Disturbed by his own actions, Jekyll leaves Lucy, who wonders about her love for him ("Someone Like You").

Later, the Bishop of Basingstoke is seen with Nellie after having a meeting with one of her attendants, who is a minor. He pays Nellie and arranges to see the attendant next Wednesday. When Nellie and the attendant leave, Hyde appears holding a swordstick with a heavy pewter knob. After insulting the Bishop, Hyde proceeds to beat and stab the former to death with the swordstick before gleefully setting the body aflame ("Alive — Reprise").

Act II

Utterson and Sir Danvers speak to the audience once again of past events with Jekyll: Utterson begins to feel he was not able to help his poor client and friend, while Danvers senses that something is horribly wrong with his work, as he has not been seen or heard from for weeks.

The citizens of London gossip about the Bishop's murder. The Carews, the four remaining Governors, Stride and Utterson attend the Bishop's funeral at St. Paul's Cathedral, unaware that Hyde is also present. After the funeral, General Glossop and Lord Savage leave St. Paul's, mourning over their deceased colleague. Hyde corners Glossop and stabs him through the mouth with the swordstick while Teddy watches, petrified in horror. Stride quickly enters the scene, just in time to see Hyde escape. As Londoners discuss the second murder, Jekyll is seen accosting the apothecary, Bisset, for the chemicals that Poole ordered. All but two are present, leaving Jekyll to wait until tomorrow night. Later one night, Teddy is seen leaving the Mayfair Club with Sir Proops and Lady Beaconsfield. Hyde emerges from the shadows and after recognizing him, Teddy attempts to get Bessie back inside. When Hyde comments on "how you hypocrites hang together", Archie foolishly walks up to Hyde and demands that he leave. However, Hyde pulls out a dagger and stabs Archie in the side before snapping Bessie's neck with her own diamonds. Teddy, after being forced to watch, seizes the opportunity to escape. As the city reacts to the third and fourth murders, the Carews find a frantic Teddy at Victoria Station and learn that he is fleeing to Aberdeen. The Carews wish him a safe journey and return home. Hyde then appears, breaking Teddy's neck and kicking his corpse onto the train tracks. By now, all five Governors who rejected Jekyll's proposal are dead ("Murder, Murder").

Later one night, Emma lets herself into Jekyll's laboratory. She finds his journal open and reads one of his entries. Jekyll enters and immediately closes the journal, preventing her from learning what he has become. Emma can see he is distraught. She professes her love for him and begs him to confide in her ("Once Upon a Dream"). He tells her nothing of his work, but says he still loves her. After Emma leaves, Jekyll writes in his journal that Hyde has taken a heavy toll on him and those around him, and that the transformations are occurring without his taking the potion. His entry is interrupted when Utterson arrives at the lab, seeking to find out who Jekyll's sole heir is, Edward Hyde, as referred to in Jekyll's letter. Jekyll only tells him that Hyde is a "colleague" involved in the experiment. Utterson can see that his friend and client is desperately ill and agrees to obtain the rest of the chemicals Jekyll requires. Jekyll, once again alone, begins to face the fact that Hyde is a part of him ("Obsession"). At the same time, both Lucy and Emma wonder about their love for the same man ("In His Eyes").

At the Red Rat, Nellie and Lucy sing about their profession and why they keep doing it ("Girls of the Night"). Lucy is then visited by Hyde, who tells her that he is going away for a while. He then warns her to never leave him -- "ever". Lucy is terrified, but seems to be held under a sexual, animalistic control by Hyde ("Dangerous Game"). As they leave together, the Spider addresses the Red Rat attendants, warning them to always be aware of what dangers lie ahead ("Facade - Reprise 3").

Utterson comes to Jekyll's lab with the rest of the chemicals and discovers Hyde, who informs him that the doctor is "not available" tonight. Utterson refuses to leave the package with anyone but his friend and demands to know where he is. Hyde replies that even if he told him, Utterson would not believe him. When Utterson threatens him with his swordstick, Hyde injects the formula into himself, roaring with laughter as he transforms back into Jekyll in front of an appalled Utterson. Jekyll tells Utterson that Hyde must be destroyed, whatever the cost. He then begs Utterson to deliver money for Lucy so she can escape to safety. As Utterson leaves, Jekyll mixes in chemicals and injects the new formula, praying that he can restore his former life ("The Way Back").

Utterson visits Lucy at the Red Rat with the money, along with a letter from Jekyll that entreats her to leave town and start a new life elsewhere. After Utterson leaves, Lucy wonders of the possibilities ahead ("A New Life"). Just then, Hyde returns. Seeing the letter from Jekyll, he tells Lucy that he and the doctor are "very close." As he holds Lucy softly so that she does not suspect it, he slowly and savagely kills her ("Sympathy, Tenderness" - Reprise). The vile murderer runs off laughing, just as the Red Rat attendants find Lucy's stabbed form and carry her out on a stretcher. Covered in blood from stabbing Lucy, Jekyll returns to his laboratory and faces off with Hyde in a final battle for control ("Confrontation").

Later, Utterson tells the audience that Jekyll has given up his task of "finding the truth," condemning his father to the darkness. Yet, as Sir Danvers would put it, the doctor had returned at the sound of wedding bells ("Facade - Reprise 4").

Several weeks later, Jekyll seems to have won as he and Emma stand before the priest at their wedding in St. Anne's Church ("The Wedding" aka "Dear Lord and Father of Mankind

Dear Lord and Father of Mankind

"Dear Lord and Father of Mankind" is a hymn with words taken from a longer poem, The Brewing of Soma by American Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier. The adaptation was made by Garrett Horder in his 1884 Congregational Hymns....

"). As the Minister begins the ceremony, Jekyll doubles over in pain and transforms into Hyde. Hyde then kills Stride, a guest at the wedding, before taking Emma hostage. At the sound of Emma's pleading voice, Jekyll is able to regain momentary control. He begs Utterson to kill him, but Utterson cannot bring himself to harm his friend. Desperate, Jekyll impales himself on Utterson's swordstick. Emma weeps softly as Jekyll dies ("Finale").

Characters

Dr. Henry Jekyll/Edward Hyde. Vocal Range: Baritone
Baritone
Baritone is a type of male singing voice that lies between the bass and tenor voices. It is the most common male voice. Originally from the Greek , meaning deep sounding, music for this voice is typically written in the range from the second F below middle C to the F above middle C Baritone (or...

/Tenor
Tenor
The tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2...
Lucy Harris - The main attraction at "The Red Rat". Vocal Range: Mezzo-soprano
Mezzo-soprano
A mezzo-soprano is a type of classical female singing voice whose range lies between the soprano and the contralto singing voices, usually extending from the A below middle C to the A two octaves above...
Emma Carew - Jekyll's fiancee. Vocal Range: Soprano
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
John Utterson - Jekyll's lawyer and friend. Vocal Range: Baritone
Baritone
Baritone is a type of male singing voice that lies between the bass and tenor voices. It is the most common male voice. Originally from the Greek , meaning deep sounding, music for this voice is typically written in the range from the second F below middle C to the F above middle C Baritone (or...

/Tenor
Tenor
The tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2...
Sir Danvers Carew - Emma's father and Chairman of the Board of Governors. Vocal Range: Baritone
Baritone
Baritone is a type of male singing voice that lies between the bass and tenor voices. It is the most common male voice. Originally from the Greek , meaning deep sounding, music for this voice is typically written in the range from the second F below middle C to the F above middle C Baritone (or...
Simon Stride - The secretary of the Board of Governors and Jekyll's rival for Emma's affections. Vocal Range: Baritone
Baritone
Baritone is a type of male singing voice that lies between the bass and tenor voices. It is the most common male voice. Originally from the Greek , meaning deep sounding, music for this voice is typically written in the range from the second F below middle C to the F above middle C Baritone (or...
Lord Savage - A member of the Board of Governors. Vocal Range: Tenor
Tenor
The tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2...
Bishop of Basingstoke - A hypocritical, sadistic, sexually driven man of the cloth and a member of the Board of Governors. Vocal Range: Baritone
Baritone
Baritone is a type of male singing voice that lies between the bass and tenor voices. It is the most common male voice. Originally from the Greek , meaning deep sounding, music for this voice is typically written in the range from the second F below middle C to the F above middle C Baritone (or...

/Tenor
Tenor
The tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2...
Lady Beaconsfield - The only female member of the Board of Governors. Vocal Range: Mezzo-soprano
Mezzo-soprano
A mezzo-soprano is a type of classical female singing voice whose range lies between the soprano and the contralto singing voices, usually extending from the A below middle C to the A two octaves above...
The Rt. Hon. Sir Archibald Proops - A member of the Board of Governors. Vocal Range: Baritone
Baritone
Baritone is a type of male singing voice that lies between the bass and tenor voices. It is the most common male voice. Originally from the Greek , meaning deep sounding, music for this voice is typically written in the range from the second F below middle C to the F above middle C Baritone (or...
General Lord Glossop - A pompous retired army man and a member of the Board of Governors. Vocal Range: Baritone
Baritone
Baritone is a type of male singing voice that lies between the bass and tenor voices. It is the most common male voice. Originally from the Greek , meaning deep sounding, music for this voice is typically written in the range from the second F below middle C to the F above middle C Baritone (or...

/Bass
Bass (voice type)
A bass is a type of male singing voice and possesses the lowest vocal range of all voice types. According to The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, a bass is typically classified as having a range extending from around the second E below middle C to the E above middle C...
Spider - A pimp and proprietor of "The Red Rat". Vocal Range: Baritone
Baritone
Baritone is a type of male singing voice that lies between the bass and tenor voices. It is the most common male voice. Originally from the Greek , meaning deep sounding, music for this voice is typically written in the range from the second F below middle C to the F above middle C Baritone (or...
Nellie - The German manageress of "The Red Rat". Vocal Range: Mezzo-soprano
Mezzo-soprano
A mezzo-soprano is a type of classical female singing voice whose range lies between the soprano and the contralto singing voices, usually extending from the A below middle C to the A two octaves above...
Poole - Jekyll's loyal manservant.

Songs from Broadway production

All songs are Music and Lyrics by Frank Wildhorn and Leslie Bricusse, except "Transformation," "Alive," "His Work And Nothing More," "Alive Reprise," "Murder, Murder," and "Once Upon A Dream," which are Lyrics by Steve Cuden, Frank Wildhorn, and Leslie Bricusse.
Act I

Lost in the Darkness — Dr. Henry Jekyll
Facade — Ensemble
Jekyll's Plea — Henry Jekyll, Mr. Simon Stride, Sir Danvers Carew and The Board of Governors
Pursue the Truth — Henry Jekyll and Mr. John Utterson
Facade (Reprise 1) — Ensemble
Emma's Reasons — Mr. Simon Stride and Emma Carew
Take Me as I Am — Henry Jekyll and Emma Carew
Letting Go — Sir Danvers Carew and Emma Carew
Facade (Reprise 2) — Ensemble
No One Knows Who I Am — Lucy Harris
Good 'N' Evil — Lucy Harris and Ensemble
Here's to the Night / Jekyll Meets Lucy - Lucy Harris & Henry Jekyll
Now There is No Choice - Henry Jekyll
This Is the Moment — Henry Jekyll
First Transformation — Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde
Alive — Edward Hyde
His Work, And Nothing More — Henry Jekyll, John Utterson, Sir Danvers Carew and Emma Carew
Sympathy, Tenderness — Lucy Harris
Someone Like You — Lucy Harris
Alive (Reprise) — Edward Hyde and Ensemble

Act II

Murder, Murder — A Newsboy and Ensemble
Once Upon a Dream — Emma Carew
Obsession — Dr. Henry Jekyll
In His Eyes — Lucy Harris and Emma Carew
Dangerous Game — Edward Hyde and Lucy Harris
Facade (Reprise 3) — Spider and Ensemble
The Way Back — Henry Jekyll
A New Life — Lucy Harris
Sympathy, Tenderness (Reprise) — Edward Hyde
Lost in the Darkness/The Way Back & Confrontation — Henry Jekyll & Edward Hyde
Facade (Reprise 4) — Ensemble
The Wedding — Boy Soprano
Finale — Emma Carew

Songs from Current Licensed production

Prologue / Lost in the Darkness — Dr. Henry Jekyll
I Need to Know - Henry Jekyll
Facade — Ensemble
Jekyll's Plea — Henry Jekyll, Mr. Simon Stride, Sir Danvers Carew and The Board of Governors
Pursue the Truth — Henry Jekyll and Mr. John Utterson
Emma's Reasons — Mr. Simon Stride and Emma Carew
I Must Go On - Henry Jekyll and Emma Carew
Take Me as I Am — Henry Jekyll and Emma Carew
Letting Go — Sir Danvers Carew and Emma Carew
Bring on the Men - Lucy Harris
Here's to the Night / Jekyll Meets Lucy - Lucy Harris & Henry Jekyll
Now There is No Choice - Henry Jekyll
This Is the Moment — Henry Jekyll
First Transformation — Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde
Alive — Edward Hyde
His Work, And Nothing More — Henry Jekyll, John Utterson, Sir Danvers Carew and Emma Carew
Sympathy, Tenderness — Lucy Harris
Someone Like You — Lucy Harris
Alive (Reprise) — Edward Hyde and Ensemble

Act II

Murder, Murder — A Newsboy and Ensemble
Once Upon a Dream — Emma Carew
Streak of Madness — Dr. Henry Jekyll
In His Eyes — Lucy Harris and Emma Carew
Girls of the Night — Lucy Harris and Nellie
Dangerous Game — Edward Hyde and Lucy Harris
The Way Back — Henry Jekyll
A New Life — Lucy Harris
Sympathy, Tenderness (Reprise) — Edward Hyde
Lost in the Darkness And Confrontation — Henry Jekyll & Edward Hyde
Facade (Reprise 2) — Ensemble
The Wedding — Boy Soprano
Finale — Emma Carew

Notable principal cast

Jekyll/Hyde:

Colm Wilkinson
Colm Wilkinson
Colm Wilkinson is an Irish tenor, best known for originating the role of Jean Valjean in Les Misérables and for playing the title role in The Phantom of the Opera .Due to his association with these musicals, he reprised the role of...

— Original Concept Album Highlights
Anthony Warlow
Anthony Warlow
Anthony Warlow is an Australian opera and musical theatre performer, noted for his character acting and considerable vocal range ....

— Original Gothic Thriller Album 1994 (Complete Work)
Robert Cuccioli
Robert Cuccioli
Robert Cuccioli is an American actor and singer born in Hempstead, New York. He is best known for originating the lead dual title roles in the musical Jekyll and Hyde, for which he received a Tony Award nomination and won the Joseph Jefferson Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award, the Drama Desk...

— First National Tour, Original Broadway Cast
Rob Evan
Rob Evan
Rob Evan is a singer and actor, best known as a lead performer in numerous Broadway musicals, a performer in national and international tours of musical productions, and a featured vocalist on several music albums.-Personal:...

— Standby on First National Tour, First Broadway Alternate & Later Broadway Lead, Resurrection Album, Concert Tour
Joseph Mahowald - Second Broadway Alternate
Jack Wagner
Jack Wagner (actor)
Peter John "Jack" Wagner, II is an American actor and singer, best-known for his roles on the soap operas General Hospital, The Bold and the Beautiful, and Melrose Place.-Early years:...

— Broadway
Sebastian Bach
Sebastian Bach
Sebastian Bach is a Canadian heavy metal singer who achieved mainstream success as frontman of Skid Row from 1987 to 1996. Since his departure from Skid Row, he has had many television roles, acted within Broadway plays, and leads a successful solo career.-Early life:Bach was born Sebastian...

— Broadway
David Hasselhoff
David Hasselhoff
David Michael Hasselhoff is an American actor, singer, producer and businessman. He is best known for his lead roles as Michael Knight in the popular 1980s US series Knight Rider and as L.A. County Lifeguard Mitch Buchannon in the series Baywatch...

— Final Broadway
Chuck Wagner
Chuck Wagner
Chuck Wagner is an American actor, Director, Musical Theatre Historian, and Teacher.-Education and early career:Wagner was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and raised in Hartsville, Tennessee. He attended public school in Gallatin, TN...

— 1987 Demo, Original 1990 Alley Production, Second National Tour
Drew Sarich
Drew Sarich
-Biography:Sarich received a BFA in Musical Theatre with a concentration in Directing from Boston Conservatory in 1997. Sarich made his Off-Broadway debut in Tony n' Tina's Wedding, followed by a tour as a backup singer for Liza Minnelli with the Cortes Alexander Trio...

— Cologne, Germany
Yngve Gasoy-Romdal — Cologne and Magdeburg, Germany
Thomas Borchert
Thomas Borchert
Thomas Borchert is a German actor, singer, and songwriter. He has performed especially in musical theatre.- Biography :...

— Original Vienna Cast
Ethan Freeman — Germany
Jo Seung-woo
Jo Seung-woo
Jo Seung-woo is a South Korean actor and musical star best known for his roles in Marathon and Tazza: The High Rollers.- Career :...

— Seoul, South Korea
Hong Kwang Ho - Seoul, South Korea
Ryu Jung-han — Seoul, South Korea
Takeshi Kaga
Takeshi Kaga
is a well-known stage and movie actor in Japan who is probably best known internationally for his portrayal of Chairman Kaga in the Japanese television show Iron Chef produced by Fuji TV. His real name is .-Biography:...

— Original Japanese Cast
Ethan Freeman — Bremen, Germany
Darius Merstein — Bremen, Germany
Steve Barton
Steve Barton
Steve Barton was an American actor, singer, dancer, choreographer, stage director and teacher.- Biography :Steven Neal Barton was born on June 26, 1954, in Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States, the youngest of three children of Tom and Mary Barton...

— Bremen, Germany
Hans Peter Janssens — Antwerp, Belgium
Paul Nicholas
Paul Nicholas
Paul Nicholas is an English actor and singer who has had considerable success on stage, screen and in the pop charts.-Biography:Nicholas was born as Paul Oscar Beuselinck in Peterborough, England...

— Original UK Cast First UK Tour (2004)
Raphael
Raphael (singer)
For the French singer Raphael see Raphaël HarocheMiguel Rafael Martos Sánchez , often simply referred to as Raphael, is a worldwide acclaimed Spanish singer and television, film and theatre actor...

— Original Madrid Cast
Jesper Lundgaard
Jesper Lundgaard
Jesper Lundgaard is a Danish jazz bassist, bandleader, composer and recording studio. Since his debut in the mid 1970s, he has been among the most prominent bassists in Danish jazz and as a sideman he has appeared on more than 400 albums both with Danish and leading American jazz...

— Herning, Denmark
Daniel Hulka
Daniel Hůlka
Daniel Hůlka is a Czech actor and baritone who is known for his performances in musicals, films, and operas. He has been awarded five Zlatý slavík by Mladý svět magazine and won an Anděl Award for best singer in 1997...

— 2005 Czech Cast
Aleksandr Domogarov
Aleksandr Domogarov
Aleksandr Domogarov is a Russian actor known for playing historical roles.Aleksandr Domogarov was born in 1963 in Moscow, USSR . He went to school from 1970 to 1980 and was planning to become an engineer. However he soon discovered it was not his profession and went into the Maly Theatre school...

— Moscow, Russia
Anders Ekborg
Anders Ekborg
Anders Ekborg is a Swedish actor and singer who has performed the roles of Karl Oskar in Kristina från Duvemåla and Freddie Trumper in Chess, two musicals that were written by former ABBA members Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus...

— Ostgotateatern, Sweden
Nando Prado — Original Brazilian Cast
Brad Little — 2010 Australasian Tour
Marti Pellow
Marti Pellow
Marti Pellow has been the lead singer of the Scottish pop group Wet Wet Wet since their formation in 1982. He has also recorded solo material.-Early life:...

— Second UK Tour 2011

Lucy:

Linda Eder
Linda Eder
Linda Eder is an American singer and actress. She made her Broadway debut in the musical Jekyll & Hyde, for which she received 1997 Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Nominations, as well as the Theatre World Award for Best Actress in a Musical...

— Originated the role with the Original Alley Production, the first national tour, and original Broadway cast.
Coleen Sexton
Coleen Sexton
Coleen Sexton is an American stage actress who made her Broadway debut at age 20 in Frank Wildhorn and Leslie Bricusse's Jekyll & Hyde in 2000. She portrayed the starring role of Lucy Harris in the Broadway production, as an understudy from 1999, and took over the role from Luba Mason in January...

— The Final Lucy Harris, DVD Recording
Marsia
Marsia
Marsiya is an elegiac poem written to commemorate the martyrdom and valour of Hussain and his comrades of the Karbala...

— Original Japanese Cast
Kate Shindle — starred in the Resurrection cast & tour
Sharon Brown
Sharon Brown (actress)
Sharon Brown is an American actress of stage, film and television.She was born in New York City, New York, and is the daughter of actor Johnny Brown, who portrayed Nathan Bookman on the 1970s sitcom Good Times...

— Second National Tour
Louise Dearman
Louise Dearman
Louise Dearman is a British musical theatre performer, currently playing the role of Glinda in the West End production of Wicked. She has a number of other professional stage and television credits, such as Eva Perón in Evita, and released her debut solo album, You and I, in 2005.-Early...

— Original UK Cast First Uk Tour (2004)
Lyn Liechty — Original Bremen Cast
Marta Ribera
Marta Ribera
Marta Ribera is a Spanish theatrical actress star born in 1971. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the Frank Wildhorn musical Jekyll & Hyde in the starring role of Lucy Harris and her most recent role as The Lady of the Lake in Monty Python's Spamalot...

— Original Madrid Cast
Belinda Wollaston
Belinda Wollaston
Belinda Wollaston is an acclaimed Australian musical theatre actor.Wollaston is a graduate of the NIDA Singer, Actor, Dancer and Young Actors Studio; and the prestigious Talent Development Project...

— 2010 Australsian Tour
Eva Maria Marold — Original Vienna Cast
Kacau Gomes — Original Brazilian Cast
Sabrina Carter — UK Tour 2011

Emma/Lisa:

Carolee Carmello
Carolee Carmello
Carolee Carmello is an American actress best known for her performances in Broadway musicals.She made her Broadway debut in a small role in City of Angels...

— Original Gothic Thriller Album (Complete Work)
Christiane Noll
Christiane Noll
Christiane Noll is an American singer and actress known for her work in musicals and on the concert stage. She is perhaps best known for originating the role of Emma Carew in Frank Wildhorn's Jekyll & Hyde, as well as her roles in Urinetown and City of Angels.-Life and career:Noll was born in New...

— Original Broadway Cast
Anastasia Barzee
Anastasia Barzee
Anastasia Barzee is a celebrated Broadway, Film and Television actress. She is a graduate of Frost School of Music at Miami University. Along with fellow Miami grads, the Grammy Award nominated Matt Pierson and Grammy Winner Gil Goldstein she has recorded a solo album, The Dimming of the Day, of...

— Broadway Replacement
Andrea Rivette
Andrea Rivette
Andrea Rivette born actress who has starred on Broadway in Jekyll and Hyde with Jack Wagner, Sebastian Bach and David Hasselhoff, and Rob Evan as well as on the national tour with Chuck Wagner....

- Broadway replacement, Final Emma, DVD recording
Kelli O'Hara
Kelli O'Hara
Kelli O'Hara is an American actress, singer, and songwriter.O'Hara has been nominated for three Tony Awards: for her performance as Clara Johnson in The Light in the Piazza; for her performance as Babe Williams in the Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of The Pajama Game, where she starred...

— National Tour, understudied on Broadway
Rebecca Spencer
Rebecca Spencer
Rebecca Leigh Spencer is an English female football goalkeeper. She currently plays her club football for Arsenal Ladies and has represented England at Under-19 and Under-20 level. She was born in Northwick Park.-Club career:...

— Original Emma in the 1990 Alley Production
Margarita Marbán — Original Madrid Cast
Maya Hakvoort
Maya Hakvoort
Maya Hakvoort is a Dutch musical actress.Maya Hakvoort studied singing at the conservatory of Maastricht and acting and dancing at the kleinkunst-academy "De Trap" in Amsterdam, before she started gathering practical musical experience in Holland, Germany, Austria and Belgium.She debuted in the...

— Original Vienna Cast
Rina Chinen
Rina Chinen
Rina Chinen is a female Japanese entertainer, former singer, model and TV actress. Rina was born in Naha, Okinawa. Although Okinawa is now part of Japan, it has evolved its unique culture and music blended from Chinese, Japanese, and Pacific influences...

— Original Japanese Cast
Kiara Sasso
Kiara Sasso
Kiara Sasso is a Brazilian actress and singer.Mainly working on stage, she played "Christine" in The Phantom of the Opera, "Belle" in Beauty and the Beast, Ellen in Miss Saigon and "Maria" in The Sound of Music....

— Original Brazilian Cast
Sarah Earnshaw — UK Tour 2011

Notable Ensemble Members:

Kate Shindle (Broadway)
Heidi Blickenstaff
Heidi Blickenstaff
Heidi Blickenstaff is an actress based in New York City best known for playing a version of herself in the musical [title of show] during its Off-Broadway and Broadway runs.-[title of show]:...

(2nd National Tour)
Deb Lyons
Deb Lyons
Deb Lyons is a singer-songwriter from New York City. She is most associated with her work in Broadway, and is well-recognized for her multiple performances in clubs such as The Bitter End and The Bottomline....

(2nd National Tour)
Amy Spanger
Amy Spanger
-Biography:A graduate of Triton Regional High School in Byfield, Massachusetts, Spanger made her Broadway debut in 1995 in the musical Sunset Boulevard, following a half-year run in the pre-Broadway national tour of Jekyll & Hyde...
Kelli O'Hara
Kelli O'Hara
Kelli O'Hara is an American actress, singer, and songwriter.O'Hara has been nominated for three Tony Awards: for her performance as Clara Johnson in The Light in the Piazza; for her performance as Babe Williams in the Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of The Pajama Game, where she starred...

(Broadway)
Emily Skinner
Emily Skinner
Emily Skinner is an American musical theatre actress and singer. She has performed in such Broadway shows as Side Show, James Joyce's The Dead, The Full Monty, Dinner at Eight and, currently, in Billy Elliot...
David Delve
Michael Taibi
Max Perlman (Broadway and 2nd National Tour)

English recordings

1987 Demo Album

Demo version of the musical made for producers. This version is very different from the complete work. Facade is not as important as in the later versions. A song "The Ballad of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde" has four reprises (similar to Sweeney Todd

Sweeney Todd

Sweeney Todd is a fictional character who first appeared as then antagonist of the Victorian penny dreadful The String of Pearls and he was later introduced as an antihero in the broadway musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and its film adaptation...

). Other songs that are only included in this version are "Seven Solid Years, Jekyll's Disbelief", "Possessed, I Must Go On", "It's Over Now" (which was later reworked into "The Way Back")and "We Still Have Time". The Songs "Facade", "Alive", "Murder, Murder!", "He Has His Work And Nothing More" and "Someone Like You" are very different to later versions. The sound quality of this record is poor (the CD was not made to be sold).

Concept Album

Concept album

In music, a concept album is an album that is "unified by a theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, narrative, or lyrical." Commonly, concept albums tend to incorporate preconceived musical or lyrical ideas rather than being improvised or composed in the studio, with all songs contributing...

Recorded in 1990 and featuring Colm Wilkinson

Colm Wilkinson

as Jekyll/Hyde and Linda Eder

Linda Eder

singing both Lucy and Lisa (Jekyll's fiancée, later renamed to Emma), this Album contained the original versions of many songs that would later be reworked and included in altered forms in subsequent recordings. It is also the only recording that has the song "Love Has Come of Age" which, despite being the intended centerpiece for the musical, never made it past this original recording.

Complete Work

Released prior to the first national tour of Jekyll in 1994, the full title of this recording is "Jekyll & Hyde - The Gothic Musical Thriller: The Complete Work." The album features Anthony Warlow

Anthony Warlow

Anthony Warlow is an Australian opera and musical theatre performer, noted for his character acting and considerable vocal range ....

as Jekyll/Hyde, Linda Eder

Linda Eder

as Lucy, Carolee Carmello

Carolee Carmello

Carolee Carmello is an American actress best known for her performances in Broadway musicals.She made her Broadway debut in a small role in City of Angels...

as Lisa as well as Bill Nolte

Bill Nolte

Bill Nolte is a singer and Broadway actor. He was raised in Genoa, Ohio and attended Genoa Area High School, graduating in 1971...

as Simon Stride (who had a much more prominent role at this stage), Amick Byram

Amick Byram

Amick Byram is an American tenor, a recording artist and two-time Grammy nomineeHe is a native of McLennan County, Texas....

as Sir Archibald Proops QC and Phillip Hoffman as Utterson. This version features more songs than any other recording and featured Australian-born opera/musical theatre star Anthony Warlow in the lead role, and, although he recorded more music than any other man in the role, Warlow never played the role on stage. This recording represented the incarnation of the show before its major rewrite for Broadway. The special guests are Broadway legend John Raitt

John Raitt

John Emmett Raitt was an American actor and singer best known for his performances in musical theater.-Early years:...

as Sir Danvers Carew and R&B singer and musician Brenda Russell

Brenda Russell

Brenda Russell is an American-Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboardist. Known for her eclectic musical style, her recordings have encompassed several different genres, including pop, soul, dance, jazz and adult contemporary...

as Nellie.

Broadway Cast Album

This 1997 recording features Robert Cuccioli

Robert Cuccioli

as Jekyll and Hyde, Linda Eder

Linda Eder

as Lucy, Barrie Ingham

Barrie Ingham

Barrie Ingham is an English actor in stage, TV and film.-Life and career:Ingham was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, the son of Irene and Harold Ellis Stead Ingham. He was educated at Heath Grammar School and became a Royal Artillery Officer. His major theatre debut was at Manchester Library...

as Sir Danvers, Raymond Jaramillo McLeod as Simon Stride, and Christiane Noll

Christiane Noll

as Emma. The definitive Broadway recording, this CD features the final arrangements of the songs of the musical (sometimes for length and complexity), as well as the removal of several sub-plots. Reviewers have generally preferred the mix of female voices in this version of the musical, with the contrast between Emma and Lucy made more marked, as opposed to the soprano-on-soprano duets of the earlier recordings.

Home-Video Recording

The Broadway production was filmed live at the Plymouth Theatre in 2000 with David Hasselhoff

David Hasselhoff

as Jekyll/Hyde, Coleen Sexton as Lucy, and Andrea Rivette as Emma. This is the only official video recording of the musical that exists, although several unofficial recordings have found their way onto the internet. The show closed 3 months after Hasselhoff's casting, after it had attained the achievement of longest running musical at the Plymouth Theatre.

Jekyll & Hyde: RESURRECTION

This 2006 featured Rob Evan

Rob Evan

as Jekyll/Hyde, Kate Shindle as Lucy and Brandi Burkhardt

Brandi Burkhardt

Brandi Lynn Burkhardt is an American vocalist, actress and beauty queen. She grew up in Pasadena, Maryland but currently lives in Los Angeles.-Education:...

as Emma, as well as rock guitarist Alex Skolnick

Alex Skolnick

Alexander Nathan Skolnick is an American jazz and metal guitarist. He was a member of the San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal band Testament from 1983 until his departure in 1993...

. This album is a studio recording of the arrangements that would go on to form the program of the touring Jekyll & Hyde: In Concert. It features several songs, all re-worked to include psychedelic/rock guitar accompaniment (mostly during Hyde's songs). It is worth noting that the songs featured on this CD are built upon those from the "Complete Work" CD and include very few of the alterations made in the "Broadway Cast Album".

Australian Promotional Recording

Starring Simon Burke

Simon Burke

Simon Burke is an Australian actor. Burke began his acting career as a 13 year-old in the Australian film, The Devil's Playground for which he was awarded Best Actor at the 1976 Australian Film Institute Awards....

as Jekyll/Hyde, Delia Hannah as Lucy and Terri Crouch as Emma, this CD was recorded to promote the upcoming Australian production, which never materialized, and all unsold copies of the recording were then recalled. This remains the rarest of all the Jekyll & Hyde recordings.

Foreign Recordings

Antwerp, Belgium (1997) - 4 track promotional single featuring Hans Peter Janssens as Jekyll/Hyde, Ann Lauwereins as Lucy and Hilde Norga as Emma.
Bremen, Germany (1999) - featuring Ethan Freeman as Jekyll/Hyde, Lyn Liechty as Lucy, and Susanne Dengler as Lisa.
Madrid, Spain (2001) - featuring Raphael
Raphael (singer)
For the French singer Raphael see Raphaël HarocheMiguel Rafael Martos Sánchez , often simply referred to as Raphael, is a worldwide acclaimed Spanish singer and television, film and theatre actor...

as Jekyll/Hyde, Marta Ribera
Marta Ribera
Marta Ribera is a Spanish theatrical actress star born in 1971. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the Frank Wildhorn musical Jekyll & Hyde in the starring role of Lucy Harris and her most recent role as The Lady of the Lake in Monty Python's Spamalot...

as Lucy and Margarita Marban as Emma.
Budapest, Hungary (2001) - featuring László Molnár as Jekyll/Hyde, Kata Janza as Lucy and Bernadett Tunyogi as Emma.
Vienna, Austria (2002) - featuring Thomas Borchert as Jekyll/Hyde, Eva Maria Marold as Lucy and Maya Hakvoort as Lisa.
Tokyo, Japan (2003) - featuring Takeshi Kaga as Jekyll/Hyde, Marsia as Lucy and Rina Chinen as Emma.
Staatz, Austria (2005) - featuring Werner Auer as Jekyll and Hyde, Brigitte Treipl as Lucy and Elizabeth Sikora as Lisa.
Seoul, South Korea (2004) - featuring Jo Seung-woo & Ryu Jung-han as Jekyll/Hyde, Kim Sun-young as Lucy and Kim So-hyun as Emma.
Prague, Czech Republic (2006) - Daniel Hůlka
Daniel Hůlka
Daniel Hůlka is a Czech actor and baritone who is known for his performances in musicals, films, and operas. He has been awarded five Zlatý slavík by Mladý svět magazine and won an Anděl Award for best singer in 1997...

sings the part of Jekyll/Hyde, Tereza Duchková sings Lucy and Kateřina Brožová sings Emma. There are also tracks with Marián Vojtko singing Jekyll/Hyde and Michaela Nosková singing Lucy.
Seoul, South Korea (2006) - Double CD featuring Jo Seung-woo as Jekyll/Hyde, Lee Young-mi & Kim Sun-young as Lucy and Lee Hye-kyeoung as Emma.
Stockholm, Sweden (2008) - featuring Mikael Samuelson as Jekyll, Sarah Dawn Finer as Lucy and Myrra Malmberg as Emma.

Among the most famous songs are "This is the Moment" which was performed at the Olympics twice and sung by The Moody Blues

The Moody Blues

The Moody Blues are an English rock band. Among their innovations was a fusion with classical music, most notably in their 1967 album Days of Future Passed....

at various sports events.

Awards and nominations

Tony Award

The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway...

Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical
The Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical is awarded to librettists of the spoken, non-sung dialogue, and storyline of a musical play. Eligibility is restricted to works with original narrative framework; plotless revues and revivals are ineligible...

- Book by Leslie Bricusse (Nominated)
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical - Robert Cuccioli (Nominated)
Tony Award for Best Costume Design
Tony Award for Best Costume Design
These are the winners and nominees for the Tony Award for Best Costume Design. The award was first presented in 1947 and included both plays and musicals...

- Ann Curtis (Nominated)
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design
This is a list of the winners of the Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a play or musical, first presented in 1970. In 2005 the category was divided with each genre represented separately.-1970s:* 1970: Jo Mielziner – Child's Play...

- Beverly Emmons
Beverly Emmons
Beverly Emmons is a lighting designer for the stage, dance and opera.-Career:Emmons graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1965 and then worked as an assistant to Jules Fisher. Her first credit as a lighting designer was with the Off-Broadway play Sensations in 1970. Emmons first Broadway work...

(Nominated)

Theatre World Award

The Theatre World Award, first awarded for the 1945-46 season, is an American honor presented annually to actors and actresses in recognition of an outstanding New York City stage debut performance, either on Broadway or off-Broadway.-History:...

Linda Eder (WINNER)

Drama Desk Award

The Drama Desk Awards, which are given annually in a number of categories, are the only major New York theater honors for which productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway compete against each other in the same category...

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical — Robert Cuccioli (WINNER)
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actress in a Musical — Linda Eder (Nominated)
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Set Design of a Musical — Scenic Design by Robin Phillips, James Noone; Properties and Set Dressing by Christina Poddubiuk (WINNER)

Outer Critics Circle Award

The Outer Critics Circle Awards are presented annually for theatrical achievements both on and Off-Broadway and were begun during the 1949-1950 theater season. The awards are decided upon by theater critics who review for out-of-town newspapers, national publications, and other media outlets...

Best Leading Actor - Robert Cuccioli (WINNER)
Best Leading Actress - Linda Eder (Nominated)
Best New Musical (Nominated)
Best Choreography (Nominated)
Best Director - Robin Phillips (Nominated)
Best Lighting Design - Beverly Emmons
Beverly Emmons
Beverly Emmons is a lighting designer for the stage, dance and opera.-Career:Emmons graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1965 and then worked as an assistant to Jules Fisher. Her first credit as a lighting designer was with the Off-Broadway play Sensations in 1970. Emmons first Broadway work...

(Nominated)

Friends of New York Theatre Award

Best Leading Actress - Christiane Noll (WINNER)

Joseph Jefferson Award (Prestigious Chicago Theatre Awards)

Best Leading Actor in a Touring Musical - Robert Cuccoli (WIN)
Best Featured Actress in a Touring Musical - Christiane Noll (Nominated)

External links

The Official Jekyll & Hyde Website
Official website of Frank Wildhorn
New York Times review

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