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Based on the work by Robert Louis Stevenson
Conceived for the stage by Steve Cuden and Frank Wildhorn
Book and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse
| Jekyll & Hyde
is a rousing gothic musical based on the classic tale of good and evil. Murder and chaos run
rampant and evil lurks around every corner, but love and virtue put up a strong fight in this
engaging thriller.
Dr. Henry Jekyll, pursuing his life-long quest, endeavors to separate the two natures of man.
Refused help by his peers and superiors, he begins experiments on himself with his formula. He
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The evil nature of Dr.
Jekyll surfaces as a separate identity: Edward Hyde. Hyde begins murdering the members of the
Board of Governors who previously refused assistance to Jekyll's cause. Meanwhile Jekyll fights
in vain to keep his darker half under control.
Caught in the cross-fire of this epic internal struggle are Jekyll's fiancée, Emma
Carew (called Lisa in some versions of the show); her father, Sir Danvers; Jekyll's best friend,
John Utterson; and a prostitute named Lucy, who becomes entangled with Hyde. |
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| This show mixes
together characters from both ends of the social spectrum, songs and scenes that provide ample
chills and thrills, and a main character split between the extremes of morality. But are they
really that separate... "How do you tell evil from good?" |
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Broadway production photography by Cylla von Tiedemann and Carol
Rosegg.
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Peter Williams.
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