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Jekyll
& Hyde
Adapted from Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novella
"The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," Jekyll
& Hyde tells the story of Dr. Henry Jekyll, a brilliant young
doctor and research scientist who, distraught over his father's
mental illness, embarks upon a quest to isolate the dual elements
of good and evil that are constantly struggling for supremacy
inside every human being. However, when his experiment backfires,
Jekyll inadvertently gives life to Edward Hyde, his evil alter
ego, a murderous being who will let loose a reign of terror on
the city of London and those who had ridiculed Jekyll's research.
Jekyll & Hyde was originally produced in 1990 at the Houston's
Tony Award-winning Alley Theatre. An instantaneous success with
audiences and critics alike, it went on to break box office records,
and its original run was extended four times during that first
summer. In 1995, the show was remounted by Houston's Theater Under
the Stars and Seattle's 5th Avenue Theater. Adding to the show's
momentum, stars such as Liza Minnelli and The Moody Blues soon
began to record songs from the show. Finally, on April 28, 1997,
Jekyll & Hyde made its Broadway debut at the Plymouth Theatre.
Another resounding success, this production was nominated for
4 Tony Awards. Robert Cuccioli (Jekyll/Hyde) won the Drama Desk
award for Best Actor in a Musical. And Linda Eder (Lucy) won a
1997 Theater World Award for Outstanding Debut Performer in New
York City.
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