Jekyll & Hyde (musical)
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Title: | Jekyll & Hyde |
Original title: | Jekyll & Hyde |
Original language: | English |
Music: | Frank Wildhorn |
Book: | Leslie Bricusse |
Lyrics: | Leslie Bricusse |
Literary source: | The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson |
Premiere: | May 24, 1990 |
Place of premiere: | Houston, Alley Theater |
Playing time: | approx. 3 hours; including a 20-minute break |
Place and time of the action: | 20th century London |
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Jekyll & Hyde is a musical by Frank Wildhorn (music) and Leslie Bricusse ( book and lyrics). It is based on the novel The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Original title: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ) by Robert Louis Stevenson .
The premiere took place on May 24, 1990 at the Alley Theater Houston , Texas, the Broadway premiere on April 28, 1997 at the Plymouth Theater in New York. The German-language premiere (produced by Lutz Jarosch and Frank Alva Buecheler ) was on February 19, 1999 in a production by Dietrich Hilsdorf and under the musical direction of Koen Schoots in the Musical Theater Bremen .
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The scientist Dr. Henry Jekyll firmly believes that he has invented a means that makes it possible to separate the evil from the good in people. However, the hospital's board of directors forbids the attempt on a patient. Henry Jekyll is mocked by society, only his friend and lawyer John Utterson and his fiancée Lisa Carew stand by him. Finally Jekyll opts for a self-experiment with fatal consequences. He transforms into the dark figure Edward Hyde, who from then on roams the streets of London murderously. Jekyll tries to stop the madness, but Hyde, who plays dangerous games with the prostitute Lucy, defends himself. Lisa is concerned about her fiancé and tries to bring him to his senses. Lucy has now fallen hopelessly in love with Jekyll, she has found in him all the good qualities that she also wanted for herself. Jekyll sends Lucy a letter with money through John, asking her to leave town immediately. He tells John that Hyde would kill her otherwise. When Lucy has made up her mind to start a new life elsewhere and wants to leave with her suitcase, Hyde shows up and assures her that he loves her. Lucy feels sorry for Hyde and comes closer to him, whereupon Hyde throws the noose of rope around her head and hangs her. In the furious final scene - everyone is on the stage, it should actually be the wedding of Lisa and Jekyll - the latter can no longer assert himself against the Mr. Hyde in him and asks John with the last of his strength as Henry Jekyll to redeem him by he shoots him. John asserts that he cannot do this, whereupon Jekyll finally turns into Hyde, laughs at John and wants to attack him. John struggles and Hyde is fatally wounded with two shots. Lisa and the dying Jekyll sing a final duet in which they once again affirm their love for one another.
Songs
The song list is a kind of “standard example”; it can vary depending on the staging. | |
1st act
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2nd act
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German language productions
- 1999: Musical Theater Bremen , Jekyll / Hyde: Ethan Freeman , Darius Merstein-MacLeod, Steve Barton ; Lucy Harris: Lyn Liechty , Lisa Carew Susanne Dengler ; Nellie Brigitte Oelke
- 2000: Musical Theater Bremen , Jekyll / Hyde: Ethan Freeman , Darius Merstein-MacLeod, Lucy Harris: Michaela Kovarikova , Lisa Carew: Nicole Seeger, Michaela Kovarikova
- 2001: Theater an der Wien , Jekyll / Hyde: Thomas Borchert , Darius Merstein-MacLeod; Lucy Harris: Eva Maria Marold ; Lisa Carew: Maya Hakvoort
- 2003: Musical Dome Cologne , Jekyll / Hyde: Yngve Gasoy Romdal , Darius Merstein-MacLeod and Drew Sarich ; Lucy Harris: Anna Montanaro , Michaela Kovarikova and Lucy Diakovska ; Lisa Carew Nicole Seeger ; Nellie Brigitte Oelke
- 2005: Felsenbühne Staatz , Jekyll / Hyde: Werner Auer ; Lucy Harris: Brigitte Treipl ; Lisa Carew Elisabeth Sikora , Sir Danvers Carew: Nik Raspotnik
- 2005: Free Musical Ensemble Münster , Jekyll / Hyde: Lars Dreier; Lisa Carew: Sandra Batkowski; Lucy Harris: Andrea Beusker
- 2007: Chemnitz Opera , Jekyll / Hyde: Randy Diamond / Chris Goetten ; Lucy Harris: Maricel ; Lisa Carew Nadine Hammer / Muriel Wenger
- 2007: Theater Bielefeld , Jekyll / Hyde: Veit Schaefermeier ; Lucy Harris: Roberta Valentini ; Lisa Carew Cornelie Isenbürger
- 2007: Saarland State Theater , Jekyll / Hyde: Mischa Mang ; Lucy Harris: Sanni Luis ; Lisa Carew Bettina Mönch and Elisabeth Wiles
- 2007: United Theaters Bozen , Jekyll / Hyde: Henrik Wager / A. Di Capri ; Lucy Harris: Sigalit Feig ; Lisa Carew Beatrix Reiterer
- 2007: Freilichtspiele Tecklenburg , Jekyll / Hyde: Patrick Stanke ; Lucy Harris: Simone Geyer ; Lisa Carew Karin Seyfried
- 2008: State Operetta Dresden , Jekyll / Hyde: Chris Murray and Marcus Günzel ; Lucy Harris: Susanna Panzner and Femke Soetenga ; Lisa Carew Gabriele Rösel and Ilonka Vöckel meanwhile Corinna Ellwanger
- 2008: Stadttheater Bremerhaven , Jekyll / Hyde: Hans Neblung ; Lucy Harris: Anna Thoren ; Lisa Carew Karolina Pasierbska ; John Utterson: Ralph Ertel
- 2008: Bad Hersfeld Festival , Jekyll / Hyde: Jan Ammann ; Lucy Harris: Maaike Schuurmans
- 2008: Bad Vilbel Castle Festival , Jekyll / Hyde: Alexander di Capri ; Lucy Harris: Anne Hoth ; Lisa Carew: Eva Aasgaard
- 2009: Landestheater Coburg , Jekyll / Hyde: Randy Diamond ; Lucy Harris: Ulrike Barz ; Lisa Carew Katrin Dieckelt
- 2009: Theater Magdeburg , Jekyll / Hyde: Yngve Gasoy Romdal ; Lucy Harris: Katharine Mehrling ; Lisa Carew Tamara Weimerich from October 2009: Leah Delos Santos
- 2009: Theater Lübeck , Jekyll / Hyde: Thomas Christ ; Lisa Carew: Anna Baxter / Sonja Freitag ; Lucy Harris: Vasiliki Roussi ; John Utterson: Steffen Kubach ; Nellie: Masha Karell ; Mr. Simon Stride: Yong Ho Choi ; Sir Danvers Carew: Andreas Haller
- 2010: Theater Nordhausen / Loh Orchestra Sondershausen , Jekyll / Hyde: Daniel Eriksson ; Lucy Harris: Femke Soetenga ; Lisa Carew: Corinna Ellwanger ; John Utterson: Anton Leiss-Huber
- 2010: Staatstheater Cottbus , Jekyll / Hyde: Hardy Brachmann / Heiko Walter , Lisa Carew: Gesine Forberger / Cornelia Zink , Lucy Harris: Camilla Kallfaß
- 2010: Stadttheater Hagen , Jekyll / Hyde: Henrik Wager , Lisa Carew: Tanja Schun , Lucy Harris: Maricel Wölk
- 2010: Stadttheater Regensburg , Jekyll / Hyde: Randy Diamond, Lisa Carew: Gesche Geier , Lucy Harris: Astrid Vosberg
- 2010: Musical comedy Leipzig , Jekyll / Hyde: Marc Clear , Lisa Carew: Corinna Ellwanger , Lucy Harris: Marysol Ximénez-Carillo
- 2011: Theater Flensburg , Jekyll / Hyde: Ansgar Hüning , Lisa Carew: Brigitte Bayer , Lucy Harris: Sarah Schütz , Utterson: Holger Ries
- 2011: Musical comedy Leipzig , Jekyll / Hyde: Marc Clear, Lisa Carew: Silke Braas , Lucy Harris: Marysol Ximénez-Carillo, John Utterson: Andreas Rainer , Sir Danvers Carew: Karl Zugowski , Simon Stride / Spider: Joel Kirby , Poole: Ullrich Graichen , Lady Beaconsfield: Anne-Kathrin Fischer , Nellie: Sabine Töpfer , Bishop of Basingstoke: Milko Milev , Lord Savage: Folker Herterich , Sir Archibald Proops: Roland Otto , General Lord Glossop: Mathias Paarsch , priest: Sebastian Fuchsberger
- 2014: Tiroler Landestheater Innsbruck , Jekyll / Hyde: Randy Diamond, Lisa Carew: Susanne Langbein , Lucy Harris: Julia Gámez Martin
- 2014: Staatstheater Kassel , Jekyll / Hyde: David Arnsperger, Lisa Carew: Julia Klotz , Lucy Harris: Susan Rigvava-Dumas
- 2014: Theater & Philharmonie Thuringia , Jekyll / Hyde: Randy Diamond, Lisa Carew: Claudia Müller , Lucy Harris: Eve Rades , John Utterson: Alexander Voigt , Sir Danvers Carew: Johannes Beck , Simon Stride / Spider: Kai Wefer
- 2015: Theater Osnabrück , Jekyll / Hyde: Jan Friedrich Eggers, Lisa Carew: Joyce Diedrich, Lucy Harris: Dorothea Maria Müller
- 2016: Mainfranken Theater Würzburg , Jekyll / Hyde: Armin Kahl; Lucy: Barbara Schöller; Lisa: Anja Gutgesell; Utterson: Daniel Fiolka
- 2017: Theater am Hagen, Straubing , Jekyll: Tobias Schwarz; Hyde: Ben Gröschl; Lucy: Edina Bräu; Lisa: Kathrin Kattinger; Utterson: Tobias Lichtl
- 2017: Musical comedy Leipzig , Jekyll / Hyde: Marc Clear; Lucy Harris: Julia Lißel; Lisa Carew: Lucy Scherer
- 2018: Central Saxon Theater , Jekyll / Hyde: Alexander Donesch; Lucy Harris: Susanne Engelhardt; Lisa Carew: Anna Werle
- 2018: Waggonhalle Kulturzentrum Marburg Jekyll / Hyde: Sören Flimm / Henrik Stolte; Lucy: Anna Prokop / Svenja Göbel; Lisa: Verena Schmitz / Lisa Hofstetter
- 2019: Theater Dortmund Jekyll / Hyde: David Jakobs ; Lucy: Bettina Mönch ; Lisa: Milica Jovanović ; John Utterson: Morgan Moody
CD and DVD recordings
- 1994 studio album with 36 songs for staging in Houston, Texas, USA
- 1997 Cast album Broadway from the Plymouth Theater, New York
- 1999 Cast album for the German premiere in Bremen
- 2002 Castalbum Theater an der Wien
- 2004 DVD of the Broadway production (with David Hasselhoff )
- 2005 Cast album Staatz
- 2006 studio album for the concert tour as a three-person piece
- 2012 studio album for the 2013 US tour
Web links
- Jekyll & Hyde in the Internet Broadway Data Base
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jekyll & Hyde - Central Saxon Theater. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on May 21, 2018 ; accessed on May 21, 2018 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Jekyll & Hyde - Marburg wagon hall. Retrieved October 7, 2018 .
- ^ Theater Dortmund :: Jekyll & Hyde. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; accessed on November 30, 2019 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ jekyll-hyde.com ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 12, 2012