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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