Jekyll and Hyde

October 4 - 26, 2002
Friday and Saturday at 8:00 PM, Sunday at
6:00 PM
(4
Weekends with NO matinees)
Book
& Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse
Music by Frank Wildhorn
Conceived for the stage by
Steve Cuden & Frank Wildhorn
Artistic
Director:
Carrie
Dabelow
Vocal
Director:
Bruce
Weise
Choreographer: David "Doc" Lindquist

| Henry
Jekyll / Edward Hyde |
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Robert
Kimmeth |
| Lucy
Harris |
............ |
Krissy
Linde |
| Emma
Carew |
............ |
Megan
Marshall |
| John
Utterson |
............ |
Bill
Sizemore |
| Sir
Danvers Carew |
............ |
Dan
Kreisman |
| Simon
Stride / Spider |
............ |
Rob
Scharlow |
|
Bishop of
Basingstoke |
............ |
Peter
Lopatin |
|
Lord Savage |
............ |
Bob
Reed |
|
Lady Beaconsfield |
............ |
Sue
Kedzior |
| Sir
Archibald Proops |
............ |
David "Doc" Lindquist |
| General Lord
Glossop |
............ |
Corey
Keane |
|
Nellie |
............ |
Barbara
Tipton |
|
Poole/Priest |
............ |
Michael
Perry |
| Lady of Society /
Red Rat |
............ |
Kim
Kreisman |
|
Lady of Society /
Red Rat |
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Laurie
Faith Gibson |
| Red Rat Girl |
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Angie
Brandenburg |
| Red Rat Girl |
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Jennifer
Ericksen |
| Red Rat Girl |
............ |
Stephanie
Foster |
| Red Rat Girl |
............ |
Beth
Davis Johnson |
| Red Rat Girl |
............ |
Jennifer
M. K. |
| Red Rat Girl |
............ |
Karla
Ziller |
| Lady of Society |
............ |
Mary
Anne Bennett |
|
Lady of Society |
............ |
Jennifer
'Gwen" Lorenc |
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Mary
Anne Bennett |

Angie
Brandenburg |

Jennifer
Ericksen |

Stephanie
Foster |
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Laurie
Faith Gibson |
Beth
Davis Johnson |

Corey
Keane |

Sue
Kedzior |
|

Robert
Kimmeth |

Dan
Kreisman |

Kim
Kreisman |

Krissy
Linde |
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David Lindquist |

Peter
Lopatin |

Jennifer Lorenc |

Jennifer
M. K. |
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Megan
Marshall |

Michael
Perry |

Bob
Reed |

Rob
Scharlow |
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Bill
Sizemore |

Barbara
Tipton |

Karla
Ziller |
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A true musical theatre phenomenon, “Jekyll
& Hyde” attracted legions of loyal fans even before the show began its
smash-hit Broadway run.
An evocative tale of the epic battle between good and evil, “Jekyll &
Hyde” is based on Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story about a brilliant
doctor whose experiments with human personality create a murderous
counterpart. Convinced the cure for his father's mental illness lies in the
separation of Man's evil nature from his good, Dr. Henry Jekyll unwittingly
unleashes his own dark side, wreaking havoc in the streets of late 19th
century London as the savage, maniacal Edward Hyde.
“Jekyll & Hyde” is pure pulse-pounding theatre, with that same
macabre combination of fun and fright that fuels such classics as “Sweeney
Todd” and “The Phantom Of The Opera,” and a lush, romantic pop score
that includes the hit songs "This Is The Moment" and "Someone
Like You." The show features a trio of star-making roles in Dr. Jekyll,
his sympathetic fiancée Emma and Lucy, the woman he rescues from a life of
sin who later succumbs to the uncontrolled passions of Mr. Hyde.
With the international hit
"This Is The Moment," as its centerpiece, the score, with
music by Frank Wildhorn (The Civil War) and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse,
throbs with the pulse of today, while evoking another time and place.
JEKYLL
& HYDE: The Broadway Phenomenon that ran 1,587
performances and generated an unprecedented 1,587 standing ovations.
ACT ONE
London, 1888, Henry Jekyll, a brilliant
young doctor and research scientist, analyzes the dual nature of Man - the
good and evil (I Need to Know). He tears himself away from his work to
attend a glittering, if superficial, social event (Facade/Bitch, Bitch,
Bitch). Celebrating his engagement to Emma Carew, the eligible and lovely
daughter of Sir Danvers Carew, an eminent and revered figure of London
society, and Chairman of the Board of Governors of the great London
hospital to whom Jekyll is about to present the findings of his research.
Jekyll expresses his fears and doubts to Emma. She reassures him that they
will see it through together (Take Me As I Am).
Jekyll's fears, however, are well-founded.
His radical proposals are totally rejected the following day by the St.
Jude's Hospital Committee, chaired by Sir Danvers (Board of Governors).
Jekyll insists he has found the key to separating the good and evil
elements in man's nature but needs to conduct a human experiment to prove
his theories conclusively. His ideas are greeted with outrage and scorn by
the high-minded but hypocritical governors. Their unanimous negativity
crushes Jekyll's immediate plans but not his determination to continue,
with or without their support.
Consumed with anger and frustration, Jekyll
walks the dark streets of London, consoled by his close friend and lawyer,
John Utterson. Jekyll recklessly decides to drown his sorrows in a bawdy
London pub, "The Dregs," where he encounters and is drawn to
Lucy, a sweet-and-spicy, seductive and sympathetic young lady of the night
(Bring On The Men). They share a drink and a confidence or two, and an
unlikely friendship is born.
Returning home with renewed confidence and
determination, Jekyll convinces himself that the logical and only
candidate for his revolutionary experiment is himself (This Is The
Moment).
Recording his every move in a journal,
Jekyll prepares and consumes his formula HJ7. Within minutes it takes
effect - disastrously - transforming the gentle, quiet, civilized Henry
Jekyll into the vain, uninhibited, violent, libidinous monster Edward Hyde
(Transformation).
The many remarkable qualities we have come
to admire in Jekyll now gradually give way to his basest animal instincts.
In the persona of Hyde, Jekyll starts to display all the hidden and
repressed evil characteristics of his nature, with even more devasting
consequences.
An impulse guides Hyde back to "The
Dregs." Lucy senses she knows him but isn't sure (Lucy Meets Hyde).
She is cautious, but she likes him. Hyde buys her for the night but
quickly becomes violent. Lucy runs away, and a ferocious fight ensues
between Hyde and the other men in the pub. Victorious, Hyde glories in the
power and strength he feels running through him (Alive) and pursues Lucy
into the night.
Back in Harley Street, Jekyll becomes
reclusive. Emma, Utterson, and Sir Danvers are increasingly concerned
about him (His Work and Nothing More). Lucy, unaware that Jekyll and Hyde
are the same man, visits Jekyll to show him the injuries she has received
from a violent customer at "The Dregs." Jekyll treats her
wounds. Lucy's feelings for the good doctor grow stronger (Someone Like
You). Little is she aware of the terror the good doctor's alter ego is
about to inflict on London.
ACT TWO
The terrifying other half of Jekyll now
emerges in its full horror to wreak a terrible vengeance on society for its
neglect and injustice toward Henry Jekyll. In swift succession, Hyde
dispatches five members of the Board of Governors from this world in the
most gory fashion imaginable (Mass/Murder, Murder!). Jekyll's frustrations
are finally being resolved by his avenging devil, Hyde.
Elsewhere in London, Sir Danvers cautions
his beloved daughter about Jekyll's recent unreliability, though he is
motivated by his own reluctance to lose her (Letting Go), while Emma and
Lucy pine for the man they both love (In His Eyes), unaware of the monster
he has become.
The horrendous pendulum swings back and
forth between Jekyll and Hyde, gathering momentum as Jekyll continues to
gamble with death, risking everything in his desperate struggle to achieve
his ultimate purpose, the isolation of good from evil in man. But it is
driving him slowly but inevitably toward madness (The World Has Gone
Insane).
At "The Dregs" (The Girls of the
Night), Lucy also sees her dreams fading (No One Knows Who I Am). The
return of Hyde, and their irresistible attraction to one another, make her
increasingly aware of the consequences of such a relationship (It's a
Dangerous Game).
Emma visits Jekyll, incurring his wrath
when he finds her reading the journal in his laboratory. She leaves, aware
that their romance is disintegrating (Once Upon a Dream - Emma).
Jekyll is in torment (No One Must Ever
Know); the drama spirals relentlessly upward, and he strives desperately
within himself to reverse the implacable fates that threaten to engulf
those nearest and dearest to him - Emma, Lucy, and himself! He persuades
Utterson to revise his will in favor of Edward Hyde, in case he fails in
his last efforts to regain control of the situation.
Realizing what he has done, Jekyll is in
total despair (Once Upon a Dream - Jekyll). He destroys his laboratory by
fire. Utterson arrives and meets Hyde. He demands to know where Jekyll is.
Jekyll reveals himself and his terrible secret, tells Utterson of the
death of Lucy, and sends him to "The Dregs" to retrieve his
incriminating letter.
Jekyll resolves to make one final supreme
effort to overcome Hyde. He drinks the last of the formula HJ7, looks
himself in the mirror and sees.....Hyde. They engage in a final desperate
battle (Confrontation). Who has won?
A month passes (The Wedding Reception).
Jekyll marries Emma. All seems well, but at the wedding reception, the
indestructible Hyde emerges yet again, and in a final scene of utter
mayhem, when Emma's life is threatened, Utterson shoots and kills him. The
goodness of Henry Jekyll finally drowns in the ocean of evil of his own
creation - Edward Hyde.
| Featured
Songs: |
“This Is The Moment
"Someone Like You"
"The Transformation"
"Once Upon A Dream"*
"In His Eyes"
"No One Knows Who I Am"
"A New Life"
All Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse, except *Lyrics by Steve Cuden,
Leslie Bricusse and Frank Wildhorn |
| Song
List: |
“Lost In The Darkness”
“I Need To Know”
"Façade"
"Board Of Governors"
"Pursue The Truth"
"The Engagement Party"
"Take Me As I Am"
"Letting Go"
"Bring On The Men"
"This Is The Moment"
“Transformation”*
"Girls Of The Night"
"Alive!"*
"His Work And Nothing More"*
"Sympathy, Tenderness"
"Someone Like You"
"Alive (Reprise)"
"Murder, Murder"*
"Once Upon A Dream"*
"Streak Of Madness"
"In His Eyes"
"Dangerous Game"
"Facade (Reprise)"
"Angst 2"
"A New Life"
"Lucy’s Death"
"Confrontation"
"The Wedding"
All Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse, except *Lyrics by Steve Cuden,
Leslie Bricusse and Frank Wildhorn
| Discography: |
Atlantic: 82976
(Original Broadway Cast); 82723 (Studio Cast, complete) |
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Robert
Kimmeth as Dr. Henry Jekyll
and
Krissy Linde as Lucy Harris |
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Robert
Kimmeth as Dr. Henry Jekyll
and
Megan Marshall as Emma Carew |
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Robert
Kimmeth as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde |
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Dan
Kreisman as Sir Danvers Carew, Robert Kimmeth as Dr. Henry Jekyll
and Bill Sizemore as John Utterson |
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Robert
Kimmeth as Dr. Henry Jekyll
and Bill
Sizemore as John Utterson |
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Megan
Marshall as Emma Carew
and Dan
Kreisman as Sir Danvers Carew |
For Immediate
Release
Date: Sept. 30, 2002
Contact: Laurie Faith Gibson – Publicity Chair
GibbyPHD@mindspring.com or 815-263-7658
WMTC PRESENTS
Woodstock Musical
Theatre Company presents Jekyll & Hyde October 4th-26th
at the historic Woodstock Opera House. Tickets are on sale now. Call
(815) 338-5300 to order tickets today! An evocative tale of the epic
battle between good and evil, Jekyll & Hyde is based on
Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novella about a brilliant doctor 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 is pure pulse-pounding theatre, with that
same macabre combination of fun and fright that fuels such classics as
Sweeney Todd and The Phantom of the Opera, and a lush,
romantic pop score that includes the hit songs "This Is The Moment" and
"Someone Like You." A true musical theatre phenomenon, Jekyll &
Hyde attracted legions of loyal fans even before the show began
its smash-hit Broadway run. 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 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.
Woodstock Musical Theatre Company is producing this incredible show
under the polished direction of Carrie Dabelow, musical direction of
Bruce Weise and choreography of David “Doc” Lindquist. Jekyll &
Hyde marks the opening of the 28th annual season at
the Woodstock Opera House. Jekyll & Hyde promises to be an
enjoyable challenge for our Designer and Technical teams; Set Designer
Trent Halpin, Lighting Designer Daniel McElmeel, Property Design Seleta
Varga, Technical Coordinator Greg “Norm” Boyd, Stage Manager Pete Liput,
Sound Designer M. Christopher Stevens, Wig/Make-Up Designer Virginia
Zymonas and Costume Designers extraordinaire Darrin Pufall and Ryan
Moller.
Our multi-talented cast includes: Robert Kimmeth of Chicago as
Jekyll/Hyde, Krissy Linde of Johnsburg as Lucy, Megan Marshal
of Woodstock as Emma, Bill Sizemore of McHenry as John
Utterson, Dan Kreisman of Woodstock as Sir Danvers Carew.
Our supporting Board of Governors includes: Rob Scharlow as Simon
Stride and Spider, Peter Lopatin as the Bishop of
Basingstoke, Bob Reed as Lord Savage, David “Doc” Lindquist
as Archibald Proops, Corey Keane as General Lord Glossop
and Sue Kedzior as Lady Beaconsfield. Our talented ensemble cast
of characters includes: Barbara Tipton, Michael Perry, Kim Kreisman,
Laurie Faith Gibson, Angie Brandenburg, Jennifer Erickson, Stephanie
Foster, Beth Davis Johnson, jennifer m.k., Karla Ziller, Mary Anne
Bennett, and Jennifer Lorenc.
Jekyll & Hyde
performs Fridays and Saturdays, October 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, and
26, 2002 at 8:00 pm and Sundays, October 6, 13, and 20, 2002 at 6:00 pm,
at the historic Woodstock Opera House. Tickets are on sale now.
Call (815) 338-5300 to order tickets today. Senior and Student discounts
as well as a 10% Group Discount for groups of 20 or more per performance
are available. Please Note: Jekyll & Hyde is rated PG-13
and may be inappropriate for younger children.
For more information
visit our Web Site,
www.woodstocktheatre.com and click on our current production link.
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