Previews:
April 5, 2013
Opened:
April 18, 2013
Ended:
May 12, 2013
Country:
USA
State:
New York
City:
New York
Company/Producers:
Nederlander Presentations, Inc., etc.
Theater Type:
Broadway
Theater:
Marquis Theater
Theater Address:
1535 Broadway
Website:
jekyllandhydemusical.com
Genre:
Musical
Director:
Jeff Calhoun
Choreographer:
Jeff Calhoun
Review:
Jekyll & Hyde, book and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse, music by Frank Wildhorn, is LOUD. It starts off with a deafening blast of sound. Then leading man Constantine Maroulis howls and yowls his songs as he overacts, unrestrained by director/choreographer Jeff Calhoun. The songs aren’t particularly memorable, so, as we say in show business, “we walk out whistling the scenery,” (which Tobin Ost has designed with a wonderful contemporary sense of abstraction).
Deborah Cox and Teal Wicks are quite fine as J/H’s women, and so are the rest of the cast. Sorry.
Parental:
strong adult themes, violence
Cast:
Constantine Maroulis (Jekyll/Hyde), Deborah Cox (Lucy), Teal Wicks (Emma), Laird Mackintosh (John), Richard White (Danvers), David Benoit, Jerry Christakos, Dana Costello, Wendy Fox, Brian Gallagher, Sean Jenness, Mel Johnson Jr., Miles Johnson, James Judy, Ashley Loren, Courtney Markowitz, Aaron Ramey, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Rob Richardson, Blair Ross, Doug Storm, Haley Swindal, Jason Wooten.
Technical:
Set/Costumes: Tobin Ost. Lighting: Jeff Croiter. Sound: Ken Travis.
Other Critics:
TOTALTHEATER David Lefkowitz 4/13 ?
Critic:
Richmond Shepard
Date Reviewed:
May 2013
