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I found both versions of the book for the musical (the script and lyrics), as well as Julie Taymor's original treatment, entitled Spider-Man: Caught.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1UAkQsom391-CuljMuyOqyeHiODz5FX5G

In a weird way listening to those songs (plus others) has helped me freak out LESS about the elections because it's like someone already put my thoughts into words, with a catchy tune to boot!

A: I dunno

B: "The World Has Gone Insane" from Jekyll and Hyde
"Once Upon A Dream (reprise)," Jekyll and Hyde 1994 concept album
"Good 'n' Evil" from Jekyll and Hyde
"Tomorrow Belongs to Me," Cabaret

According to this originally Hyde met Utterson and transformed back into Jekyll after Lucy's murder, and Jekyll told him to run and find the letter he gave her before the police did. (I think afterwards Simon stole the letter and planted it for Lisa to find.)

I also found someone who put EVERYTHING from every version of the show into one four-act 5-hour monstrosity. Along with original lyrics/dialogue. http://holyguyver.deviantart.com/art/Jekyll-Hyde-Completist-script-208056196

I read about a production of Macbeth where a weapon broke during every single performance in the 4-week run, but one instance was spectacular.

"During this particular performance, we had gotten to the Macbeth vs MacDuff fight without a weapon breakage thus far, and everyone was holding their breath to see if we'd get through the performance weapons intact. On the third blow of the fight, Macbeth's sword shattered. The sword blade flew backwards and embedded itself in the proscenium, the pommel dropped to the stage, and the quillons flew upstage, striking the cyclotron, leaving the actor standing there in front of God, the audience, and MacDuff holding the grip of the sword and with a full four-minute swordfight to perform. The actors improvised a brilliant grappling fight, ending with MacDuff standing over the prostate and pummeled Macbeth with his sword raised to decapitate the unfortunate Scot. The alert light crew went to a full blackout just as the sword came down, and the scene ended with a dull "thunk" in the darkness as the sword hit the stage. The crowd, as well as the crew and cast backstage, went berserk with applause. When asked later what he would have done if the blackout hadn't happened, the actor playing MacDuff replied, "Well, I probably would have decapitated him. It's OK - he a method actor anyway."

I saw a production of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde where the gun Hyde pulled on Enfield broke. He fiddled with it for a few seconds before ad-libbing "Must've been made in China!" and tossed it aside. it got the biggest laugh of the night.

What were the best improv moments you've seen/been part of when something unexpected happened or went wrong during a show?

I found a really scary two-person Confrontation where Hyde takes a knife to himself/Jekyll. I think. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-gVw_nrJVM

And a Confrontation performed at a drama banquet that ends with Jekyll picking up a chair and smashing a mirror XD It was dramatic when i saw the whole video but when i paused it i cracked up laughing. It's really good, though! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uDiiGaAxeY

This one is also neat, it uses prerecorded lines as a projection AND flipping back and forth live to switch between Jekyll and Hyde. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Gl52vlBcmA

EDIT:  I just found another really good Confrontation that's one guy but they sound like 2 different people! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzvZrLrSUGM

Can we discuss other versions of the story onstage? The Noah Smith one is really fun; Hyde gets some really nice one-liners and the ending has him trying to inject Utterson with the same stuff that made him. You can read most of it here; the only part it doesn't have is the ending. https://www.playscripts.com/sample/183

There's some productions floating around on YouTube, too. This one's the whole thing. it uses instrumental music from the musical at certain points, as well as music from other sources. it has a really good supporting cast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFaqt4OrSOE

This one is in two parts and has a scene or two missing from part 1 to part 2, but they have a FANTASTIC Jekyll and Hyde.

Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63slra1OmU0

Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htCjX3shjXE

The Jeffrey Hatcher one is neat as well. It has multiple actors playing different aspects of Hyde. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSc2jhG5ihc

And finally, here's a scene from the original play, taken wholesale from the book. I think. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jwxOQJ_djw

Kinda off-topic, but I wrote a Jekyll and Hyde fanfiction! It's based on the musical for the most part but I snuck in as many book/play references as I could. It's about Lisa/Emma after the wedding. I realized after the fact that her whole situation SUCKED, got to wondering what she'd do afterwards, and then the only logical solution came to me.

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12132312/1/Understanding

I found a full show that uses the "Complete Gothic Thriller" format. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUSkr6OQUb4

And a full high school show... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO8JA_FlvYo

And a full taping of the 1997 Broadway version. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcYz-_PNTGY

And a high school version that had Hyde and Jekyll as two people and also staged Confrontation as a fight. They also kept "Girls of the Night." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOSEntch2qk

There's also an amazing 4-part series of videos that were posted 3 days ago. They have a REALLY scary Hyde! Part 1 is here and the rest are in the sidebar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoWL2V1YePg

And here's a 2-part series of another school show. The best part is in Act II when Utterson confronts Hyde and he's tearing pages out of Jekyll's notebook,  crumpling them, and making paper airplanes and origami XD

Act I: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P59YdYzKDdg

Act II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lY8BZReRTRM

Man, after seeing all these amazing versions and variations I wonder what a production near me in October will be like! When I see it I'll let you guys know what it was like! :)

I just found a really good college version of Murder, Murder! Sadly, this was the only video of the production they uploaded. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmUjYLFNHQo

And a different school production has a really funny Simon Stride in the Board of Governors. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8jMaXyBMhU

EDIT: Found a really good Confrontation from a live show that had a variety of songs from musicals! He does the same kinda thing that the guy in this school production did in making every switch painful. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QMB2GZT-rk

I love how Reflections is paraphrased directly from the book.

Jekyll's version of "Once Upon a Dream" is really, really good too. I like how the 2012 version placed it at the wedding, just before he stabs himself.

Found a production that leans closer to the Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll movie, portraying Jekyll as older and sickly and Hyde as young and lustful... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUDT_nuvN6I

Their version of "Alive" is also notable because it has Hyde actually stealing his hat and cane from someone XD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuLz0XCW9g0

And an amazing Hyde from a school production (I think) who mixes humor and childishness with horror. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvYSBgYrg8k

He really gets into the physical part of acting, too! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Wvw3WjGOeM

His Confrontation keeps it up, with every switch being painful instead of just the major ones. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2YszFtY-Ac

Also, as divisive as the 2012 revival was, their Wedding scene is amazing. It goes for the wedding reception/dance route, then adds in Jekyll's reprise of Once Upon A Dream just before he stabs himself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr_pknShZ7U

This version of Alive is also neat because it has a brief fight scene. I've seen others that do that at different spots. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvfKLHxURQc

This one has Hyde be with Lucy for the last half of the song. I SWEAR I've seen another that does that but also keeps the heartbeats from the concept album version but i can't find it off the top of my head. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeYAmlCnNyA

What versions of the show can be licensed? I know a lot of productions have added back the songs and lore that was cut or altered from the initial Broadway run, making it closer to the 1994/1995 version, but I don't know if they use a pre-BW version or a combination of that and the later script.

Are there any lyrics in musicals that you know are kinda silly but like anyway?

I always get a chuckle out of a line in "Murder, Murder" from Jekyll & Hyde: "Read about the worst two murders--Much worse than the first two murders!" I think it's supposed to be funny in a satirical way but I haven't heard many people laughing at it XD;

I found some neat off-Broadway versions of stuff, student versions, and pre=Broadway stuff including a version of "Alive" from the 1986 demo!

What to do when your high school production has Jekyll and Hyde played by 2 people? Stage Confrontation as a physical/mental fight! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Iq_9BdA70c

I also found an awesome college version of Confrontation! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVFL7NfJADM

AND the original 1986 demo of Alive with different lyrics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN5scUi2Rsg

AND a pre-Broadway video of the complete 1995 show! It has Hyde's vocals in Confrontation as a backing track. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRfov1AQs-I

Then I found a more recent off-Broadway Confrontation that has Hyde briefly take over in the "Lost in the Darkness" reprise. It's the best take I've seen of that version yet! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osP9MNzctpg

I also found a high-budget high school production that changed the ending after Confrontation to have a reprise of Facade, leading into Jekyll killing himself presumably just after getting married. Both comments like it a lot more than the other endings XD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig5FC_ONPek

Their Board of Governors is really good too! They made Simon Stride and Herbert/Teddy Savage girls. That school is gonna do Les Miserables next year! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxPhkoBw-AI

Also, Anthony Warlow, the person who played Jekyll/Hyde on the 1994 Concept Album but never onstage, is finally going to get to do the role live for the 25th anniversary Broadway show this year assuming it goes as planned!

Cabaret 1966, 1872, and 1998, Wicked, and the Jekyll and Hyde 1994 Concept album.