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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

Funny story about Jekyll & Hyde--I got both of my parents to listen to the '94 cast recordings, completely separate from each other, and when Jekyll said "Am I a good man?" during Confrontation my mom said "No" and my dad shook his head, and when he went "Am I a madman?" my mom said "Yes" and my dad nodded his head.I also saw Jekyll & Hyde locally twice in the past few weeks! It had Bring on the Men and I Need to Know as well as Lost in the Darkness, had the Spider as well as Simon, and swapp...

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 dunnoB: "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

The '94 version and the Broadway one had Jekyll want to go to the pub because he was tired of respectability and frustrated at the Board blocking his request. There's also the song "Reflections" which directly paraphrases the book, as he contemplates his dual natures and notes that he and Hyde share memory, he has a vested interest in his other self while Hyde treats him with indifference, and even though Hyde's a murderer and he's slowly losing hold of the self that's Jekyll, he feels pity f...

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...

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_nrJVMAnd 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=6uDiiGaAxeYThis one is also neat, it uses prerecorded lines as a projection AND flipping back...

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/183There'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...

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=CUSkr6OQUb4And a full high school show... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO8JA_FlvYoAnd a full taping of the 1997 Broadway version. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcYz-_PNTGYAnd 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=zOSEntch2qkThere's also an amazing 4-part se...

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=QmUjYLFNHQoAnd a different school production has a really funny Simon Stride in the Board of Governors. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8jMaXyBMhUEDIT: 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 swit...

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_nuvN6ITheir 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=AuLz0XCW9g0And an amazing Hyde from a school production (I think) who mixes humor and childishness with horror. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvYSBgYrg8kHe really...

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_9BdA70cI also found an awesome college version of Confrontation! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVFL7NfJADMAND the original 1986 demo of Alive with different lyrics. https://www.youtube.c...

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