Very insightful Andrew... The "Jekyll-Go-Round" was quite an interesting spectacle. J&H reminds me of the "little train that could" in that it struggled up the hill for so long, taking aboard a surprising number of passengers that enjoyed the ride.
I agree that Joe Mahowald is an impressive actor who played this role as good as any of them. Many of the cast members are very fine actors. George Meritt, Becky Spencer, Ray McLeod and Brad Oscar are also among the most decent and professional people in the business.
Role-wise, the most dissapointing Jekyll on stage was Jack Wagner, imo. While he brought in some high numbers with his soap opera fame, he was certainlty not a popular person at the Plymouth.
IMO,the most enjoyable version of this show is the new J&H in Concert that is currently touring.
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