JEKYLL & HYDE Moves from Rodgers to Marquis; Dates Set — Page 2

I don't see the tour starting back up...

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Have there been any changes made to the show as the tour continues? I remember reading that when it started in San Diego "No One Knows Who I Am" and "Girls of the Night" were included in the score, but when I saw it in DC those songs were absent. I'm hoping they do make a few changes for the better before it reaches Broadway.

Oh....I must've been misinformed. Thank you!

That's good to hear. I enjoyed the show when I saw it at the Kennedy Center, but I was a little underwhelmed. Hopefully the shows flaws will be perfected by the time it reaches the Great White Way.

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I saw the show early on in La Mirada and San Diego - and now the first night in LA. Not a lot that is obvious has changed, but wow the performances were REALLY good. Constantine had some mic issues and had his voice briefly give out during the softer/slower part of "Take Me as I Am", but he was nothing short of pretty damn incredible thereafter. I thought his acting was improved, and he seemed more comfortable as both Jekyll and Hyde - and the differences between the two were not insignificant. Pick on "This Is The Moment" all you want, but Constantine sang the hell outa that one. As a complete performance, he has made a believer of me....he is talented and a great fit for this show.

Deborah Cox was out of this world good! And I don't mean just a little bit. I already had a very high level of appreciation for what she has done in this show, but she was scary good last night. Her acting was perfect - I wouldn't know how to suggest improving on it. Sounds like I'm gushing a bit too much. I'm not. I hadn't planned on seeing the show more than once while in LA, but I gotta go back just to see her again.

The entire cast was great, and I strongly suggest they give Teal Wicks more to do! She is a fantastic Emma. I sat up in the mezzanine, which I usually do not care for, but found the visuals and sound to be excellent (minus the mic issues). I have never been a true Jekkie, but I very much like this revisal.

As for differences from early in the tour, I thought the pacing of most of "Bring On The Men" was too swift early in the tour but now think much has been slowed down sufficiently. I think maybe the ensemble is more involved now too, but I'm not sure of that either. I definitely went from not being much of a fan of this song to now liking it much more. The first lines sung before merging into the confrontation, back at Jekyll's home, were started in Lucy's room. I don't remember that being the case initially, but I liked it here. The smoothness of the show seemed, well more smooth.

My lone criticism is with a few transitions when going from spoken lyrics to song. It seems obvious to me to have a little patience between the two. As an example, I would have Lucy not start singing "Sympathy, Tenderness" until after Dr. Jekyll starts treating her (or actually touches her). That would be two or three seconds! I don't remember this being objectionable previously, so maybe the conductor jumped the gun a bit?? Maybe more glaring is in "Someone Like You". Have Lucy wander and wonder for three seconds and then start the song. Perhaps it's just me, but I think a few seconds here and there would be worthwhile.

I'm not usually a critic....I must be getting into this show too much!

review in LA TIMES this morning is less than stellar.

How did they get here? Nobody is suppose to be here...

I agree NOB. I like this line- "Constantine Maroulis as Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde was simply brilliant"

We all look at things from a different perspective.
One article praises Mr Maroulis' voice the other says he "seems to be having some trouble managing his voice"
The tour attendance has been great. I guess the critics can say what they want, if it sells tickets -it's a success!

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Hmmm... I've seen the show on tour three times, and in none of them was Constantine's voice ever screechy. His lyrical tenor Dr. Jekyll was wonderful, and so light and brilliant when necessary, very ethereal. His Hyde was growly-low and on the edge of scary. In the shows I saw (DPAC), no one would have thought those voices were the same. For one show I was sitting in a group of season-ticket-holders, a family who were there just because those were "their" seats, not because they knew anything about the production, and a couple of them were whispering "Is it the same guy?" "I think so, but he looks and sounds so different!"...

About the two songs, "Nobody Knows..." and "Girls of the Night", those are on the new concept album this touring cast recorded before going out on tour, but are not in the show. Conversely, "Murder" and "Façade" are not on the recording, but are glue that connects the main characters' scenes in this stage production. I liked both of those running bits.
I have never seen any of the previous stage productions, nor even any of the movies, so my opinion is of this "revisal" only. And I really think it is amazingly interesting and wonderful. The two leads are like superheroes, making story out of nothing at all (love the minimalist utilitarian sets too, but I'm a techie...).

Just re-read Wildcard's post above, and I don't get how anyone couldn't really feel the emotion that Dr. Jekyll projects as he spirals downward in health, both physical and mental.
As he is on his last sane brain cell in the lab near the end, he gives the line about having pity for Hyde, for his great love of life, a line that is from the original novella, and it unravels me every time.

This is such an interesting and awesome production, taking a 100% tragedy story and making it into an actual musical, I have great respect for that even being attempted.

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Updated On: 2/15/13 at 05:24 PM

Have you seen this version? I thought there was never a dull moment...
Perhaps never having seen any of the other renditions, I base my opinion on the novella alone, and this, with its added love stories and human interests, makes the CSI approach of the book come alive.

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I went to the opening at the Pantages here in Los Angeles.

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Is the Marquee up in NYC yeT?

I was also disappointed by how they handled "Confrontation." That should have been an acting showcase. Instead, it became a screamfest. Boo!