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

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 1/27/13 at 2:29am

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

[Jersey Girl2]

Posted: 1/29/13 at 7:25pm

JEKYLL & HYDE: Sizzle Reel
://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=K5G4SbCA8kI#!

[rorschach37]

Posted: 2/13/13 at 9:57am

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.

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 2/13/13 at 10:02am

^ I saw the show in San Diego and neither of those two songs were in the show.

[rorschach37]

Posted: 2/13/13 at 10:07am

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

[philly03]

Posted: 2/13/13 at 3:21pm

Calhoun is in LA (with Frank Wildhorn) to tweek some more; Calhoun hasn't been with the tour since Philadelphia week after Christmas.

[rorschach37]

Posted: 2/13/13 at 3:43pm

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.

[lupone76]

Posted: 2/13/13 at 3:55pm

Can't believe you just said Great White Way!!! How corny!!!!

[rorschach37]

Posted: 2/13/13 at 4:04pm

???

[TheresaG]

Posted: 2/13/13 at 4:07pm

I also was a bit underwhelmed when I saw this show at the Kennedy Center. But then when I saw it a few months later in Providence; I was wowed by it. There were changes made that helped. I been a bit disappointed with Deborah Cox in DC. Singing wise, she was fine, but the acting needed some work. In Providence her acting was clearly enhanced. Constantine tightened up some of the Hyde action which was also good to see especially during Dangerous Game. From what I read, the process of changing and enhancing is continuous while they are on the road.

This show should do really well at the Marquis.

Updated On: 2/13/13 at 04:07 PM

[Pauly3]

Posted: 2/13/13 at 10:49pm

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!

[ACL2006]

Posted: 2/13/13 at 10:55pm

I wonder how soon they'll announce an extension through August 25?

[VernonGersch]

Posted: 2/14/13 at 2:14pm

review in LA TIMES this morning is less than stellar.

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

[NOB88]

Posted: 2/14/13 at 9:06pm

That guy ^^^ needs some geritol.

This reviewer and I saw the same show.

Jekyll and Hyde at The Pantages Theater-Simply, a Masterpiece

[Jersey Girl2]

Posted: 2/15/13 at 4:17pm

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!

[Wildcard]

Posted: 2/15/13 at 4:59pm

Saw the show last night and thought it was decent. It's not necessarily my favorite score but it works. The female leads gave the best performances. Deborah Cox was vocally divine as Lucy. I can't help but compare her to Linda Eder whose voice was magnificent. I felt that Deborah's version was earthier (and in a way, more appropriate to the character). The sets, for what they were, were pretty good of a show this size.

The biggest flaw in the show for me was Constantine as Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde. I saw him as Drew in Rock of Ages and enjoyed his performance there. However, in this show, his rock-sensibility took me out of the setting of the show. Comments of people around me (and with whom I agree with) was that he was very screechy. Yes, he gave a good performance but it was more apt for a rock concert than this particular musical. Same goes with his American Idol-style riffs. They really ruin his big songs. Likewise, there wasn't much of a distinction between his Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. I wanted to see more of a dichotomy. He looked and sounded so grungy as Dr. Jekyll that he might as well have already been Mr. Hyde. I overheard a person a few seats away from me say that he couldn't connect with the character and couldn't care less if Dr. Jekyll had just died midway through Act 1. Likewise, a friend I went with said, mimicking the character, "Oh, let me put on my glasses and that way you'll know I'm supposed to be the good guy. I'm like Clark Kent that way."

[PirateSmile]

Posted: 2/15/13 at 5:24pm

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.

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

[DAME]

Posted: 2/15/13 at 5:26pm

The show is a bore. Sorry.. but it is nothing but junk.

[PirateSmile]

Posted: 2/15/13 at 5:31pm

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.

[theaternut]

Posted: 2/15/13 at 5:36pm

I was there Wednesday night.

[DAME]

Posted: 2/15/13 at 5:37pm

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

[Wildcard]

Posted: 2/15/13 at 5:41pm

Perhaps that's my problem with it… I saw the original staging and felt that this revival didn't really improve upon the original production. The actors, while good in their own right, paled in comparison to the originals.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 2/15/13 at 6:18pm

Is the Marquee up in NYC yeT?

[NOB88]

Posted: 2/15/13 at 7:14pm

For me, Maroulis is definitely not the flaw in the show - he is the best part of the show. Also loved Deborah Cox - am now a big fan of her. Teal Wicks was also very good but she did not give me chills when she sang like Maroulis and Cox both did.

Here is another glowing review published in the Huffington Post:


A New Life for Jekyll & Hyde With Maroulis and Cox

[Wildcard]

Posted: 2/15/13 at 7:33pm

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