Jekyll and Hyde DVD Thoughts...

Coleen was wonderful. She was in The Prince And The Pauper off broadway.
hasselhoff should be shot for that performance.

I was hooked the first time I saw her, too. I still am. She definitely did steal the show. She's unbelievable. I don't thinks he did much more on Broadway than that, though. Some other posters and I think she should take over for Idina Menzel when she leaves Wicked- she could do it. She is absolutely amazing. I thought David was okay. At certain points, his voice annoyed me- he was off with the music and there was way too much vibratto. But I'll give him credit- it is an extremely hard role, and he did a decent job. Andrea Rivette was Emma was another standout as well. What a voice! The two women singing "In His Eyes" was the highlight for me.

I LOOOOOOVED IT!!! IT WAS AMAZING.....except for one tiny part...DAVID HASSELHOF!!!!!!!!OMG HE IS THE WORST SINGER AND THE WORST ACTOR I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE! he should never be on bway ever ever again! i agree with bg2...he should be shot for that performance.....COLEEN IS AMAZING! SHE WAS the show stopper....A New Life was AMAZING ive never heard anyone do it better!!!! AMAZING PERFORMANCE!!!!

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I also saw it on HBO Specials (along with Smokey Joe's Cafe, which is awesome) and I thought it was just OK. Like everyone else said, David was alful and didn't have the best voice. That was definently a casting problem! I think he should stick with lifeguarding. The two leading ladies were awesome, though.

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YAY! Im so glad Im not alone. My sis hated her and my dad thought she was passable!

I think David Hasselhoff was awful, just plain awful. I couldn't help but laughing at nearly everythign he said. But enough with criticizing people. I guess I'll give him this: he did put effort into it. Andrea Rivette was very impressive, I thought she had a real nice voice. But Coleen Sexton ABSOLUTELY stole the show here. She has a gorgeous voice that is filled with emotion every word she sings. I think she has wonderful stage presence and incredible acting skills. She realy did steal the show. I know she's really young, so I hope to see her in some Broadway show or another in the near future. Last I heard she was part of a short-lived Off-Broadway show called Heat Lightning, and after that she had some kind of two-day thing going on in West Virginia. I hope to see her in somethign soon.

Colleen was NEVER in The Prince and The Pauper.

David H in J&H was awful! Although I do have to admit I did get quite a laugh out of watching him once the horror of it wore off.

FUnny, I actually preferred Coleen in the role.

I think the only good thing about David doing J&H is that we may get some "beach bums" thinking it might be cool to see it and then be inspired to see another show.

I loved the original show, but David Hasselhoff totally ruined it. He sings like a sheep, and I believe he thought he was starring in "Stevie Nicks-the musical"......Th-i-i-i-s i-i-is the mo-m-e-e-e-e-ent!

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Andrea is a theater pal of mine, in fact she and her J/H "tour" co-star Chuck Wagner are doing a benefit concert tomorrow at UWF (Univ. West.Fla.) She did indeed bring a new twist of personality to the role of Emma. More of a personality to the role. The director wanted to keep Emma as prim and propper as he liked, much to the disappointment of some of those who played the role. Although, I think Christiane Noll's( original Emma) voice is perfection to this day. She remains an AMAZING talent, imho.

I am grateful to David Hasselhoff for one thing. He funded the project to film J&H. Of course he would star in it! He brought the bat and the ball for this game, so he got to use the players he wanted. Besides, it would have been a slap in the face of the rest of that current cast to say "You're out"...bring back so and so for the film. I too wish the OBC (Cucciolo, Eder & Noll) were filmed, but Eder was already committed at the time and I can't say what was the status of the others.

Again, this is just some fact and personal opinion. Anytime a any Broadway show is out there for the public is a plus for theater.


Regarding using the OBC, I beleive Linda was already commited at the time of the filming.

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You guys answered my question as to why it was filmed using him. I loved the play and saw it three times in NY with Rob Evan and thought he did a wonderful job with it. Just never could understand why they filmed it with the lead they did. Now I know.
Thanx