Jekyll and Hyde: The Musical on HBO Signature right now

So...I finish watching (devouring) Chapter III of "Angels in America" on HBO Signature tonite...then lo and behold on comes a film of the stage performance of "Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical with David Hassellhof in the title role.

Did he do this in NYC? How was this production received on Broadway? Isn't one of the major numbers "This Is the Moment?"

I'm clueless about this particular musical.

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LOL. Baywatch. I flashed on Jekyll running in slo-mo and carrying a flotation/rescue board.

Guess I'd better watch this...

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they video taped him in the role as opposed to any other (better) jekyll/hyde largely because he put a lot of his own money into the tapes' production.

And he was bad. Not the worst I've seen, but he was very blah, I'd say. His singing is medicorce at best, but it's far better than his acting, which is awful.

Aside from a couple of performances (especially Coleen Sexton as Lucy), it's not a very memorable version of the show.

Do you have a remote?? Maybe it needs batteries?? But you should run not walk to change the channel. I very seldom say anything bad about a performer or performance. This is that time.

::sigh:: The days following the viewing, always brings out the "best" in everyone! Yep. DH is dreadful! Probably the weakest J/H ever recorded (LOL!Rex Smith vibrato, you are so right. I have an experience about Rex in SP that is pm material).

The Broadway Television Network (BTN) was contacted to film this to archive and re-produce for sale. Hasselhoff foot the bill (before anyone asks why did they not use the OBC or any other faves? or why didn't they do it prior to DH comming in? Answer: $$$. DH paid for it and he was quite pleased with his performance. Besides Cooch and Eder were committed the days of the shoot and Rob Evan, who was playing aternate had no hope of being asked, though he was amazing!

In all fairness to the rest of the cast, they should have been in the film. What a slap to kick them out just to hand pick a select cast for the video. I am happy that some of those nice people had the opportunity to be part of this.

That's all I can share. I'm sure others could add more, but why?

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Updated On: 6/18/04 at 09:41 AM

I turned it off after 15 minutes. I couldn't bear to watch another second.

God bless Rex Smith and his vibrato, my mother adores that about him from the Pirates of Penzance to Pimpernel to anything else.

Side note: I enjoyed J Mark McVey's Valjean he did a great Bring Him Home!


I didn't mind David's J/H. I saw him do it on Broadway after having also seen the Original Broadway Cast. Was he fantastic? No but I didn't think he was awful. The only mega complaint I had about him was that I thought the voice changes in the confrontation at the end didn't even come close to Cuccioli's from the original cast but I didn't see anyone who played the role between those two.

As for Coleen Sexton- her Good and Evil is fantastic! I actually enjoyed her even more than I had enjoyed Linda Eder in the role.

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The tour was better in my opinion.

Coleen Sexton was brilliant and also the only reason why I bought the DVD.

Where are the Wicked producers? I feel like sending them a copy of her performance! I can just hear her Defying Gravity now! HEAVEN!