Linda Eder Sings "Bring On The Men" from Jekyll and Hyde Pre-Broadway Run

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Posted: 6/28/22 at 4:31pm

from the 1995 pre-Broadway tryout in Los Angeles.  https://youtu.be/yI1sBE9IPPg

[barcelona20]

Posted: 6/28/22 at 4:47pm

Thanks for sharing! Goddess!

[nealb1]

Posted: 6/28/22 at 4:56pm

Fantastic!  Show the 1995 tour twice before it went to New York.  HUGE mistake from the new Broadway director to cut this song, as well as "I Need To Know."  Linda has said many times since that she should have pulled a diva moment, and insist that the song not be cut.  

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 6/29/22 at 6:18am

What a treat! Thank you for sharing. I unabashedly love Jekyll & Hyde (I'm a sucker for most Wildhorn scores), and even enjoyed the infamous 2012/2013 national tour/ Broadway revival flaws and all.

[Lot666]

Posted: 6/29/22 at 7:56am

I love this song. I'm surprised it didn't become a drag performance staple.

Updated On: 6/29/22 at 07:56 AM

[uncageg]

Posted: 6/29/22 at 5:13pm

Saw the pre-Broadway tour in Denver. Did not get to see Cuccioli. He did not follow the the suggested guidelines for performing in Denver (The DCPA actually sends out a packet to incoming tours on how to perform at the high altitude) so he was out for most of the run. I think he did the first 1 or two shows and maybe the last.

Loved this production way more than what it became on Broadway. And those of us who saw the tour got to see "the mirror".

[darquegk]

Posted: 6/29/22 at 7:53pm

I love that song, and the little unintentionally campy touches on the concept album, like Linda’s vocals being clearly multitracked as the whole female ensemble, or the oddly stilted and militaristic way the men shout out “no!” in unison.

[WldKingdomHM]

Posted: 6/29/22 at 8:02pm

The revival was horrid. The Bremen version is far more superior than anything really. 

[greensgreens]

Posted: 6/30/22 at 9:54am

Lot666 said: "I love this song. I'm surprised it didn't become a drag performance staple."

I agree! However, I have seen multiple gay men's choirs perform this and I wish they wouldn't. It just does not work.

[Lot666]

Posted: 6/30/22 at 10:09am

greensgreens said: "Lot666 said: "I love this song. I'm surprised it didn't become a drag performance staple."

I agree! However, I have seen multiple gay men's choirs perform this and I wish they wouldn't. It just does not work."

Yes, I agree that it's not exactly a "choral" song.