TUTS- Houston: Press Release for J&H starring Kevin Gray, Luba Mason and Kate Suber. Directed by Robert Cuccioli

Just found this PR on my e-mail this morning. Thank you, Guido! This is an amazing cast! Cuccioli's production in Westchester was very worth seeing. Go! Robert, Kevin, Luba, Kate and the team. Sorry for the format errors. No time to figure it all out. This was sent privately prior to the Official PR that will be posted online today. Thanks!

THIS IS THE MOMENT TO EXPERIENCE
"JEKYLL & HYDE" WITH TUTS

HOUSTON, TEXAS*Two legends return to Houston and TUTS this Spring - Jekyll & Hyde and Robert Cuccioli. Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) mounts an all-new production of the Houston favorite, Jekyll & Hyde, from April 22 - May 9, 2004 at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts (800 Bagby at Walker). Based on the Robert Louis Stevenson novella with music
by Frank Wildhorn and book and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse, this
Tony-nominated Broadway hit features such memorable songs as "This Is The Moment," "Someone Like You," and "Bring On The Men."
Originally produced in Houston by the Alley Theatre and TUTS, Jekyll & Hyde will be directed by Robert Cuccioli and will receive an all-new TUTS staging.

Returning to TUTS this time as show director, Cuccioli created the title role in the 1995 Houston production of Jekyll & Hyde, prior to his Broadway performance, which earned him a Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, as well as a Tony nomination. Other performing credits include his Broadway debut as Javert in Les Miserables and Off-Broadway productions of The Rothchilds, Gigi, Senor Discretion, and The World Goes 'Round. Having made his directorial debut with The Glass Menegerie
at the Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey, Cuccioli has also directed productions of Jekyll & Hyde at both Westchester Broadway Theatre and Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera.

Appearing in the leading roles are Kevin Gray (Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde), Luba Mason (Lucy), and Kate Suber (Emma). Gray has previously starred on Broadway in The Phantom of the Opera, The King and I and Jesus Christ Superstar. Mason is reprising her role as Lucy from the Broadway production of Jekyll & Hyde and has also appeared in Broadway's How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, while Suber's credits include
Broadway's Titanic and the Public Theatre's On the Town. In addition to Cuccioli, the creative team will also include
choreography by Tony Stevens; scenic design by James Noone, who co-designed the Broadway production; costume design by Ann Curtis, who created the Tony-nominated Broadway costumes; lighting design by Richard Winkler; sound design by Christopher "Kit" Bond; and musical direction by Jan
Rosenberg. Adapted from Stevenson's 1886 novella "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," Jekyll & Hyde tells the story of Dr. Henry Jekyll, a brilliant young doctor and research scientist who, distraught over his father's mental illness, embarks upon a quest to isolate the dual elements of good and evil that are constantly struggling for supremacy inside
every human being. However, when his experiment backfires, Jekyll inadvertently gives life to Edward Hyde, his evil alter ego, a murderous being who will let loose a reign of terror on the city of London and those who had ridiculed Jekyll's research.

Single tickets for Jekyll & Hyde ($25-$6 are available to the public by phone at (713) 558-8887 or outside the Houston area at (88 558-3882; or in person at the Theatre Under The Stars Box Office, (800 Bagby at Walker, Mon-Fri 9am-6pm, Sat-Sun 11am-4pm); or on-line at www.tuts.com. Audio described performances are available May 2 at 2 p.m.; open captioning May 2 at 7:30 & May 6 at 8 p.m. Wheelchair accessible. Student and Seniors (60+) discounted tickets available one hour before performance.

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Updated On: 3/29/04 at 10:45 AM

I'm curious which version they are producing and how it is stgaed. Hopefully, it will be somewhat like the very first TUTS production which was the first proscenium staging of the show. That was my favorite production.

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As long as it pays the rest off the season, they will.

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Nope. This is called a "Press Release" sent to me that I was asked to circulate and given permission to circulate. Kevin Gray is not one of my contracted clients. He is a "featured performer" in one of the shows that I represent, which is public information.
I am not promoting Mr. Gray or the TUTS production.

Musetta~ I will see if I can get a complete cast list from TUTS.

PB Ent.

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Updated On: 3/29/04 at 10:29 PM

Matt~ It's anyone's guess how this will be staged. I get the impression it may differ from the others, at least from the PR on this.

I wonder if anyone here saw the J&H production at the Gateway Thea. in Patchoug(?)Long Island, NY two summers ago, with Brad Little as J/H. Some very creative staging. And Brad was as good as Cooch! Not nearly as campy as Bd'w. The "Alive" scene was almost scary as he chased Lucy through a dark creepy town, finally trapping her on the ground. And "Dangerous Game" was played out in the bedroom, where it belongs...very seductive and frightening.
If only some of these choices were made when it first came to NY.

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