Jekyll & Hyde

Jekyll & Hyde
Pre Broadway Tour
Buell Theater
Denver, CO 
January 29 - February 10, 2013

I saw the original pre-Broadway tour of Jekyll & Hyde years ago. I was impressed by much of the music, but always felt Act Two was a bit flat. So I was interested in seeing this updated version of the show.


Jekyll & Hyde has been brought into the present. Gone are the suggestive sets and bare scenes. (I never got over the pristine white room the prostitute Lucy supposedly lived in.) This production was modern and dark, as the story should be. The script and songs have been changed as well, bringing clarity to the story.

We all know the story, the good Dr. Jekyll ingests his own potion which changes him into the dastardly Mr. Hyde.I never thought of Constantine Maroulis as being nerdy, but his Dr. Jekyll really is. The transformation into Mr. Hyde is so complete that even when you just hear his voice, you know which character is coming out. In fact, whenever Mr. Hyde made his appearance, I cringed inwardly.

The music is strong and moving. "This Is The Moment," a personal favorite of mine, is still magical. And there are beautiful songs of love and longing from the women in the cast.

The sets are electrifying and only add to the horror of the story. Another great improvement is the clarification of Hyde's victims. In the original production, his victim's seemed random. However thsi one makes it clear each is the victim of his revenge.

The story is tragic, but these performances will keep you entertained. In my opinion, this revival surpasses the original.