Jekyll and Hyde
Book and lyrics by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, music by Michael Skloff: based on The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Promenade Theatre Off-Broadway - 25 June, 1990 (45 perfs)
Synopsis
Robert Louis Stevenson's gothic thriller is transformed into a superb contemporary musical about a teenage chemistry wiz who creates a substance which changes him from a nerd into the coolest kid in school. When craving for the substance takes over his life, he decides to stop using it, cannot, and realizes that he needs help. This powerful musical examines the alarming issues of substance abuse and the critical role that self-esteem plays in the deadly drama of addiction.
Cast:
2-4 women, 3-8 men
Musical Numbers:
- A Better Man
- The Experiment
- Home Away From Home
- I Bought a Bicycle
- I'll Never Be a Lady
- In a Far Off Corner of My Mind
- Know What I Mean?
- The Life I Wanted
- My World
- No Ordinary Day
- Nothing Like a Spot of Tea
- Our Time Together
- Quite Like Him
- Something Very Very Good
- What's the Matter With Me?
- You're Not Alone
- What If . . .
- New Kid
Instrumentation:
tape accompaniment - no piano available