"I'll See You There Jekyll!"

I have good news and bad news. 

Bad news: Jekyll & Hyde ended on Saturday. 

Good news: after two days, I finally figured out how to upload my videos and put them on here—use YouTube. So I spent the majority of last night uploading the video below to YouTube (from 7 to 11:30 I think).

Here's a good portion of the song "Confrontation" sung by Jekyll/Hyde from my high school's production of Jekyll & Hyde recorded on the last (Saturday) night—bear in the mind, the kid playing Jekyll/Hyde (who's remaining anonymous for his safety) is only a sophomore. 

(I swear this video is my last one!)

"There's A Beast At The Door And He's Wild And Free!"

Originally I wanted to post this yesterday during my AP Psychology class but technology and I didn't work out as well as thought so I'm posting now!

Here's raw footage of "Façade: Reprise 2" sung by the character Spider from my high school's production of Jekyll & Hyde. (Fair warning, it's a bit blurry and my finger apparently kept going over the lens). 

"'Cause We Don't Want To See What Is Lurking Right Behind The Façade!"

Welcome to show week at my school! This week—this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday to be exact— the drama department will put on the smash musical Jekyll & Hyde.

(I know there's a different poster but this version is what my school advertised with so I'm using it!)

Created in 1990 and put on Broadway in 1997, this musical is based off of the novel The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson—since its the premiere, the show has been put on a national tour (U.S.) four times, the most recent in 2012. The music is by Frank Wildhorn; the lyrics are by Frank Wildhorn, Steve Cuden, and Leslie Bricusse; the book is also written by Leslie Bricusse. 

In the 1997 Tony Awards, the show was nominated in four categories: Best Book of a Musical (Lesie Bircusse), Best Actor in a Musical (Robert Cuccioli—Henry Jekyll/Edward Hyde), Best Costume Design (Ann Curtis) and Best Lighting Design (Beverly Emmons). Alas, none of the nominees took anything home. 

(Here's a snapshot of the show—the guy on the left is Jekyll right as he's turning into Hyde, and the guy on the right is a techie stuck behind the laboratory!) 

Because I have a better understanding of this show now than I did a few days ago, I have two favorite songs to post about (one is my favorite but wouldn't be understood unless you know the show, and the other is more known and catchy). 

Here's "Murder, Murder" from the final (1997) Broadway performance with David  Hasselhoff as Jekyll/Hyde—this is the more known and catchy song.

If you dare, here is "Façade (Reprise #2)"—this is the song with Spider (the pimp) primarily singing. I like the whispering behind it, it sounds so cool! Just so we're clear, I didn't think I'd ever have a favorite song from this show, but stranger things have happened. 

"So Let's Bring On The Men And Let The Fun Begin...."

Right now, my high school drama club is preparing a production of Jekyll & Hyde (I'm not too involved with the production due to my schedule).

Put on Broadway in 1997, it paints a story about a scientist named Dr. Henry Jekyll and his journey to find how man can exist with both good and evil—in the process, he creates his alter demonic ego, Edward Hyde. While some people might have heard of having two opposite personas, this story includes other characters such as Jekyll's fiancé Emma and a prostitute named Lucy, with whom Hyde has a thing for. 

One song I cannot stop thinking about is the prostitute song "Bring On The Men", which is obviously sung by Lucy. (This song replaced the number "Good 'N' Evil" for the song in the brothel.) 

I've listened to various versions and while I enjoy listening to Coleen Sexton (Broadway replacement), I think having a recording of Linda Eder (Original Broadway) singing would be better! (Fair warning: she sings the song at a concert and there's this tiny repeat near the second chorus but it's pretty clear to listen to!)