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Summary: great
Review: the music is very good,even my 12 yr old watches it over and over,i really loke this,feels very updated for a younger generation
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Summary: Excellent
Review: In this performance, David Hasselhoff plays the dual title role of Dr. Jekyll and Edward Hyde. In my opinion this was the best show I have ever seen! I love all the songs. The anthem "This is the Moment" sung by Hasselhoff could have been done performed better on his account.All in all I adored Hasselhoff in this piece.He expresses his feelings into this play. Coleen Sexton 'Lucy' is adorable in her role. Her voice is wonderful. The cast was put together nicely. I love the Broadway Preformance!
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Summary: Outstanding!
Review: This Broadway musical is truly a wonderful show! The music and the acting is fantastic. I mean David Hasselhoff's voice is weak at sometimes throughout the show but his movement and acting is great! Especially when he is Mr. Hyde in the show. The way he walks, his voice, and facial expressions are outstanding. The best thing about this show is the music. My favorite song on the DVD & CD is "In His Eyes". I think the music is so powerful and I have to admit that the CD verison is a lot better. OK, overall the show was great and the acting was superb. If you really love the Broadway shows...get this DVD. You get the best seat in the house!
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Summary: David Hasselhoff... blargh.
Review: I love this musical. For seven months I did nothing but eat sleep and drink this musical. I performed in the role as Sir Archibald Proops on stage. This is quite possibly my favorite musical of all time. However, that nearly changed when, at the cast party, someone popped in the DVD. David Hasselhoff was horrendous as the title character... Really watching this movie and watching his reactions were heartbreaking. For instance, "Dangerous Game" is traditionally a lust song, but more of a longing lust, not a "oh, I want to rape you" kind of lust. Hasselhoff turned it into rape. It was cold, unemotional, unfeeling. The Transformation scene was rediculous as well. When the drugs finally start to kick in with a vengance, he spasmodically dances around the stage, only to finish it with a Baywatch-esque swim across the glossy floors... I did buy it, though. It wasn't for me to sit there and watch and enjoy it as a musical. Oh, no. In my video library, it is kept under "Comedy".
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Summary: Sad production of a great show
Review: Having been fortunate enough to have seen the original cast on Broadway, this disc is fairly pathetic by comparison. It captures none of the excitement of the show and makes one constantly hit the fast forward button on the remote. David Hasselhoff's acting and singing talent is a far cry from Robert Cuccioli and Andrea Rivette is definitely NOT Linda Eder. Side by side comparisons of the music of the original cast recordings and the performances on this disc makes this rendition seem more like a badly done high school play than a Broadway hit captured for posterity. Too bad because when performed by the talented, it is an amazing 135 minutes of theater.
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Summary: 5 Stars for the entire cast EXCEPT David Hasselhoff
Review: I have never seen Jekyll&Hyde live on Broadway, so this DVD is probably the closest I'll ever get to seeing it live. And this is why it nearly drives me insane every time I think of why on earth the producers chose Hasselhoff to portray a broadway role that requires such a range of vocal talent. However since it seems the general consensus of the reviewers that Hasselhoff has no business in musicals, I will concentrate on all the wonderful aspects of this DVD that prevail over his pitiable performance and why I gave it a perfect rating.First of all, Coleen Sexton is reason enough to buy this DVD! From her first song "No One Knows Who I Am" (well the abridged version) to her tear-jerking "A New Life" she portrays well the subtle complexities of Lucy. I think she is just as good as Linda Eder, although I have never seen her perform so I can't say I prefer one over the other as Lucy - both women are incredible. The rest of the cast is breath-taking. It truly amazes me every time I watch how they execute such pulsating performances like "Murder, murder". Every cast member sings with all that they've got, and it truly does make a difference. Maybe the more important thing is that they don't OVER do it, which was one of Hasselhoff's many problems. Sometimes the subtlies of a simple gesture or even a look given to another cast member make group songs like "Facade" especially real. It also prevents the musical from looking fake and corny (again Hasselhoff's problem), because all things considered this is a pretty serious musical - we don't need people acting ridiculous to mess up the atmosphere. Again, amazing that this acheived even sparingly considering Hasselhoff is the main character... Overall, this is an excellent DVD and Jekyll&Hyde remains among my favorite musicals. I'm not sure how words can ever describe the power and beauty I find in Jekyll&Hyde, but my advice to you is try to listen to all versions of it. And as for Hasselhoff in this DVD, as much as I condemned him, he's not half-bad when playing the evil Edward Hyde. Just mute the TV whenever Hasselhoff has a solo and you'll be fine.
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Summary: Jekyll and Hyde - The Musical
Review: Living in the UK, I only heard the song 'This is my moment' this made me interested in this musical, I got the soundtrack and loved it and I was thrilled when I saw it on DVD, I got my DVD so fast from Amazon and what a show !!!!!!!!!
This is one of the best musicals I have ever seen, Powerful, Harsh, Moving and nerve tingling I recomend this to all musical lovers.
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Summary: BROADWAY AT IT'S BEST
Review: As a broadway fan and hopeful performer, I was completely captured by this performance of Jekyll and Hyde. I never "loved" this musical, but this DVD has made me seriously re-consider. I am used to Nose Bleed seats, this was a nice change and actually made me see things I could not in the theatre. Although David H. is just "OK", the leading ladies completely carry the entire show. If you want to see a great musical with a dark twist, watch this DVD. I felt like I was back in the theatre with a front row view.
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Summary: A Fantastic Contribution to Broadway
Review: Ok, everyone thinks David Hasselhoff can't sing. If there is truth in those words, I have no idea how the man pulled off the fantastic songs of Jekyll & Hyde like 'You Know Who I am' and the song 'This Is The Moment' gave me goosebumps and even to this day captures my inspiration and imagination. No man with a bad voice is capable of that. Hasselhoff gives not only his vocal cords a bit of a show, but he also acts just like I would have imagined Dr. Henry Jekyll would act. In the Hyde songs such as 'Dangerous Game' he plays the convincing bad guy in a dark and frightening duet. If you keep picturing David Hasselhoff as some board-short wearing hunk with a washboard chest and perfect tan, don't watch this musical. The stereotype would be stuck in your head and you simply won't enjoy Hasselhoff in a completely contrasting genre to a TV show. 'Confrontation' would have to be the best part of the show, where he acts as both Hyde and Jekyll as the pair argue with one another. I don't see how people can go on about how bad this is done, because David pulls off the difficult scene brilliantly and gets your adrenaline pumping with fear. Seriously, if you don't watch this musical with an open mind, you'll hate it. But for others who want a taste of a great Broadway show with a fantastic score, music, cast ' the lot, check this DVD out. I highly recommend it. If you watch it without being moved, something is seriously wrong.
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Summary: The Ruination of JEKYLL AND HYDE
Review: I saw the play in person prior to the introduction of David Hasselhoff. I listened to the soundtrack from the original Broadway cast until I ruined the CD. I have read the book over and over again. My sister bought me this video as a present because she knew how much I enjoyed JEKYLL AND HYDE, but by the time it was over, we were both dumbfounded. David Hasselhoff is simply not big enough for the part. Jekyll and Hyde are supposed to be two entirely different personalities with different voices, faces, and statures. Hasselhoff does not distinguish the two characters, which degrades the entire point of the story. Maybe it would have helped if he had read the book before the performance. In the transformation scenes, he appears to be doing acrobatics rather than convulsions. Many of the singers do not have the vocal capacity for the parts that they played. Two characters lived up to their parts - Utterson and the red-bearded man in the chorus. The historical discrepancies in costume and hair are abominable. I highly recommend that you experience this play because it is a work of art and masterfully displays the musical genius of Frank Wildhorn and Leslie Bricusse, but find another way because this performance is a vast disappointment.
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