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Summary: Wonderful Show! David Hasselhoff Truly Surprised Me!
Review: I have had the opportunity to see this superb show twice on Broadway: once with David, and the other time, with Sebastian Bach - yes, him of Skid Row fame- as the Lead Characters... I had an absolute BLAST seeing Sebastian Bach rip through the entire show. Sebastian has a phenomenal voice: he is !EDWARD HYDE! to the utmost! The only thing that I cannot fault Sebastian on is that as he really did not have an opportunity to truly ACT prior to JEKYLL & HYDE, his portrayal as HENRY JEKYLL lacked the polish and poise that an upper-middle class doctor should have... But, given the time, and the opportunity, I foresee an extremely talented actor. BUT!!! The reason that Sebastian ROCKED as Edward Hyde, is that that was his (Sebastian's) persona on stage as a heavy-metal rocker. As I never really watched either "Knight-Rider" or "Baywatch", I am in no position to say 'yea' or 'nay' to David's acting ability. I was in NYC, and I purchased a ticket to see David as I was curious about how he would do... I was pleasantly surprised! He can indeed act, and his voice is very good! It was a life-long dream of David's to be on Broadway, and in a musical, and I think he more than acquitted himself! I look forward to watching his career in the future, and if David should ever find himself on Broadway, I shall definitely be in the Audience at one point! I have purchased this already through a Broadway website, and I consider this to be a wonderful Souvenir of my JEKYLL & HYDE experience.
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Summary: Jekyll & Hyde - The Musical +++ is the best
Review: HI! I'm a big Fan of David Hasselhoff and I think Jekyll & Hyde is one of the best Musicals in the world. David plays his parts very good. I have seen the german version of Jekyll & Hyde (without David) live and I have seen Jekyll & Hyde - The Musical on video at my home in germany. I think every Hasselhoff-Fan must have this video! This is Davids best projekt, he had make till today.
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Summary: A Wonderful Presentation
Review: First, I must copliment the Broadway Television Network for such a wonderful transfer of "Jekyll & Hyde". Having received and watched the DVD, I must say that the sound and picture quality is excellent. I have given this DVD 4 stars for two reasons: The first is that "Jekyll & Hyde" isn't my favorite Broadway show. The second reason is that I'm not too thrilled with the chapter setup on the DVD. Act I is one title with one chaper. Act II is the same way. In the future, I would like to see chapters broken up by scenes and songs (as in other DVDs). So, in conclusion, a wonderful start to a wonderful series of DVDs. Let's hope to see more in the future.
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Summary: Its Jekyll and Hyde under the mercy of Baywatch
Review: For all those jekyll and Hyde fans this DVD is a mixed blessing. Taken from the PBS concert in March, it stars David Hasselhoff. Now a lot of people bashed Mr. Hasselhoff for being in the show, but without him we wouldnt have this DVD to purchase. The suporting cast is excellent and Mr Hasselhoff can sometimes hold his own, but for people wanting to see a broadway actor/singer in the lead role, they will be quite disappointed. It would have been much better if they made a DVD of the road show since some of the better songs have shown up in that production. The DVD offers nothing in the way of extras that I saw. But the quality is good and if you love Jekyll and Hyde then buy this DVD. NOW !
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Summary: They call this Professional Theater?
Review: "Jekyll and Hyde", aside from "Phantom" and "Les Miz", is my favorite musical. Frank Wildhorn writes a compelling score that perfectly matches the tone. Leslie Bricusse's lyrics may drop at some points, but they're doubtlessly good. However, they definitely should have filmed the flawless original cast headed by Robert Cuccioli, Linda Eder, and Christiane Noll. The cast in this DVD is a total nightmare.David Hasselhoff doesn't seem to understand his role at all. He's not bad, he's abysmal. He cannot sing at all and totally ruins every song. His Dr. Jekyll is so underplayed, you would wonder if he's even thinking about what he's saying. He also underestimates Mr. Hyde, and it's hilarious trying to watch be terryfing. I was never a big fan of Linda Eder, but Colleen Sexton is even worse. It's true I think her voice suits the Lucy part, but it seems that all she cares about is notes. She doesn't even think about the words she is saying. A perfect example is "Good and Evil", she sings it so casually, you'd think she was asleep. It's truly sad that she can be worse than Linda Eder. Andrea Rivette has the most anoying voice in the whole world. Her super-nasal tones can't even compare with Christiane Noll's crystal-clear voice. The ensemble is also horrible. They just don't have "it". They have no intensity at all and the movement in "Facade" is laughable. On a more positive note, the visual aspects of this DVD are stunning. The sets, lighting, costumes, and makeup are all done expertly. This cast became the closing cast for a reason. If this is the only version of "Jekyll and Hyde" you've heard, by all means get the Original Broadway Cast Recording. If you are familiar with the show, don't waste your money on this, because a high school could do better than this
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Summary: FANTASTIC !!
Review: I THINK JEKYLL AND HYDE THE MUSICAL IS THE BEST MUSICAL AND SHOULD BE GIVEN A GRAMMY.
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Summary: thrilling live broadway at it's best!
Review: after seeing this in high definition tv, twice this month, i had to buy the dvd! i think it marvelous. david does a splendid job in spite of some of my co writers here, and the ensemble, emma, and especially lucy (who tares the house down during her curtain calls) are all absolutely splendid! there are great musical highlights that do stop the show cold, esp. in his eyes, the facade, and david's dual personality aria that also gets sustained bravos from the packed new york audience, etc. it is a very intense, highly entertaining show now on a great looking and great sounding dvd! not to be missed, especially for real theatre lovers.the score is so full of dynamic show stoppers, it's hard to count, but i thought it marvelous bravo!
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Summary: A show with 2 distinct personalities, one good, one bad
Review: Frank Wildhorn's musical JEKYLL & HYDE had a very dark history. It started many years ago as a concept album that was to accompany a televised special starring Colm Wilkinson. Well, that special never happened. The show was then granted a second life in another concept album starring Austrailia's wonderful Anthony Warlowe. Then the show was changed again for a pre-Broadway tour where the show was pretty much ravaged by the critics, but the pop-like songs and dark romance caught the interest of many. The show went under even more drastic changes by the time it hit the Plymouth Theatre and Broadway and the show still was brutally ravaged by critics, yet it had as dedicated a following as any show of recent memory. These followers (calling themselves 'Jekyes' kept the show running for an impressive time.) During that run, several interesting peopl were cast into the show, the most notorious - and difficult to swallow - was Baywatch/KnightRider star David Hasselhoff. Which brings us to the recoding we are talking about. You don't have to be a "Jekyie" to get excited about a Broadway Show becoming available in your living room. This is as well done a documentation of a stage performance as has been seen in awhile. Recorded in a widescreen format, the width and scope of the stage are prerserved. As for the show, with all its changes, it is still a 'penny dreadful', more fun then brilliant. This is seen again in Wildhorn's latest DRACULA. Some clever lyrics are mixed in with some cool 'tech' and some nice songs. However, the glue that holds it all together cracks pretty easily. In the actual performance recorded, Hasselhoff, who has a great look for the role, is too inexperienced to handle the depth of the dual personality and much of the music is too difficult for his thin voice to carry, especially the shows anthem THIS IS THE MOMENT gives everyone a bit of grief. He handles the Mr Hyde darkness with a bit more luck. All of that does not matter when the wonderful Coleen Sexton takes the stage as the ill-fated Lucy. With an incredible set of pipes and the physicality to support them, she is not only gorgeous, but able to balance the duality. So, all in all, this is a fun evening and well done. Hopefully this will inspire more producers to make their creations available after their show closings.
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Summary: The trivial opinion of an IU voice major
Review: There are MANY things I could say about this production. Many of them are very negative, namely the less-than-decent (to be polite) singing of "pop sensation" David Hasselhoff. I must admit, he certainly HAS come a long way from "Baywatch", but I would definitely not go so far to say that musical theater is his forte. The show is not one of my favorites, but most of the cast is fairly strong, namely George Merritt, who spent a number of years with the Metropolitan Opera. All of the music is well-written; there are just far too many repetitive ballads (lovely music, just slighty "draggy" -- 3 key changes per song, minimum haha). The show has grown on me since I bought this video, but it is still painful to watch Hasselhoff butcher "This Is the Moment". His performance as Hyde is definitely stronger than that of Jekyll (which is very forced, even cheesy), and the show gets better as it goes on, however, I doubt it will ever be a "classic". It's a shame Anthony Warlow couldn't have been part of this cast. If you're already a fan of the show, or have no background in singing or theater, I'd recommend this product (As Hasselhoff's performance is unlikely to mar the opinion of a true"Jeckie" or an untrained ear).
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Summary: Does not do justice to this musical
Review: I originally saw Jekyll & Hyde when it first was created here in Houston and have seen it live several times, before and after it went to Broadway and it is my all-time favorite musical, bar none.
So, even though this production had none of the cast I had seen, I figured the musical was so awesome that it would be good regardless.
Well, I was wrong. The songs I loved are there, but this cast doesn't begin to hold a candle to the ones I had seen live and David Hasselhoff is terrible. And the girl playing Lucy can't begin to hold a candle to Linda Eder, who I saw originally create the role. I could barely finish watching it.
Don't waste your money. Instead buy the CD of the original cast and just imagine the visuals in your head.
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