Jekyll and Hyde

Jekyll and Hyde
A musical in two acts
Stage concept: Steve Cuden, Frank Wildhorn
Book and lyrics: Leslie Bricusse
Music: FRANK WILDHORN
Lithuanian translation: Kęstutis S. Jakštas, Kristina Siurbytė, Viktorija Streiča
Premiere: 28 September 2018
Orchestrations: Kim Scharnberg
Arrangements: Jason Howland
Copyright for the work: Music Theatre International (Europe)
All songs are: lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and music by Frank Wildhorn, except “Alive” (including “Alive (reprise)”), “First Transformation”, “His Work And Nothing More”, “Once Upon A Dream”, and “Murder! Murder!”, which have lyrics by Steve Cuden, Leslie Bricusse, and Frank Wildhorn and music by Frank Wildhorn.
Original Broadway production by PACE Theatrical Group, Inc.

Jekyll and Hyde is one of the best-known musicals, based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s gothic novella The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Using the devices of musical drama, it presents the widely known story of the struggle between the forces of good and evil within a person.

In R. L. Stevenson’s novella, the gifted doctor Henry Jekyll decides to experiment on himself and prove to the world that the good and bad sides of a person can be artificially separated. During the experiment, the hero’s consciousness splits, and alongside the kind and talented doctor, Mr Hyde emerges in the same body—a cruel murderer who commits horrific crimes.

The story depicts modern society, where lies, violence, and hypocrisy have become the norm. In this context, Mr Hyde’s crimes—whose first victims are members of high society wallowing in sin—are a kind of “sanitary measure” for a rotten society. However, Dr Jekyll’s experiment must be acknowledged as a failure: dreaming of changing the world, the hero realises that evil cannot be defeated by such means, and dies himself.

Not recommended for children under 14. The theatre’s and guest soloists, as well as the theatre choir and ballet artists, take part.