Dr. Henry Jekyll, spurred on by the fact that his own father has descended into insanity, has an obsession to “get inside the tortured mind of man” and “try to separate the good and evil -if I can.”
When the Board of Governors of St. Jude’s Hospital contemptuously turns down Jekyll’s request to conduct experiments on a living subject – his own father – Jekyll decides that he must experiment on himself.
That evening, Jekyll drinks the concoction which he hopes will eradicate the evil within himself…but instead there is an unexpected development…
Dr. Henry Jekyll (Scott Hurst Jr.) , in his laboratory, prepares to test his formula. Photo courtesy RDG Photography
The Candlelight Dinner Playhouse’s production of Jekyll & Hyde grabs you from the very first second and keeps you on the edge of your seat until the inevitable ending
The part of Henry Jekyll has been double cast in this production.
In the performance seen by this reviewer, Scott Hurst Jr. (most recently Phoebus in Hunchback of Notre Dame and Mr. Banks in Mary Poppins), was riveting as Henry Jekyll – the man with a tragic flaw. Jekyll is so intent on saving his father – and others who suffer from the same madness – that he’s willing to place all his confidence in the belief that he is a good man. When he unleashes Edward Hyde he finds to his horror that evil is indeed stronger and “good fights a hopeless and desperate fight.”
Hurst has a powerful voice and excellent physicality as he transforms from the straight-arrow Jekyll to the lascivious, brutal and also quite murderous Mr. Hyde. Hurst’s vocal duel in which he transitions from Jekyll to Hyde and back again in quick succession (“Confrontation”) is a tour de force.
Lucy Harris (Susanna Ballenski Houdesheldt) captivates Dr. Jekyll (Scott Hurst Jr.) at The Red Rat. Photo courtesy RDG photography
The duel between Jekyll and Hyde impacts everyone in Dr. Jekyll’s life, including two young and beautiful women.
Jekyll is engaged to be married to Emma Carew (Katie Jackson), the daughter of Sir Danvers Carew (Kent Sugg) – chairman of the board of St. Jude’s Hospital. Emma is steadfast in her love for Jekyll, knowing him to be a good man.
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Susanna Ballenski Houdeshelt shines as the prostitute Lucy Harris, who meets Jekyll when he visits her place of employment – a house of ill repute called The Red Rat – for an ill-fated bachelor party drink.
Houdeshelt leads the denizens of the Red Rat in the seductive and assured “Bring on the Men,” which is a show stopper. Later she joins Emma Carew in the sad ballad, “In His Eyes,” which sets the somber tone for the denoument we know is to come.
The denizens of the poor side of London, including Cole Emarine, perform “Facade”. Photo courtesy RDG photography
A musical at the Candlelight is nothing without a few stage-wide numbers by the talented company, and they and choreographer Jessica Hindsley deliver with the precision timing of “Facade,” which takes over the stage on more than one occasion.
The supporting roles are as usual cast to perfection, so there’s nothing to take one outside this Victorian world and Jekyll’s spell-binding journey toward destruction until the cathartic very last second.
Jekyll & Hyde (with book and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse, music by Frank Wildhorn, and direction by Robert Michael Sanders) will provide theatre lovers with thrills and chills every Wednesday through Sunday until March 29, 2020.
The Food
Sweet and sour bone-in chicken and rice. (No broccoli!). Salad and and appetizer of delicious cheesesteak eggrolls as an appetizer)
Lemon-basil cod, mashed potatoes and grilled brussel sprouts, with an appetizer of a cheese plate and dessert of chocolate peanut butter landslide
The Candlelight Dinner Playhouse is located at 4747 Marketplace Drive, just off I-25, near Johnstown, Colorado.
