Adam baldwin, steve bastoni, anthony brandon wong, jason chong. Baywatch actor david hasselhoff took over the lead on october 17, 2000 until the. Carol burnett, david hasselhoff, ken ard, don roy king, eric d. Jekyll is a kind and respected english doctor who has repressed evil urges inside of him. The hunger games has the regular joeskatnisses of the world huzzah. The musical tv movie 2001 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Originally conceived for the stage by frank wildhorn and steve cuden, it features music by frank wildhorn, a book by leslie bricusse and lyrics by all of them. Unfortunately few of the really great shows ever get a good theatrical video. The story of the brilliant scientist who uncovers the good and evil aspects of the human heart was a payperview event on the broadway television network, filmed on stage before a live audience. David michael hasselhoff born 17 july 1952 baltimore, maryland, usa, is an american actor, singer, producer and businessman. The musical, putting it together, smokey joes cafe. The musical is an evocative tale of love, lust, madness, and murder. Often referred to simply as the hoff, actor, singer, and popculture icon david hasselhoff has enjoyed over 40 years of fame for his starring roles in the classic tv shows knight rider and baywatch. David hasselhoff jekyll and hyde musical wiki fandom.
It is easily one of if not the best jekyll and hyde cast album definitely worth it. David hasselhoff, coleen sexton, andrea rivette, george merritt, barrie ingham, martin van treuren, corinne. He is best known for his lead roles as michael knight in the popular 1980s u. Hasselhoff concurrently embarked on a music career, releasing a number of albums to great popularity in europe, particularly in germany and austria. David michael hasselhoff born july 17, 1952, nicknamed the hoff, is an american actor, singer, producer, and businessman, who set a guinness world record as the most watched man on tv. Broadwayhd kicks off the month of october with a bingeworthy lineup of performances. Musical version of the robert louis stevenson story about a doctor who conducts an experiment on himself that results in his bringing out the dark, murderous side of his inner self, mr. Jekyll and hyde, musical, david hasselhoff his dream. His personal star power and finances led to the production of the direct from broadway event and subsequent dvd preservation of the show. Baywatch alum david hasselhoff stars in the dual title roles of jekyll and hyde. Sexton and hasselhoff 1 of 5 add photo hasselhoff was already well known as a television actor, producing and. David hasselhoff was the final lead in the broadway production. The musical brings new life to robert louis stevensons classic story of the epic battle between good and evil, as imagined by acclaimed composer frank wildhorn and writerlyricist leslie bricusse.
The demon barber of fleet street, starring tony award. With david hasselhoff, coleen sexton, andrea rivette, george merritt. Hyde by robert louis stevenson an evocative tale of the epic battle between good and evil, jekyll. I was drawn to watch it by the pure horror that the thought of david hasselhoff.
David hasselhoff is absolutely fabulous in this musical. The hong kong martial arts version of jekyll and hyde, with hyde as the mythical fighting champion known as the white tiger battling the triads, drug trafficking and illegal organ transplants. The musical is an evocative tale of love, lust, madness and murder. The musical 2001 starring david hasselhoff and coleen sexton on dvd and bluray. The musical, frank wildhorn and leslie bricusses version of robert louis stevensons gothic horror classic. Leading the charge is the eerie classic sweeney todd. He first gained recognition on the young and the restless, playing dr. The music was composed by wildhorn and the lyrics were written by leslie bricusse. Along with his highprofile acting work, hasselhoff has also built a loyal fan base as a pop singer, especially in europe, where many of his albums, like 1984s night rocker. The entire cast including the set designers are to be commended also. In the story, he is a good friend of main protagonist gabriel john utterson. David hasselhoff makes his broadway debut as the star of jekyll and hyde october 31, 2000 in new york city. His singing career began in 1985 with the album night rocker. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images.
It can easily be said that hasselhoff plays a dual role here as each. His career continued with his leading role as michael knight on knight rider and as l. Hyde, and hasselhoff has to sing a dual part of jekyll and hyde at the same time. The original stage conception was by steve cuden and frank wildhorn. The musical follows the original story pretty closely. Jekyll and hyde starring david hasselhoff yes, you read that right. Edward hyde, is the central character of robert louis stevensons 1886 novella strange case of dr jekyll and mr hyde. Featuring music by frank wildhorn and lyrics by leslie bricusse, this musical broke house records at broadways plymouth theatre, where it ran for over four years and 1, 500 performances. Then, give the subtitle file the same name as the video file, and save them in the same location. Doctor henry jekyll hasselhoff is a scientist attempting to separate the dual good and evil natures of man to cure humanity of its darker side, and lacking a guinea pig, he tests his drugs on himself, creating a dastardly alterego named edward hyde. After a world premiere run in houston, texas, the musical embarked on a national tour of the united states. He played the role from october, 2000 until the show closed on january 7, 2001. Featuring music by frank wildhorn and lyrics by leslie bricusse, this musical broke house records at broadways plymouth theatre, where it.
The only version of the musical on dvd as far as i know has david hasselhoff as jekyll hyde, and its just terrible. This is the end of act one from the jekyll and hyde musical, as performed by david hasselhoff. Id recommend the 95 version of the musical, with anthony warlow, but really as long as its not the hoff youre doing alright xd. Broadwayhd will offer sweeney todd, jekyll and hyde, and.
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