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Jekyll Hydes Again!

Full-Length Musical, Comedy  /  5w, 5m

Dave Reiser, Jack Sharkey

Book, Music and Lyrics by Jack Sharkey and Dave Reiser

This is the tale of Junior Jekyll, fresh out of medical school, who arrives to clear up his late father's estate and rediscovers Formula Number One, the dangerous potion that turned Dad into Mr. Hyde. Junior is soon ears deep in a mess-- wanted by the police, plunged into poverty, in love with the l…

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    5w, 5m
  • Duration
    Duration
    90 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Mystery/Thriller, Period, Parody / Spoof
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences

Details

Summary
This is the tale of Junior Jekyll, fresh out of medical school, who arrives to clear up his late father's estate and rediscovers Formula Number One, the dangerous potion that turned Dad into Mr. Hyde. Junior is soon ears deep in a mess-- wanted by the police, plunged into poverty, in love with the lab assistant and-- worst of all-- engaged to marry Grumby's rotund daughter Gretchen. As Hyde he encounters a saloon singer who knows the secret of Jekyll's Formula Number Two. By show's end Formula Number Three is unearthed and all ends happily for everybody except nasty old Grumby. This show is ebullient; the dialogue is priceless and the songs range from frightening to charming to hilarious.

Cast Attributes

JUNIOR JEKYLL [HYDE], a kindly [rotten] doctor [fiend]
LALA, a free-lance lab assistant
THADDEUS GRUMBY, the neighborhood do-gooder
GRETCHEN GRUMBY, Thaddeus's downhearted daughter
PARADISE PLOTKIN, a world-weary saloon-singer
Supporting Players
BARTENDER/POLICEMAN, (dual role for one player)
FEMALE SINGERS #1 and #2
MALE SINGERS #1 and #2

[If you like, you may have MALE/FEMALE SINGERS by the dozens; the listing above is the minimum required

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  • Time Period 19th Century
  • Setting Dr. Jekyll's lab which also becomes a drugstore and a bar.
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Additional Features Special Effects
  • Duration 90 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Alcohol

Music

  • Musical Style Classic Broadway
  • Vocal DemandsModerate
  • Orchestra Size Piano Only
  • Chorus Size Small

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Authors

Author

Dave Reiser

Jack Sharkey

Jack Sharkey (1931-1992) was born on May 6, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois. He began writing when he was 10 years old. He graduated from college with a BA in Creative Writing and taught school from 1953 to 1955. In mid-1955, Mr. Sharkey enlisted in the Army, serving at Sandia Base ...

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