Robert Cuccioli "JEKYLL and HYDE" Linda Eder 1996 Wilmington Tryout Playbill

Description

This is a rare February 1996 playbill from the ten-night,
Pre-Broadway engagement of the FRANK WILDHORN and LESLIE BRICUSSE musical thriller "JEKYLL and HYDE" at the Playhouse Theatre in Wilmington, Delaware. (The production was first presented at the Alley Theatre in Houston, Texas in May 1990 where it broke all box office records. After an almost five-year hiatus, the show returned to Houston on January 20th, 1995 for a one month engagement followed by three weeks at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle, Washington. Due to the success of both runs, the musical embarked on a 28 city National Tour beginning August 1st, 1995 in Dallas, Texas and ending April 1st, 1996 in Baltimore, Maryland, The
Original Broadway production would
open April 28th, 1997
at the Plymouth Theatre in New York City
and run for 1543 performances.) ..... The musical starred ROBERT CUCCIOLI in the title roles, LINDA EDER and CHRISTIANE NOLL and featured PHILIP HOFFMAN, NITA MOORE, MARTIN VAN TREUREN, MELISSA BELL, PAMELA BRADLEY, DAVE CLEMMONS, LENNY DANIEL, HEATHER DOUGLAS, WILLIAM THOMAS EVANS, PAUL HADOBAS, JULIA C. HUGHES, RUSS JONES, MICHELLE MALLARDI, RAYMOND McLEOD, ANDIE MELLOM, BRAD OSCAR, DAVID ROBERTS, JOSH RHODES, SANDY ROSENBERG, ALLYSON TUCKER and BOB WRENN
..... CREDITS: Music by FRANK WILDHORN ("Jekyll and Hyde", "The Scarlet Pimpernel", "Victor / Victoria", "The Civil War", "Dracula the Musical", "Wonderland", "Bonnie and Clyde"); Book and Lyrics by LESLIE BRICUSSE ("Stop the World - I Want To Get Off", "The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd", "Pickwick", "Victor / Victoria", "Jekyll and Hyde") from the novella by ROBERT LEWIS STEVENSON; Conceived for the stage by STEVE CUDEN and FRANK WILDHORN; Sets
designed by VINCENT MOUNTAIN;
Costumes designed by JONATHAN BIXBY; Choreographed by LARRY FULLER; Directed by GREGORY BOYD; Produced by PACE THEATRICAL GROUP, FOX THEATRICALS and JERRY FRANKEL by arrangement with ALLEY THEATRE,
5TH AVENUE MUSICAL THEATRE
and THEATRE UNDER THE STARS ..... DETAILS: The 36 page playbill measures 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, musical numbers and bios of each of the actors and members of the creative team, but no cast photos ..... CONDITION: With the exception of minor surface rubbing to the front cover and a corner crease to the last two pages, this playbill is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.