Frank Wildhorn is an American composer of both musicals and popular songs. His musical Jekyll &Hyde ran for four years on Broadway. He also wrote the hit song "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" for Whitney Houston.
Jekyll &Hyde is a 1990 musical loosely based on the 1886 novella The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. 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. After a world premiere run in Houston,Texas,the musical embarked on a national tour of the United States prior to its Broadway debut in 1997. Many international productions in various languages have since been staged including two subsequent North American tours,two tours in the United Kingdom,a concert version,a revamped US tour in 2012,a 2013 Broadway revival featuring Constantine Maroulis,and an Australian concert version in 2019 starring Anthony Warlow.
Chuck Wagner is an American actor,director,musical theater historian and teacher. He has had an extensive career in theater,but is perhaps best known for co-starring in the short-lived science fiction TV series Automan (1983–84).
Robert Cuccioli is an American actor and singer. He is best known for originating the lead dual title roles in the musical Jekyll &Hyde,for which he received a Tony Award nomination and won the Joseph Jefferson Award,the Outer Critics Circle Award,the Drama Desk Award,and the Fany Award for outstanding actor in a musical.
Brandi Lynn Burkhardt is an American television and film actress,and former Miss New York. She grew up in Pasadena,Maryland and lives in Los Angeles.
Marin Joy Mazzie was an American actress and singer known for her work in musical theatre.
Emily Skinner,also known as Emily Scott Skinner,is a Tony-nominated American actress and singer. She has played leading roles in 11 Broadway productions including New York,New York,Prince of Broadway,The Cher Show,Side Show,Jekyll &Hyde,James Joyce's The Dead,The Full Monty,Dinner at Eight,Billy Elliot,as well as the Actor's Fund Broadway concerts of Dreamgirls and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. She has sung on concert stages around the world and on numerous recordings.
Christiane Noll is an American actress and singer known for her work in musicals and on the concert stage. She originated the role of Emma Carew in Frank Wildhorn's Jekyll &Hyde,and had roles in Urinetown,Ragtime,and Dear Evan Hansen.
Lauren Kennedy is an American actress and singer who has performed numerous times on Broadway. She is now the producing artistic director of Theatre Raleigh in her home state of North Carolina.
Coleen Sexton is an American stage actress who made her Broadway debut at age 20 in Frank Wildhorn and Leslie Bricusse's Jekyll &Hyde in 2000. She portrayed the starring role of Lucy Harris in the Broadway production,as an understudy from 1999,and took over the role from Luba Mason in January 2000. She can be seen on the DVD of the show starring Andrea Rivette as Emma Carew and David Hasselhoff in the title role. Before making her debut in Jekyll &Hyde,Sexton was a singer/performer in a Germany-based band called 5NY.
Wonderland,formerly called Wonderland:Alice's New Musical Adventure or Wonderland:A New Alice,is a musical play with a book by Jack Murphy and Gregory Boyd,lyrics by Murphy,and music by Frank Wildhorn. The story,a contemporary version of the novels Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass (1871) by Lewis Carroll,is set in New York City and focuses on writer Alice Cornwinkle and her 10-year-old daughter Chloe.
Katherine Baldwin is an American singer and actress known for her work in musical theater. She received a Tony Award nomination for her work in the 2009 Broadway revival of Finian's Rainbow. She also co-starred opposite Bette Midler,David Hyde Pierce,and Gavin Creel in the Broadway revival of Hello,Dolly!,for which she received Tony,Drama Desk,and Outer Critics Circle award nominations for her work as the saucy millineress Irene Molloy. Baldwin continued with the production until it closed in August 2018.
Nikki Snelson is an American actress,who works mainly in stage musicals.
Teal Wicks is an American singer and stage actress,who is best known for her performances as Elphaba in the Broadway,San Francisco,and Los Angeles productions of the musical Wicked and as Mary Barrie in the musical Finding Neverland.
Jason Howland is a musical theatre composer,playwright,conductor,music director,and producer. In 2015,he won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album for his work producing the cast recording of Beautiful:The Carole King Musical. He also wrote the music for the Broadway musical Little Women. He was a producer on the 2023 musical Shucked,for which he earned nominations for the Tony Award for Best Orchestrations,Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations,and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.
Ogunquit Playhouse is a regional theater on 10 Main Street in Ogunquit,Maine. Ogunquit Playhouse is one of the last remaining summer theaters from the Summer Stock which still produces musical theatre. The Playhouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a National Level of Significance "in consideration of the significant contributions made by its founder Walter J. Hartwig and the Playhouse to Performing Arts Education throughout the nation."
Rebecca Spencer is an American singer and actress,known for her roles in musicals and cabaret productions. Over the course of her career,Spencer has performed principal roles in over 50 opera,national tour,regional and Off-Broadway productions,including co-starring in Hollywood Bowl's 2019 production of Into the Woods. She created the role of Lisa Carew in the world premiere of Frank Wildhorn's Jekyll and Hyde at the Alley Theatre,opposite Linda Eder and Chuck Wagner,and premiered the role of Madame Giry in the $35 million production of Phantom - The Las Vegas Spectacular,under the direction of Harold Prince.
Fun Home is a musical theatre adaptation of Alison Bechdel's 2006 graphic memoir of the same name,with music by Jeanine Tesori,and book and lyrics by Lisa Kron. The story concerns Bechdel's discovery of her own lesbian sexuality,her relationship with her closeted gay father,and her attempts to unlock the mysteries surrounding his life. It is told in a series of non-linear vignettes connected by narration provided by the adult Alison character.
Maltz Jupiter Theatre is an American not-for-profit,professional theatre located in Jupiter,Florida,United States.
Carolyn Jane Maitland,known professionally as Carolyn Maitland,is a British actress,West End singer and performer best known for playing Marian Halcolme in The Woman in White at the Charing Cross Theatre in London,directed by Thom Southerland. Maitland is also known for playing Grace Farrell in the 2019 tour of Annie and Molly Jensen in Ghost,opposite Andy Moss as Sam,on the 2016 national tour.
