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Evan & Shindle Star in Jekyll & Hyde Concert Tour, Beginning Sept. 10

By: Sep. 02, 2005
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"Jekkies" across the country will once again be able to catch Frank Wildhorn's gothic thriller musical when Jekyll & Hyde--The Concert embarks on a national tour on September 10th. Starring Robert Evan, Kate Shindle and Brandi Burkhardt, it will wrap up in May of 2006.

"The music tells the story in Jekyll & Hyde - The Concert. The powerful and romantic pop score is brought to life by the talents of three of the stage's brightest stars, a pulse-pounding orchestra and six-piece rhythm section. The concert version of Jekyll & Hyde has been adapted by composer Wildhorn and lyricist/bookwriter Leslie Bricusse and includes material from throughout the twenty-year development of the show. It is directed by Gregory Boyd. This is more than a concert, it is an event," state production notes. Jekyll & Hyde - The Concert was first seen in tryout productions at the Lenape Regional Performing Arts Center in Marlton, NJ, and then the Mohegan Sun Casino  in Uncasville, CT.

Evan (Les Miserables, Dance of the Vampires, Little Shop of Horrors) will take on the title roles of the dignified, humane doctor and the base, murderous monster who resides within him. Burkhardt, a former Miss New York, has been cast as his pure-hearted fiancee Emma and Kate Shindle (Cabaret, Jekyll & Hyde on Broadway, a former Miss America) will play the seductive and ill-fated Lucy. The tour will kick off on September 10th at the Alys Stephens Center in Birmingham, AL. The rest of the tour itinerary is as follows:

Birmingham, AL, Alys Stephens Center, 10 September 2005
Orono, ME, Maine Center For The Arts, 9 October 2005
Las Vegas, NV, Artemus Ham Concert Hall, 22 October 2005
Cincinnati, OH, Cincinnati Music Hall, 28 - 30 October 2005
Coral Springs, FL, Coral Springs Center for the Arts, 10 - 11 January 2006
Melbourne, FL, King Center for the Performing Arts, 13 January 2006
Avon Park, FL, South Florida Community College, 14 January 2006
Boise, ID, Morrison Center, 21 January 2006
Morristown, NJ, Community Theatre, 27 January 2006
Atlanta, GA, Woodruff Arts Center, 24 - 25 February 2006
Charlottesville, VA, Paramount Theatre, 3 March 2006
Easton, PA, State Theatre, 7 May 2006

Jekyll & Hyde opened at the Plymouth Theatre on April 28th, 1997, and ran for 1,543 performances; it closed on January 7th, 2001.  Directed by Robin Phillips, it starred Robert Cuccioli, Linda Eder and Christiane Noll.

For more information on the tour of Jekyll & Hyde--The Concert, visit the following link.





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