Musical version of the story in which Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.
Acting
Kirk Douglas commits to both roles with terrifying earnestness.
Direction
David Winters stages murders like fever-dream dance numbers.
Costume
Hyde's green greasepaint and fur coat are pure 70s excess.

Director
David Winters
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kirk Douglas bought the rights himself after seeing a stage version, determined to star at 56 despite being twice the typical Jekyll age.
This flopped so hard it killed the Jekyll & Hyde musical trend for two decades until the 1997 Wildhorn revival.
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