Frank Wildhorn and Leslie Bricusse’s musical Jekyll & Hyde celebrated its 20th Year on stage in Japan with the Composer and his wife Takako (also known as the star Yoka Wao) on hand at the Tokyo International Forum for the first performance of the latest run which also tours in Aichi, Yamagata, Osaka and more this Spring.

The beloved musical which premiered on Broadway in 1997 features the classics “This Is The Moment”, “”Someone Like You”, “Alive”, “In His Eyes”, “A New Life”, “Dangerous Game” and “Sympathy, Tenderness”. A compilation of songs from the current Japanese cast can be seen here:

More about Jekyll at 20 in Japan:

Music: Frank Wildhorn

Book & Lyrics: Leslie Bricusse

Director: Kazuya Yamada

Script for staged shows / lines (Japan): Tetsuro Takahira

Henry Jekyll/Edward Hyde: Kanji Ishimaru/Hayato Kakizawa

Lucy Harris: Rena Sasamoto/Kiho Masaya 

Emma Carew: Dream Ami/Reika Sakurai 

Utterson: Kazutaka Ishii/Kazuya Kamikawa

Simon Stride: Hiroshi Hatanaka

Butler: Oath Sato 

Lord Danvers: Hideo Kurihara

Presented by: HORIPRO STAGE and TOHO 

Official website for more:

https://horipro-stage.jp/stage/jekyllandhyde2023/

Fun fact: There are 2 Original Cast Recordings of Jekyll & Hyde released in Japanese (2003 and 2016)