So we meet again, little
snarklings.
As promised, this week,
I’ll be diving into Gothic shows. As I stated before, this is a part of
a four week-long series in where I am diving into Gothic films, tunes, books
and live shows.
Before I start, I feel
as though it is only fair for me to point out that the only show I’ve seen that
can even be called “Gothic” is Jekyll and Hyde starring Constantine Moralis and
Deborah Cox. And that wasn’t even a Victorian Gothic show, like I expected for
it to be- whoa no, there was hard rock ’n roll music going on full blast. To
this very day, I swear the music did more damage to my hearing than anything
else.
“A few months ago, I saw the rock and roll musical, Jekyll and Hyde starring Constantine Maroulis as (both) title roles and Deborah Cox as Lucy Harris, the stripper who Hyde takes a fancy to. The show which was performed at the San Diego Civic Theater, was a disappointment.
First
off, the music was more rock and roll then classical, which was what I was
expecting, with the show taking place in Victorian England. And speaking of out
of place, the scenery was also modern, which threw me off a lot. I was
thinking, “OK, so what year does this show take place in again?” Another point
that I hated was that Maroulis had a serious case of what I call “hair wall”
whenever he was Hyde. I did admire the fact that he was able to transition
in-between the two characters without a hitch, but still… And my other
observation was when he was Jekyll, he voice was soft and gentle and while he
was Hyde, his voice was cold and cruel, which was one of the few things that I
appreciated about the show. Another thing that I wanted to know was if his throat
hurt from switching from voice to voice.
The
show was dark and very gothic, something that I enjoyed tremendously (seeing as
how I am a GothGirl myself), but there were parts that were TOO scary for my own liking. For
example, when Hyde first immerges from Jekyll, I couldn’t tear my eyes from the
terrifying sight before me. Maroulis had attached several tubes to himself and
was twitching and screaming as his “experimental fluids” entered his body.
Hearing him shouting was enough to make me want to cover my ears and hide my
face, but I didn’t want to miss out on what would happen next.
I
would also would’ve liked to have seen further development of the Board of
Governors; it seemed to me that they appeared in small cameos that told the
audience briefly who they were before having Hyde kill them off.
All
in all, this was an interesting show to see, but I will not go to this show
again, with all the confusing modern sets and hard rock and roll music. The
sets and music were also a huge distraction for me. They seemed to clash with
the Victorian feel of the musical. The only reason why I would go see this show
would have to be if they get all the technological modern difficulties settled
out.”
So as all my lovely
little snarklings can see, I can be exceptionally harsh when it comes to the
theater. (Fun Fact Alert- I am majoring in musical theater!!!) I know what I
like and what I don’t like.
And true to say that
there really aren’t that many Gothic theater plays and musicals out there, but
I would really love to see a mucisal about Dracula or based on The Crow
franchise. That would be wickedly amazing…
Anyway, what I’m trying
to say is that Jekyll and Hyde was
the only Gothic styled show that I had ever seen. So sorry to disappoint my
lovely loyal readers.
Until we meet again. In
next week’s post, I shall be going over Gothic tunes.
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