By Chung Ah-young
Staff Reporter
Broadway musical ``Jekyll and Hyde'' is coming to town for the first time with its star-filled cast, including internationally renowned singer and performer Brad Little.
The musical will be staged at Sejong Center for the Performing Arts from Aug. 28 to Sept. 20. It is based on the novel, "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' by Robert Louis Stevenson, with music composed by Frank Wildhorn, and lyrics written by Leslie Bricusse.
The show was first staged in Seoul as the Korean licensed version in 2004, and has since drawn more than 300,000 viewers, with the lead role played by the enormously popular actor Cho Seung-woo.
Musical heartthrob Brad Little, who is most famous for his portrayals of Jekyll in "Jekyll and Hyde'' and the Phantom in "The Phantom of the Opera,'' will join the performance.
Little is an American musical theatre actor who has appeared in a number of Broadway and touring productions. In 1994, Little joined the cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber's ``The Phantom of the Opera'' as Raoul. In 1996, he joined the musical's national tour in the title role of the Phantom.
Little has a wide fan base in Korea after his Seoul performance of ``The Phantom of the Opera'' in 2004, and held a concert in 2006 in response to the fierce popularity of Korean fans.
Jo-Anne Robinson, choreographer and director most known for ``Cats,'' will also take part in the show in a bid to bring new light to the musical. She will use flying technology for dynamic and spectacular movements that have never been shown before and portray gloomy London in 1885.
ShowFac, the musical company, said that in the scene for the number, ``A New Life,'' when Lucy sits on her bed, she is lifted into the air and sings about her future without expecting anything to happen.
"It will be the cream of the crop in the show, along with the confrontation scene of `Jekyll and Hyde,''' the company said in a press release.
The show is known for its catchy musical numbers such as ``Once Upon A Dream,'' ``Someone Like You,'' ``This Is The Moment'' and ``In His Eyes.''
The Seoul performance is the first destination for its tour of seven countries, including China, Singapore and Australia.
Tickets cost from 22,000 to 140,000 won. For more information, call 1588-5212.