Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
By Andrew Andrews
It’s great fun to walk into a situation with low expectations and walk out pleasantly surprised.
Honestly, Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of
So why not make fun of such a preposterous story? Or at least,
Blanket Fort Entertainment’s
With Burt Grinstead as Jekyll & Hyde, and Anna Stromberg as everyone else, this comical revision features wordplay, slapstick and
Particularly noteworthy is the introduction of a love
On (and spilling off of) a set designed like a curiosity cabinet built of all-black Tetris blocks, with lighting by Matt Richter & Adam Martin that sets the mood through primary colors and a shadow-puppety backdrop, Stromberg and Grinstead engage and entertain the audience through rapid costume changes, melodramatic dialogue and
Check it out, then come back and tell us what you thought of this theatrical couple’s
Whether you enjoy the “monkeying around”
Andrew Andrews attended Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde at SoHo Playhouse Main Stage in Manhattan on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 @ 7:00pm to write this review.