Critical Reaction

Critical Reaction

"Full of humor, astute true-to-life situations, snappy contemporary music, and a message that grabs but doesn't bludgeon. ...A riveting work, a creative means of changing attitudes."
– The Chicago Tribune

"Jekyll and Hyde demonstrates an unusually high degree of workmanship for a show aimed at children (in this case between 10 and 17 years). The book deftly negotiates the tricky transposition of the story from late-19th-century London to a high school in contemporary Cleveland. From the opening number, in which Henry longingly envisions the liberation of 'a very different me,' Mr. Skloff's pop-rock music echoes Andrew Lloyd Webber, scaled-down and Americanized for the occasion. ...Succeeds admirably in maintaining the precarious balance between being fun and conveying its warning against the pitfalls of quick chemical fixes."
– The New York Times

"Broadway-caliber songs from the play's stellar creative team."
– The Topeka Capital-Journal

"A superb contemporary musical. ...Jekyll and Hyde uses humor, music, witty dialogue and familiar situations to help teens see the dangers of substance abuse."
– St. Petersburg Times