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The Musicals of Frank Wildhorn 2.0

This, to the best of my knowledge, is all of the musicals composed by Frank Wildhorn: "Jekyll & Hyde" with book and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse conceived for the stage by Steve Cuden and Frank Wildhorn based on the novella by Robert Louis Stevenson. It was first produced at the Alley Theatre in Houston, May 1990. The Broadway production opened at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (formerly the Plymouth) in April 1997. Check out "The Complete Work" album with Linda Eder and Australia's Anthony Warlow. This is followed by "Svengali" with lyrics by John Bettis, Gregory Boyd and Frank Wildhorn, book by Gregory Boyd based on "Trilby" by George du Maurier. It was produced at the Alley Theatre in April 1991 and the Asolo Theatre in Florida the same year. No recording has been made, but a few of the demos are on Linda Eder's 2003 compilation "Storybook". Listen to "Vole Mon Ange", Trilby's aria in the second act. Frank compl