Broadway is Expensive. Times Square is a pain to walk through. Intermission isn't enough time to scarf down that $12 Watered-Down-Mojito which you can't bring to your seat. And that jerk in front of you is going to give a standing ovation to a reading of the telephone book. Why bother? We give you each of your (not so)
favorite Broadway shows, ten minutes at a time.

IRON CHEF JEKYLL!

By Gil on Wednesday, Oct 3, 2007

Here's some interesting tidbits I recently learned:

Frank Wildhorn's Jekyll and Hyde is finishing a 7+ year run in Japan (see the third question)
In Japan, the dual role of Jekyll/Hyde is played by Takeshi Kaga [wikipedia entry].
He is also known as "Chairman" Kaga, AKA this guy:
In Japan, our beloved Chairman played the role of Jesus in "Jesus Christ Superstar", Tony in "West Side Story", the first to play the roles in both Japanese productions.
He also was Jean Valjean in the Japanese "Les Miserables":
If you watch the end of the Les Mis 10th Anniversary video, he's the Jean Valjean representing Japan.
Skip to 2:14, and watch for the end of his line where he sheepishly looks up:
And to all of you who said I'd never be able to combine my love for Iron Chef with my love for Theatre: HA HA!

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