Alive Jekyll and Hyde

Alive and Alive reprise from Jekyll and Hyde the Musical starring David Hasselhoff

[@danielwisniewski4005]

I will say this much about Hasselhoff: the man is definitely trying. He's not giving a phoned-in performance. He throwing in all of his effort, doing everything he can with a role that is very challenging even for veteran Broadway actors. So, props Dave. Thank you for not phoning it in like a lot of other stunt casting choices. Thank you for not giving up.

[@ghostewriter]

Ok, not half bad. He's trying, that's what counts. I feel Anthony Warlow still holds the title of best versions of these songs, but Mr. H isn't too bad.

[@andy_bomb4639]

He's not Anthony Warlow but his singing was still on fleek. And his acting of course is flawless. He's committing to this role. I mean how many other broadway actors are willing to beat an old man with a stick and set him on fire?

[@Omnimodus]

David's version was the first I saw / heard of this musical. So perhaps I'm a bit biased, but I really enjoyed his performance ...AND singing. I think he did a good job considering his background.

[@jackmoody5174]

I don't care what anyone says, the Hoff rocked that reprise

[@phantomtrickers2152]

right he did it good

[@XJIcequeen]

Jack Moody agreed

[@TheBiohazardKick]

Yes he did do amazing, true he's not a professional singer but it's still rather descent. So yes he did grate.

[@Gigas0101]

When hasslehoff threw the fireball I actually fell out of my chair in shock. I have the same general consensus as a lot of people. If this wasn't a musical it would've been incredible. Hasslehoff didn't do quite so well with the songs, but his acting was top notch.

[@gaunterodimmmastermirrors72]

*dances in the moonlight to this song* I just...feel so alive!

[@PrincessJinx100]

He wasn't the best Jekyll, but his Hyde made me shiver!

[@thereefshark]

Just by the soundtrack album I think Anthony Warlow's amazing Jekyll/Hyde would melt the cameras if they had tried to get him captured on film

[@Annette1m]

This song gives me goosebumps. The good kind.

[@TropicalTopaz]

In rehersal today we did this song, it was totally awesome! Despite the fact of tearing a hold in my pants whilst sensully crawing across the stage :P

[@nintendo336]

This was great, spectacular.

[@2010Wilde]

WhHhHhHhHaAaAaAaAt is this feeling of power and drive...

[@andy_bomb4639]

The Hoff rocked this role

[@bettyottman1718]

Song makes you feel like being possessed.

[@Sing4ever9]

My God, the reprise to "Alive" is EPIC!

[@trionabyrne217]

David's a good singer

[@XJIcequeen]

It's so impressive

[@EYDstudios]

2:24 Bring on the nightmares.... :o

[@alexhart9267]

This is better than the video with lyrics!

[@jackdavenportsbaby11]

this has gotta be the best song in the whole play

[@Donteatacowman]

I think he did the song a lot better than some versions, or at the least the musical director/composer/w/e set it up better. The murder scenes though... are kinda... lacking. Though I suppose considering the actors' age, they couldn't really be smacking them around.

[@angeleyez101]

i feel lke out of him doing this show, this is BY FAR the best part he does

[@Mygirlfriendisfat]

he may not have the best voice ( I think it is pretty good for this part) but his acting is very VERY good. So he makes up for it

[@XJIcequeen]

The first part and its reprise. Impressive

[@carriewhite410]

@thepoptartprincess If you haven't seen the George Hearn/Angela Lansbury version of Sweeney Todd, you're definately missing out. That's the tour version, it was recorded on dvd. The original cast features Len Cariou/Angela Lansbury, and it's just as good. When people say "Oh, yeah, I've seen Sweeney Todd!" i immediately ask "What version?" because if you've ONLY seen the Burton version, you're sincerely missing out on how great the musical can be.

[@schwakyl000]

HAHA... HE LIT HIS ASS ON FIRE (Literally!)!!!

[@carriewhite410]

I admit to knowing that Hasselhoff is not a singer by nature, but i have to acknowledge that the way he sings this is not...evil enough? It seems the same all the way through. If you think of Robert's version (obc), he has so many changes in his tone, the way he sings it, that you are instantly intimidated by his Hyde. With David is just seems it's not dark enough when he's singing. When he's acting, it's there.

[@RosesNightengales]

@Mygirlfriendisfat I agree. Hasselhoff was my first viewing of Jekyll/Hyde on DVD. and I agree, David's Hyde was amazing. No dbout.

[@stickzrockerondrums]

You know what MrJokerfan01, i can get along very well with you. I totally agree

[@thereefshark]

Note to camera operators and the editor of this production: in a play when someone is pretending to hit someone don't show it from an angle where it's clear he isn't coming close to actually striking the person

[@thepoptartprincess]

@thepoptartprincess EDIT: Actually, Terrence Mann did Jekyll/Hyde in the workshop before it went to Broadway. Cool!

[@BehindTheProscenium]

I wouldn't mind David Hasselhoff at all, if only his vibrato didn't sound like he was warbling! But, look who's talking, I couldn't do half the things he does in this show, though I wish I could!

[@carriewhite410]

@thepoptartprincess About the Sweeney Todd thing...I agree with you 100000%!! The original cast had SO much feeling, whereas the Burton version I believe was made mostly for look and not actual performance.

[@thepoptartprincess]

As stated in my previous comment, if you want to hear almost impeccable singing technique, listen to the way Julie Andrews sings in MY FAIR LADY. (I Could Have Danced All Night or Without You) Mr. Hasselhoff sings on his diphthongs, so he's singing Alaiiiiiive rather than Alaaaaive. It's hard to explain with only typing, but the word Alive has two vowel sounds, a and i, forming a diphthong. A is the open vowel, while I is the closed one. Try singing Ahh, then try singing Eee. Which is easier?

[@dethe8ter]

@JxL483 Yes he may not be a trained singer but IMO he is the best one I mean Cuccioli's voice is amazing but his acting seems a little minimal for me but all things considered I think Hoff did amazing .

[@thereefshark]

2:24 doesn't his expression look like the Ark of the Covenant is about to explode his head?

[@hickorydickoryproductions4165]

Good god it does!

[@Dancelover91]

@MrJokerfan01 u r not the first 1, i think he was amazing, i love him!!!!

[@hugh0221]

And someone who can do a decent job for the accent. Jekyll's Brit, you know.

[@MasqueLeNuit]

@MrJokerfan01 You're not the only one. There are some parts that should've been better singing wise, but he didn't do so bad at all with the acting. I love how he gets into it. His Hyde is pretty good (loved his Alive reprise when he stalks toward the Bishop). He just.. doesn't have the look for Jekyll, though. Too..beefy? lol

[@BehindTheProscenium]

1:48 to the end = EPIC

[@Greghall]

The screaming helps him out a bit when he can't belt that high A. Haha, the Hoff is okay

[@kayin72]

@MrJokerfan01 i own the dvd, i think he did a prett ygood job. only knitpicking i can do is his voice vibrates a bit too much, but thats probably just his way for hitting notes, on the whole i loved it

[@CancerousPiesRTasty]

david hasselhoff,nick jonas and gerard butler always sneak into my favorite musicals and then they aren't that great :(

[@SpookGod]

I really wish there was an explanation for the buttgrab at 0:27. =P This is one of my favorite songs from this musical though.

[@Wingedskywolf]

I have this movie and i think hes good well to me he is. This may sond funny to u ppl but i dont realy belife in the best voice in the world i dont even think i have a grate voise and its his first time so dont have a favit (i stink at spelling so for give me) i dont have 1.

[@SpookGod]

@thepoptartprincess Apologies for the doublepost, not sure why it happened. Anyway, I didn't know it was his first Broadway performance. He did well for a difficult role though, I would've personally given it to someone better at it (Johnny Depp, in my opinion, could've pulled it off well).

[@and-allthat-jazz]

any idea where I could find karaoke to this?

[@macrent2]

1:27 Jekyll and Hyde walk...

[@Doomitume]

@Mygirlfriendisfat I love his voice, his acting gets a little shakey like in the end/Wedding part. But his voice is great especially in parts of Alive Reprise/this one and Dangerous game.

[@victormeyers1860]

The bishop is easily the best actor on set. He syncs so well with the fall of that hammer

[@thereefshark]

Why couldn't we have gotten a DVD of Anthony Warlow in the role? Warlow is the best

[@thepoptartprincess]

@carriewhite410 Oh yes, I've seen it loads of times. My poor DVD's really worn out. :) I wish they could have gotten Len Cariou on tape... but Angela Lansbury is the cutest thing ever! She reminds me of my drama teacher but.... eviller.

[@Harleylover14]

What animal is atop his cane?

[@Greghall]

@MariusDorrell This isn't Facebook.

[@SpookGod]

@MrJokerfan01 No, it's not bad. It's unique the way they did it though. I loved his Hyde. It's kinda freaky.

[@tavymcsavy]

I'm singing starting from 1:30 for an audition!

[@Skully081]

Hi, I'm new to this musical but I was wondering why does Hyde say to Lucy that she'll 'Pay'? What did she do? I haven't seen the musical so could someone let me know?

[@mskirazz12]

is it wierd to say he was better devil's carnival 2???

[@okoenig.3424]

That movie is a jam

[@calmspace]

@JavertRA I saw marti pellow yesterday too and i was so dissapointed by confrontation, Adding computer graphics wtf

[@ProfessorStuDDS]

David may suck at singing, but he probably has the best control over the lyrics 1:39-1:48. Yes, I said it, David's good for this something in this show besides murdering people and his physical take on the characters.

[@MariusDorrell]

@GregVlog Well done for pointing that out.......:L :P

[@thepoptartprincess]

@McCoy196 I don't know much about Cuccioli's performance, I've only heard him on the soundtrack, so I'll take your word that his acting was bad. I could understand Hasselhoff, but that's if I'm really focusing on each word sung, which isn't really the idea. And Hasselhoff is an okay actor... I'm just not a fan. I feel that he just wasn't a great choice for the role. It was his first Broadway show, and I think that the (difficult!) role should probably have gone to a more seasoned thespian.

[@Harleylover14]

you're probably right

[@thepoptartprincess]

@McCoy196 Didn't he say that at the end of the DVD? After he does that "Didja like it?" (which made me want to vomit). And this isn't slighting Johnny Depp, but I really hated his performance in Sweeney Todd. I mean, maybe it was Burton's fault, but everyone sounded detached and about ready to fall asleep compared to the original Broadway cast. So I can only imagine what he would be like onstage. In my opinion, Terrence Mann, had he been younger, could have been an excellent Jekyll/Hyde.

[@SpookGod]

@thepoptartprincess Hasselhoff did good with the acting. He didn't do very good with the singing though, he's often way too hard to understand. At times I can understand what he's saying, but more often than not I needed lyrics in front of me to understand what he was singing. Cuccioli's performance was bad, in my opinion, I didn't like him, I've only heard Warlow's singing, but I liked it. I think if Hasselhoff could sing as well as Warlow, that'd be one heck of a performance.

[@RussellBakerFilms]

@Mygirlfriendisfat I agree

[@SpookGod]

@JekyllsFacade It could've been a lot better. I do like his Hyde, though first impression of his Hyde, as you said, isn't very good. I mean, for being what seems to be pure evil, he does only stare at his hands. Not to mention he's very difficult to understand when he sings. The other two pet peeves- back to the audience, and where did the fire come from? Did he utter an incantation for fire to pop up out of nowhere or what? Haha. =P

[@newyearsgang]

i mean, i like it i guess

[@JavertRA]

I saw the tour with Marti Pellow and the only bit that disappointed me was this song because I thought the Hoff had done it better here.

[@xTEAMxEDWARDx19]

i didn't like the way he did the part of the song starting at 1:40, it's such an epic part, and i think he rushes it. but it was good.

[@angeleyez101]

hahahahahahhahahahahahah

[@bestchannelintheworld]

Hi! Does anybody has a video of Bach doing Jekyll&Hyde? I'd like to check it out and see if he's that terrible!

[@HallowsEndFilms]

He needed more power in voice and actions, this is a song of rebirth( an exhilaration created from the discovery of his evil nature), Hoff could have pulled it off, it wasnt all his fault it was bad, partially the director

[@XACHERONX]

actaully the only thing i dont like about hassel hoffs is the vibrato in his voice, but thats nothing really. Besides its not an easy task to play this part. He isnt the best, but he did well.

[@patmjr22]

...why did they ever do this

[@Greghall]

@TheodoraEtc HI! haha. I really think we do these songs way better..!

[@Poptartza]

I agree Hoff is not the best at all but Sebastian bach hyde trying to make it all throaty it killed it

[@thepoptartprincess]

@carriewhite410 I sincerely hope you're right, because those performances were... ugh. I mean, they did so much serious miscasting.... Mrs. Lovett's supposed to be this dumpy 40 something woman, and Helena Bonham Carter is... not. At all... And Sweeney's hair.... I was expecting it to rear up and attack, revealing itself to be a skunk. The little boy who played Toby even looked smart, which goes against Toby's character.... I could go on all day about this movie, so I better shut up now. xD

[@picklez26]

We're doing this show at my school, the guy playing Jekyll and Hyde is seriously good. I'm probably just biased because he was the first I saw doing this song, but I reckon he's better than this guy. That's just me though.

[@EYDstudios]

Go fake fighting. ;)

[@CapSkip145]

I only liked this version because I was laughing so much that i felt alive. LMAO :-)

[@TheEDBShow]

he was ok in singing exellent in acting ..he should just stick to tv

[@thepoptartprincess]

The yell/note thing at the beginning is better than Robert Cuccioli's, and that's the only good thing. What I really hate about David Hasselhoff's performance is his actual singing technique. It's not his voice, but the way he sings it. He chops up his words and spits them out (Ed-ward-Hyde!), pronounces his American R so much that it cuts off his note (Lust like a raging desiRe), and he often sings on consonants rather than vowels (see above), and he pronounces diphthongs as he sings. (AlaIve)

[@xTEAMxEDWARDx19]

david, it's called tempo.

[@Luvdogs91197]

Hasslehoff is a good actor but, they should have castes someone with a more powerful voice. @Emma Walsh

[@TarBreehan]

hasselhoffs hyde is soooo much better then his jekyll

[@villanueva41]

I like his acting... but his singing could use a bit of work.

[@Mygirlfriendisfat]

@buckeyebabe14 A religious man that went corrupt for money. So he calls him a hypocrite. Explains itself.

[@crapfarmer33]

It's not THAT bad =\

[@buckeyebabe14]

"Hypocrite. Hypocrite. Hypocrite." Ugh, bland. Unless there was a purpose for him saying it like that?

[@yeethittter1285]

Yucky

[@Mygirlfriendisfat]

Anthony Warlow...best Jekyll and Hyde ever...if you disagree, go to hell.

[@ScarilyOlivia]

wow so weak with the actions kinda sad ='[

[@MadHatter42]

Meh, this version kinda sucks. Now Rob Evan, THAT guy new how to do the voodoo tht Hyde do.

[@Albertojosemusic]

The last note, the A on the Reprise, is fantastic until he cracks, his placement is dead on, sounds like a completely different singer...the rest is pretty horrible

[@mimirent94]

The Jekyll/Hyde in our school version is sooo much more awesome than this XDD

[@crapfarmer33]

your wrong

[@curuthalion_]

Oh.... my.... Stop...Please. my ears.... I'm dying. Stop it, David. I guess I'm spoiled with Anthony Warlows voice, but come on. That was horrible. Fine. maybe he's trying, but nope... Anthony's version is truly the best. Well I'll give Hasselhoff that. He's trying hard and his acting is not bad. Combined with Anthony's voice it would be awesome.

[@UmmOopsy]

Hoff tried

[@UmmOopsy]

which I have to say good job

[@curuthalion_]

He most certainly tried! Jekyll and Hyde is a hella hard role to play! I give him credit for trying, but the result is still - meh

[@shademaster24601]

Really, all this guy did was talk sing.

[@blithium]

Hasselhoff's singing is absolutely horrid. But his acting is pretty good.

[@JasonHammond]

This is an abomination.