I really like how Hasselhoff makes it look like Jekyll is actually fighting out from inside himself. It just makes it feel like there is really a war between the two personalities within him. Also... "I'll see you there, Jekyll!"
You can tell that David didn’t think they were going to go that fast… that’s why in the middle there were some words that got missed due to not being able fit all of them into the tempo… he is AMAZING for sticking through this number and staying in character, and not messing up. If I were him after the show, I would’ve slapped the music director for speeding up the hardest song in the whole musical😂
You’ve hit the nail on the head in identifying what I believe is the single biggest failing in David’s performance in this song and others, especially The Moment, and that is his PACING which is seriously flawed! He literally RACES through numerous points to the point it seems he can’t wait to get to the end and it’s INCREDIBLY Distracting from the emotion he tries so hard to convey! Perhaps it’s because the limits of his vocal range and particularly STAMINA struggle to match the demands of these powerhouse songs and the valiant effort David put into his performance. He deserves Respect.
I just noticed that towards the end David was using his Jekyll voice for some of Hyde's words and Hyde's voice for some of the Jekyll lines. That's a really good detail considering the fact that right after the song ends Jekyll returns to being his usual self, which is both good and evil, so it shows that the antidote created by Jekyll is actually working.
@@ninjaclaw1able I don't think this was the case... The thing is, the final sentences are reauired to be sang in operatic way which means using 'belly' voice instead of throat. It is inevitable that thd two voices had the become more similar if he had to produce a really powerful voices at the right tones. The earlier parts sound more different because he used more of melorecitation and the air pressure done by lungs wasn't so big so he could alter the voice more using his mouth, without looking funny.
Y’all can say what you want about his singing: Hasselhoff ATE this role up! His switch in character, the realistic ness of fighting himself inside out is beautiful. Even with missed words it shows how we often fight ourselves mentally. Honestly wish I could’ve been coherent and old enough to see this live. Like damn- even the way his voice changes singing as Hyde vs. Jekyll is BONKERS IN A BEAUTIFUL WAY!
His singing is perfect. Also the acting and everything is so impressive. I do not understand people who say bad stuff about his singing. - music school graduate
I completely agree with you that he gave this song, which is extremely difficult to sing, EVERYTHING within him and deserves enormous credit for taking such a risk. It would be less than honest not to acknowledge that David’s limited vocal range and stamina struggled to achieve the heights some others have but he deserves a lot of credit and respect for putting it all on the line. It took courage and heart
@@yourmother6234I agree I love his singing style I looked at the comments and was shocked to see that people said he sucked?? Maybe I’m not listening to the same person?
I'm not gonna comment on David's singing because it seems everyone has so far. What pretty much no one has mentioned is how well he portrays Jekyll fighting with Hyde. I mean ya gotta admit he got that down pat.
Yes the switching the lights added a great effect, like they do in every other production of Jekyll and Hyde. I'm not sure why you are bring the production into an argument about someone's performance because thats irrelevant.
@@cartuchonovo2470 >Admits that both characters sound about the same >"I-it's really good guys! Trust me!" >"He, uhm, well he did his best after all" 🤔
Even though David isn’t my all time favorite Jekyll and Hyde, his portrayal of this song definitely is my favorite. He looks like a man fighting from the inside out and Hyde looks like he is physically/emotionally breaking Jekyll. A lot of the times, although the other actors have better voices, they just look like one actor with two characters. I don’t feel the pain Jekyll should be having. This song should embody an extreme anxiety attack, and I don’t feel it with the others. Playing two different people is not the same as playing two different mindsets. Playing two different people is playing two different personalities. Playing two different mindsets is playing two different areas in the brain to express anger or pain or happiness. It’s the emotions, the mental states. Jekyll and Hyde aren’t supposed to be just two men, Jekyll is being emotionally drained and in pain and trying to use his last bit of strength, while Hyde is taking complete control and screaming and satanic.
Than you for that explanation, I could never properly put it into words like you did. I agree this song portrayal is one of my favorites and you can see the fight
Speaking as someone with Multiple personality disorder, this song, this portrayal, and this description are all perfect portrayals of how I personally feel about my condition.
I genuinely like how fast his version of this is, it feels like the stakes are higher, it shows just how afraid and desperate Jekyll is for control of his life back.
Not yall commenting on his singing like you could do better than him in a probably EXHAUSTING performance. Switching characters completely in a split second? Thats talent. The obvious switch and difference in character is AMAZING. I’d like to see yall do that 8 times a week.
I'm not going to pretend I'm an expert at classical singing or musical theatre, but I believed every bit of Hasselhoff's performance. It was really, really good!
Some people complain about how fast he goes... Well, his speed makes it all more realistically. I mean, have you ever seen someone speak calmly to the demon who's possessing him?
My feeling the same here. A lot of people keep saying how Warlow is so much better, but for myself though not being a classically trained musician but classical music being my favourite genre and having spent sone years learning classical piano very hard, I feel like Warlow as much as being a great singer, mainly shows off how good singer he is, tk the level of grotesque, while Hasselhoff might have had barely enough skill to sing this, but it was just enough, end his interpretion instead of being grotesque, is a believevable conflict full of desperation and anger, and there is nothing wrong with his singing. Just a solid performance with great acting and without falling into manerism or showing off.
The visual difference was the most stunning. He has mad hair flipping skills! The fact that he can flip all of his hair back that quick without it flying in his face is great!
I love his acting abilities! He creates such a distinct difference in Jekyll and Hyde, not only in appearence, but even in his voice. He truly has the appearence of two characters!!
I will say this, I liked how by the end he had the two of them blending together in song when he'd hold a note and it would go right from Jekyll into Hyde and vise versa! The desperation of being unable to separate them really came through in that aspect!
His voice...so powerful and masculine. Love it! Would never have thought that David Hasselhoff had it in him to portray Jekyll and Hyde so well. Especially as his Broadway debut. It's a very tough role to pull off.
He may not have the best voice, but god damn his enthusiasm is infectious. It feels like he's really having the time of his life on stage and that enthusiasm really goes a long way.
Am I the only one who like everything about this performance including the singing . It’s an emotional scene ,there fighting so the singing will not and should not be perfect . It should be rigid and rough on the edges to give off that effect . He did absolutely amazing
This is insane, the way he can play 2 characters at once and make each seamless, his voice changes just enough to make it to shoe the difference from Jekyll and Hyde, you can feel the inside struggle from the song
Oh and the light,how when he change of character he looks so different,when he moves behind his hair the light makes the effect that there is nothing,and the different light tones,gooooooooooooood,I love this
I've seen several actors portraying this role and he demonstrates the sheer torment his character is going through by transitioning back and forth from Jekyll to Hyde -- definitely among the best of the performances that I've seen.
For those who didnt Hoff's performance because he was "rushing": Try switching between persnalities for one hour and then between two back-to-back for another. See? Its pretty exhausting and you'll forget whose voice is whose every now and then, you'll sing like you're out of breath, out of tempo, and out of melody at some points, especially when you're the main character. This man has years of acting experience and for someone who isn't a pro singer, is damn good at it for trying. Lots of love and kudos to David Hasslehoff! The spongiest man we'll forever know!
Just because someone cant do something doesn't mean they cant critique it. I'm sure you complain about your car or your phone or something in your life that you couldn't make yourself. Same principal. As far as him rushing, and running out of breath he is and he shouldn't have been cast if he couldn't keep its a hard role yes, but there are lots of people who can they just dont have a name that sells tickets.
I feel like hasslehoffs Jekyll/Hyde is portrayed more as an older character, then a younger more evil character, which is why I somewhat enjoy his performance, it gives somewhat uniqueness, showing that Hyde or Evil is old and is growing old inside him. But the Hyde that terrified me more was ultimately Anthony Warlow, it had every aspect as to what Hyde needs, and he transitions well between the two.
My gosh man! I had no idea who this was when I first watched it but now that I know he isn’t really a classical singer this just blew me away! His acting is incredible, and while his vibrato could use a bit of steadying, his voice is still really good! he absolutely blew this out of the park! I can’t even imagine singing between those two roles so well!
He did have a little trouble switching between Jekyll and Hyde’s voices but I think that just added more to the fight for control. It should’ve been more consistent. Another thing I loved was the use of his left hand as Hyde. Left handed people a long time ago was seen as “evil” and associated with the devil (which now we know is dumb). Hyde being left handed or have it be the dominant hand is a small but great detail if you know history of superstitions.
Now imagine this man is considered a joke and a failure to such level even he doesn't take himself seriously. Had his career started from theatre instead of Knight Rider, people would ptobably see hom other way around.
@@piotrmalewski8178 yes! I’m not a hasselhoff fan but a huge musical theater buff and try to spread the word and show people this clip just to give this guy acknowledgment. I’m angry that it was not publicized in a better manner while he was performing this play. And that he was not nominated for a tony
I’m not a fan of Hasselhoff’s performance here; but, if there’s one thing that Hasselhoff absolutely was the best at, it was the transitions between Jekyll and Hyde. Listen to how smooth it is at 2:08 and tell me he isn’t the best at it.
Absolutely! The transitions between Jekyll’s screaming and Hyde’s incredibly haunting operatic performance is literally my favourite part of the whole show and he KILLS IT.
I agree, i think his singing is not as good as others (not horrible mind you) and his hyde is a bit weak, sounding too similar to jekyll- and overall his hyde sounds pretty tame and not very expressive HOWEVER his transition between the 2 is the smoothest I've seen and I personally think his jekyll is also excellent- he sounds exhausted, afraid, yet still argumentative in the face of hyde. Overall not my favorite performance but Hasselhoff nails some very difficult parts of the role so I still very much respect his performance. Personally though I enjoy this song the most for hyde going off the walls and that's the one thing his performance didn't capture as well as some others in my opinion.
So someone said there was no emotion in this? I'm sorry, I don't care if you don't like it but you just can't say there is no emotion? Have you even watched the video?! The singing is definitely not the best, I agree, but he is by far the best J/H for this very bit. I wouldn't say for the whole show, but his confrontation is just the best I've ever seen. (talking youtube, as I haven't had the chance to see it live); just look at the way he is acting, his Hyde is absolutely brilliantly disgusting, his Jekyll is desperate, look at all the details of the performance, the way he plays with his hands, the looks he has! This song is definitely not about showing around your pretty belty voice like Warlow did (as much as I love him), 95% of that song is actually acting, basically I think it's even better if the singing isn't amazing... I mean, Hyde is an evil monster (think about Bill from Oliver!, same thing, no pretty voice needed) and at this very moment, Jekyll is totally desperate, he cannot control anything anymore, think about those moments when you really wanna cry and you try to talk? Your voice trembles. Your emotions change your voice, and not the other way round. Feel free to share why you disagree (gently please) I'd love to have a talk about that
okk im sorry but there are so many mean people in the comments :( yes its not as amazing as anthony warlows performance but jesus give david some bloody credit!!! anthony had it audioed seperately which was easier for him to do the switchs ( i adore anthony more dont get me wrong
I felt this performance tug on my heart more than Rob Evan but both are great. People need to stop comparing and realize both actors are doing their best to bring this role to life.
I actually prefer this version because of how fast paced and difficult it is the way that Hyde seems to be actually forcing his way through is fantastic.
He may not be the greatest singer, and he overdoes the vibrato more often than he should, but as a big Jekyll & Hyde fan I rank this up there as one of the best confrontations. Right at 2:24 the "You'll never be able to separate Jekyll from Hyde" and then in the same breath he lets out that blood curdling scream showing just how much pain this is causing him; incredibly done.
The hardest part about this is the adoption of to completely different personalities into your body and portraying them both equally well. I can only imagine what the rehearsal process was like because this was amazing!
I love this version. I think change of tone was not perfect but contrast between jekyll and hyde was impressive and the contrast gave us perfect visualization of confrontation of jekyll and hyde
I love the use of his hair to make Jekyll and Hyde actually look different. The way he flips his hair over his face and then back around actively makes Jekyll look clean and healthy and Hyde greasy and deranged, especially with the lighting to help further that feeling.
Being about 14 years late, i just wanted to say this, while his voice might not be the best, his performance and the way he's able to not only differentiate between Jekyll and Hyde, but also the ability to show the difficult fight for control is, is a masterpiece, love it.
Muses above I love how his poses for Hyde and Jeckel are like a looming beast standing over its prey. Really gives you the perfect sense of what Hyde truly is
As someone who struggles with split personality disorder in a lot eerily similar ways, this is probably my favorite performance of this song. I do like the tempo and singing of the original, but I really love how he captures the battle between the two personalities outward as well as internally. But what I appreciate that most other performances don’t do, is how they make Hyde not so monstrous, and more sinister and dark but still human-like. It is and has always been Jekyll’s body. Hyde only dwells within his mind. It only makes sense that Hyde would still retain his appearance and likeness. Anyways, yeah. Great performance by Mr. Hasselhoff
This is not just a song, it's acting. I have seen the play and Hoff did very well. Watching re-runs of Knight Rider and Baywatch I didn't think he could act this well. In those shows he posed a lot... Applause.
I think he does such a good job here! I like how it literally is himself (J) fighting with himself (H) - the inner struggle and in/out vocally. I love the simplicity of it with just this lighting, acting and voice. I also like the hair and him ripping his shirt. It’s really good.
i didn't see anyone mentioning this part, when he says "i am you, youre Hyde", he sounds just frustrated, like Hyde is just on the verge of losing it, and the "see you there Jekyll", dude nailed it more so he made it sound like Hyde was trying to convince himself that he will live after Jekyll dies at the end
I like how he says "damn you hyde set me free" instead of "damn you hyde let me be" idk why, I feel like it gives it more dept and more like a fight. And also how it seems like Hyde is snatching jekyll into him.
I had the DVD to this! But it got stolen from me. I've been itching to see this again, it's been so many years since I did. David really put his all into this.
Absolutely amazing! I love the singing,acting,lighting,everything! He was the first portrayal of the character and this musical I’ve seen and it’s by far the best version to me! I have listened to others and for me they are different and not as good as this version !!!
Many have argued his performance was less than stellar, especially when it's compared to Warlow's... yeah, Warlow did his in a recording booth, taking breaks and very obviously doing both parts separately (you can hear them overlap many times); Hoff did it after almost two hours of playing, on the spot, at a faster tempo, acting both parts at lightning speed! Of course it isn't perfect, live performance doesn't have the luxury to be refined in post-production. Honestly, Hoff did a damn good job at portraiting the struggle, big kudos to him
no,technically there was no hard work put into this because this is shit,I'm not just blaming the actor himself but I'm blaming the film makers for it too I'm mean really, we all know that David is known for taking his shirt off in every movie or film he's in but c'mon I think there putting a little TOO much detail into his acting and even if they didn't tell him to "rip" his shirt off, it's just to much!
Patrick Holdren I changed my mind a little man. that was an old comment and no I'm not saying that's it's a bad performance because he rips his shirt off.
JEKYLL: Lost in the darkness, Silence surrounds you. Once there was morning, Now endless night. I will find the answer. I'll never desert you - I promise you this - Till the day that I... HYDE: Do you really think That I would ever let you go? Do you think I'd ever set you free? If you do, I'm sad to say, It simply isn't so. You will never get away from me! JEKYLL: All that you are Is a face in the mirror! I close my eyes and you'll disappear! HYDE: I'm what you face When you face in the mirror! Long as you live, I will still be here! JEKYLL: All that you are Is the end of a nightmare! All that you are is a dying scream! After tonight, I shall end this demon dream! HYDE: This is not a dream, my friend - And it will never end! This one is the nightmare that goes on! Hyde is here to stay, No matter what you may pretend - And I'll flourish, long after you're gone! JEKYLL: Soon you will die, And my silence will hide you! You cannot choose but to lose control. HYDE: You can't control me! I live deep inside you! Each day you'll feel me devour your soul! JEKYLL: I don't need to survive, As you need me! I'll become whole As you dance with death! And I'll rejoice As you breathe your final breath! HYDE: I'll live inside you forever! JEKYLL: No! HYDE: With Satan himself by my side! JEKYLL: No! HYDE: And I know that, now and forever, They'll never be able to separate Jekyll from Hyde! JEKYLL: Can't you see It's over now? It's time to die! HYDE: No, not I! Only you! JEKYLL: If I die, You die, too! HYDE: You'll die in me I'll be you! JEKYLL: Damn you, Hyde! Set me free! HYDE: Can't you see You are me? JEKYLL: No! Deep inside-! HYDE: I am you! You are Hyde! JEKYLL: No - Never! HYDE: Yes, forever! JEKYLL: Good damn you, Hyde! Take all your evil deeds, And rot in hell! HYDE: I'll see you there, Jekyll! JEKYLL: Never!
honestly I love his performance. I'm an MT major in college and I love using different actors use whatever skill they have to the best of their ability. No he's no Anthony Warlow but I like that. I really enjoy the tormented , emotional sounding vibrato in his voice and his suffering as both Jekyll and Hyde. Not everyone can do this role perfectly or to EVERYONE'S preference, he did a fantastic job being that he isn't a total Broadway trained man. I like this a lot !
Someone said "Hasselhoff has to take off his shirt in everything he's in." Yes. Even Spongebob. He was shirtless in the 2004 movie. Before you yell at me for not clicking the reply button, there was none. Probably just a problem with mobile, the only buttons were Like and Report.
Give the lighting guy a raise.
I aspire to design this well
Bo Burnham would kill to have this lighting guy tour with him.
For flipping a switch? Sure
@@SlavicSurgeon he has to time it perfectly With the music
It’s probably on a setting that changes it auto to the song
I can only imagine how hard this was to master. The breath control. The sudden change in character. So complex. I love it.
And the hair!
@@werewolffamguy8597 YES! HOW COULD I FORGET THOSE LUCIOUS LOCKS!!!
Yeah, I gotta agree!
He passed out after the scene tho lol
@@lydiaannthompson8551 That means he put his all.
I really like how Hasselhoff makes it look like Jekyll is actually fighting out from inside himself. It just makes it feel like there is really a war between the two personalities within him. Also... "I'll see you there, Jekyll!"
Wait, you mean motorboat hasselhoff!?
I like his version more too. Other people just change their voice he went the extra mile.
He was trash in the role. He killed something great. The original cast was phenomenal.
@@kimberlyfoster7689huh uh he slayed
this honestly sounds VERY exhausting to sing since the tempo is a lot faster than the other versions (including warlow's).
Yeah i almost prefer this on 0.75x speed, since its so fast
He needs to sing it quickly so the listeners pain can end
You can tell that David didn’t think they were going to go that fast… that’s why in the middle there were some words that got missed due to not being able fit all of them into the tempo… he is AMAZING for sticking through this number and staying in character, and not messing up. If I were him after the show, I would’ve slapped the music director for speeding up the hardest song in the whole musical😂
Yeah what is up with that? they made it so much harder on him than that song already is
You’ve hit the nail on the head in identifying what I believe is the single biggest failing in David’s performance in this song and others, especially The Moment, and that is his PACING which is seriously flawed! He literally RACES through numerous points to the point it seems he can’t wait to get to the end and it’s INCREDIBLY Distracting from the emotion he tries so hard to convey! Perhaps it’s because the limits of his vocal range and particularly STAMINA struggle to match the demands of these powerhouse songs and the valiant effort David put into his performance. He deserves Respect.
its hard to think that he was in the sponge bob movie
I know😂😂😂
WAIT WHAT
And Baywatch.
And revenge of the cheerleaders 🤪
And in Dancing Ninja
I just noticed that towards the end David was using his Jekyll voice for some of Hyde's words and Hyde's voice for some of the Jekyll lines. That's a really good detail considering the fact that right after the song ends Jekyll returns to being his usual self, which is both good and evil, so it shows that the antidote created by Jekyll is actually working.
I thought the end of the musical was jekyll dying to stop Hyde from breaking free
MegaEpicman25 it is this guy has the wrong idea bout it
It probably wasn't detail. Probably just him forgetting Jekyll has a different voice. Detail would sound more deliberate.
Dude I think he just got tired and forgot who was who 😂
@@ninjaclaw1able I don't think this was the case... The thing is, the final sentences are reauired to be sang in operatic way which means using 'belly' voice instead of throat. It is inevitable that thd two voices had the become more similar if he had to produce a really powerful voices at the right tones. The earlier parts sound more different because he used more of melorecitation and the air pressure done by lungs wasn't so big so he could alter the voice more using his mouth, without looking funny.
Y’all can say what you want about his singing: Hasselhoff ATE this role up! His switch in character, the realistic ness of fighting himself inside out is beautiful. Even with missed words it shows how we often fight ourselves mentally. Honestly wish I could’ve been coherent and old enough to see this live. Like damn- even the way his voice changes singing as Hyde vs. Jekyll is BONKERS IN A BEAUTIFUL WAY!
His singing is perfect. Also the acting and everything is so impressive. I do not understand people who say bad stuff about his singing. - music school graduate
Jessie Paxton, I agree with you 100%!
I completely agree with you that he gave this song, which is extremely difficult to sing, EVERYTHING within him and deserves enormous credit for taking such a risk. It would be less than honest not to acknowledge that David’s limited vocal range and stamina struggled to achieve the heights some others have but he deserves a lot of credit and respect for putting it all on the line. It took courage and heart
@@yourmother6234I agree I love his singing style I looked at the comments and was shocked to see that people said he sucked?? Maybe I’m not listening to the same person?
Really? Id be fucking livid if I payed money to hear The Hoff rush and stumble through lines and sing off key.
I'm not gonna comment on David's singing because it seems everyone has so far. What pretty much no one has mentioned is how well he portrays Jekyll fighting with Hyde. I mean ya gotta admit he got that down pat.
No it's still not really that good.
are you joking? Its hard enough to perform the two characters live action, the switching and lights dimming was a great effect for the scene
Yes the switching the lights added a great effect, like they do in every other production of Jekyll and Hyde. I'm not sure why you are bring the production into an argument about someone's performance because thats irrelevant.
yep, at least he isn't doing playback
his acting is really good >:C
Whether you like the song or not, his acting is amazing here.
Not really. The two characters bleed into each other throughout this performance way too much, his Hyde sounding way too much like Jekyll.
@@Idunno-b8g he make his best .. the Hyde sounds like Jekyll yes but... its a real good version :3
@@cartuchonovo2470
>Admits that both characters sound about the same
>"I-it's really good guys! Trust me!"
>"He, uhm, well he did his best after all"
🤔
You're kidding right? William Shatner hams it up less.
@@josiahjenksisawesome XD
Even though David isn’t my all time favorite Jekyll and Hyde, his portrayal of this song definitely is my favorite. He looks like a man fighting from the inside out and Hyde looks like he is physically/emotionally breaking Jekyll. A lot of the times, although the other actors have better voices, they just look like one actor with two characters. I don’t feel the pain Jekyll should be having. This song should embody an extreme anxiety attack, and I don’t feel it with the others. Playing two different people is not the same as playing two different mindsets. Playing two different people is playing two different personalities. Playing two different mindsets is playing two different areas in the brain to express anger or pain or happiness. It’s the emotions, the mental states. Jekyll and Hyde aren’t supposed to be just two men, Jekyll is being emotionally drained and in pain and trying to use his last bit of strength, while Hyde is taking complete control and screaming and satanic.
Cesario Drag King Well this is a dark musical so I expect the intense scenes to look emotionally draining for the character.
i know right? the will and despration in hyde's NO gave me chills
Yeah this is one of the very finest scenes ever put together!
Than you for that explanation, I could never properly put it into words like you did. I agree this song portrayal is one of my favorites and you can see the fight
Speaking as someone with Multiple personality disorder, this song, this portrayal, and this description are all perfect portrayals of how I personally feel about my condition.
Me when I'm trying to sing both Troy and Gabriella's parts in HSM....
me trying to sing all parts of one day more
Me trying to sing all parts of sincerely me
me trying to sing all the parts in 96,000
me trying to sing all the parts in meet the plastics
@@croissantqueen4415 PAY OFF THE DEBTS WE OWE
Matt told me to come here. Im here now. Didn't regret a single thing. Glad to see this version. man.
Same
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Oh my gosh me tooo
I genuinely like how fast his version of this is, it feels like the stakes are higher, it shows just how afraid and desperate Jekyll is for control of his life back.
HOLY SHIT. I didn't know Hasselhoff was a FANTASTIC singer, he actually pulled off an INCREDIBLE performance.
I know! I didn’t know he could sing!
This scene is in the top ten of most difficult scenes to perform in theater history according to many polls.
He can’t sing lol
@@solarmaru49 spoken like someone who has no talent of his own and has to put other people down to feel better about his mediocrity.
@@RosieSquall Spoken like someone who’s probably in the same boat and feels like they mean something when they defend a random celeb on the internet.
The way he switches from Jekyll at 2:57 proves how damn good this performance is
I do sex but never apon the hooff
Yes! Such a good moment!
Not yall commenting on his singing like you could do better than him in a probably EXHAUSTING performance. Switching characters completely in a split second? Thats talent. The obvious switch and difference in character is AMAZING. I’d like to see yall do that 8 times a week.
I have done the other version, and yes this is hard
You’re from tiktok aren’t you
PlasmaPrism ??
@@PlaggleFlism me? Never
Jenna Winchester Well since the song is popular on tiktok now + you said “not y’all-“ it kind of gave it away
The way he conected "breathe your final breath" to "I'll live inside you forever" was amazing
Yesss
I'm not going to pretend I'm an expert at classical singing or musical theatre, but I believed every bit of Hasselhoff's performance. It was really, really good!
Some people complain about how fast he goes...
Well, his speed makes it all more realistically.
I mean, have you ever seen someone speak calmly to the demon who's possessing him?
I have never seen someone speak to a demon so I guess you got me there.
Live in New York, can confirm. People who speak to demons possessing them are not typically calm.
@@gabivermes2501 just be glad you're not in central park after dark
My feeling the same here. A lot of people keep saying how Warlow is so much better, but for myself though not being a classically trained musician but classical music being my favourite genre and having spent sone years learning classical piano very hard, I feel like Warlow as much as being a great singer, mainly shows off how good singer he is, tk the level of grotesque, while Hasselhoff might have had barely enough skill to sing this, but it was just enough, end his interpretion instead of being grotesque, is a believevable conflict full of desperation and anger, and there is nothing wrong with his singing. Just a solid performance with great acting and without falling into manerism or showing off.
I can he even helps pay rent
I love how he basically has to do a hair flip every time he switches from Jekyll to Hyde and back.
The visual difference was the most stunning. He has mad hair flipping skills! The fact that he can flip all of his hair back that quick without it flying in his face is great!
I just thought half his head had a lot of hair gel or something
This was an insane preformance idk how they cant make movies with as much passion as they do broadway musicals
because they almost never just cast the broadway actors as if they cant act
@@queerlibtardhippie9357 thats why i respect broadway more then hollywood some of these "actors" suck
I love his acting abilities! He creates such a distinct difference in Jekyll and Hyde, not only in appearence, but even in his voice. He truly has the appearence of two characters!!
I will say this, I liked how by the end he had the two of them blending together in song when he'd hold a note and it would go right from Jekyll into Hyde and vise versa! The desperation of being unable to separate them really came through in that aspect!
His voice...so powerful and masculine. Love it! Would never have thought that David Hasselhoff had it in him to portray Jekyll and Hyde so well. Especially as his Broadway debut. It's a very tough role to pull off.
The true magic here is the control he has over his hair.
100 percent lol
2:34 my last two brain cells in school
Big mood
I actually laughed
*W E E Z E*
the brain cells: it's over now
THE WAY I DIED
He may not have the best voice, but god damn his enthusiasm is infectious. It feels like he's really having the time of his life on stage and that enthusiasm really goes a long way.
Am I the only one who like everything about this performance including the singing . It’s an emotional scene ,there fighting so the singing will not and should not be perfect . It should be rigid and rough on the edges to give off that effect . He did absolutely amazing
You can tell he's struggling with the orchestra but other than that yeah! This is one of my favorite J/H performances
This is insane, the way he can play 2 characters at once and make each seamless, his voice changes just enough to make it to shoe the difference from Jekyll and Hyde, you can feel the inside struggle from the song
Oh and the light,how when he change of character he looks so different,when he moves behind his hair the light makes the effect that there is nothing,and the different light tones,gooooooooooooood,I love this
I've seen several actors portraying this role and he demonstrates the sheer torment his character is going through by transitioning back and forth from Jekyll to Hyde -- definitely among the best of the performances that I've seen.
For those who didnt Hoff's performance because he was "rushing": Try switching between persnalities for one hour and then between two back-to-back for another. See? Its pretty exhausting and you'll forget whose voice is whose every now and then, you'll sing like you're out of breath, out of tempo, and out of melody at some points, especially when you're the main character. This man has years of acting experience and for someone who isn't a pro singer, is damn good at it for trying. Lots of love and kudos to David Hasslehoff! The spongiest man we'll forever know!
Just because someone cant do something doesn't mean they cant critique it. I'm sure you complain about your car or your phone or something in your life that you couldn't make yourself. Same principal. As far as him rushing, and running out of breath he is and he shouldn't have been cast if he couldn't keep its a hard role yes, but there are lots of people who can they just dont have a name that sells tickets.
I feel like hasslehoffs Jekyll/Hyde is portrayed more as an older character, then a younger more evil character, which is why I somewhat enjoy his performance, it gives somewhat uniqueness, showing that Hyde or Evil is old and is growing old inside him. But the Hyde that terrified me more was ultimately Anthony Warlow, it had every aspect as to what Hyde needs, and he transitions well between the two.
My gosh man! I had no idea who this was when I first watched it but now that I know he isn’t really a classical singer this just blew me away! His acting is incredible, and while his vibrato could use a bit of steadying, his voice is still really good! he absolutely blew this out of the park! I can’t even imagine singing between those two roles so well!
He did have a little trouble switching between Jekyll and Hyde’s voices but I think that just added more to the fight for control. It should’ve been more consistent.
Another thing I loved was the use of his left hand as Hyde. Left handed people a long time ago was seen as “evil” and associated with the devil (which now we know is dumb). Hyde being left handed or have it be the dominant hand is a small but great detail if you know history of superstitions.
I get the impression he's having a blast here and for me that's really all that matters. If you love it, go for it. The passion will shine through.
This mans acting is so amazing it makes me angry.
Now imagine this man is considered a joke and a failure to such level even he doesn't take himself seriously. Had his career started from theatre instead of Knight Rider, people would ptobably see hom other way around.
@@piotrmalewski8178 yes! I’m not a hasselhoff fan but a huge musical theater buff and try to spread the word and show people this clip just to give this guy acknowledgment. I’m angry that it was not publicized in a better manner while he was performing this play. And that he was not nominated for a tony
I’m not a fan of Hasselhoff’s performance here; but, if there’s one thing that Hasselhoff absolutely was the best at, it was the transitions between Jekyll and Hyde. Listen to how smooth it is at 2:08 and tell me he isn’t the best at it.
Absolutely! The transitions between Jekyll’s screaming and Hyde’s incredibly haunting operatic performance is literally my favourite part of the whole show and he KILLS IT.
I agree, i think his singing is not as good as others (not horrible mind you) and his hyde is a bit weak, sounding too similar to jekyll- and overall his hyde sounds pretty tame and not very expressive HOWEVER his transition between the 2 is the smoothest I've seen and I personally think his jekyll is also excellent- he sounds exhausted, afraid, yet still argumentative in the face of hyde.
Overall not my favorite performance but Hasselhoff nails some very difficult parts of the role so I still very much respect his performance. Personally though I enjoy this song the most for hyde going off the walls and that's the one thing his performance didn't capture as well as some others in my opinion.
I also want to add, the 2 parts where he shouts "no" were *incredibly* smooth.
He actually showed the physical struggle of the two sides trying to take control well. I liked that detail
So someone said there was no emotion in this? I'm sorry, I don't care if you don't like it but you just can't say there is no emotion? Have you even watched the video?!
The singing is definitely not the best, I agree, but he is by far the best J/H for this very bit. I wouldn't say for the whole show, but his confrontation is just the best I've ever seen. (talking youtube, as I haven't had the chance to see it live); just look at the way he is acting, his Hyde is absolutely brilliantly disgusting, his Jekyll is desperate, look at all the details of the performance, the way he plays with his hands, the looks he has!
This song is definitely not about showing around your pretty belty voice like Warlow did (as much as I love him), 95% of that song is actually acting, basically I think it's even better if the singing isn't amazing... I mean, Hyde is an evil monster (think about Bill from Oliver!, same thing, no pretty voice needed) and at this very moment, Jekyll is totally desperate, he cannot control anything anymore, think about those moments when you really wanna cry and you try to talk? Your voice trembles. Your emotions change your voice, and not the other way round.
Feel free to share why you disagree (gently please) I'd love to have a talk about that
It's your opinion, but there is a bit of emotion.
I love this. I love your comment. Those people anyway, can never do better than him. Subscribed.
came because of tiktok, stayed for the talent.
SAME
Me too!
Same and now I’m obsessed it.
You know it sis
Yeah tiktok really has me wanting to buy tickets for this show
Thanks GT Live
okk im sorry but there are so many mean people in the comments :( yes its not as amazing as anthony warlows performance but jesus give david some bloody credit!!! anthony had it audioed seperately which was easier for him to do the switchs ( i adore anthony more dont get me wrong
Oh and did i mention that i LOVE how he tauntingly sang "i'll see you there Jekyll"
I completely agree; he actually SHOWS the struggle between them. Don't know why they sped it up so much, but still a fantastic version, man.
He is just Amazing. Amazing ,.point.
He has been a singer for many years now, but he is only popular as a singer in Europe. He started in the 80s.
@@StarlitSeafoam He sped it up himself, they followed.
His performance gives me shivers. He's so good.
I will never doubt the talents of David hasselhof again
I felt this performance tug on my heart more than Rob Evan but both are great. People need to stop comparing and realize both actors are doing their best to bring this role to life.
***** i totally agree.
"They'll never be able to seperate Jekyll from HUUAAAAGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!"
so many ppl are complaining about his singing...I don't think there is anything wrong with it. and his acting is SO GOOD. especially as Hyde
Yeah they are just mad they can’t do better 💪🏻
His acting is killer, nobody can deny that, they'd be lying. Valid Criticism is being brought up about his voice though.
Well anthony warlow's version exists sooo
2:12
For people who first found the song on TikTok memes.
Wait, what memes?
I actually prefer this version because of how fast paced and difficult it is the way that Hyde seems to be actually forcing his way through is fantastic.
I really liked how he acted really well showing Jekyll fighting for control from Hyde. He really deserves more attention from hos great acting.
I whip my hair back and forth I whip my hair back and forth I whip my hair back and forth I whip my hair back and forth
wildcatste it was worth watching just for this comment.
Bahahahhahahhha
This comment I can't-
I am proud to be the thousandth like.
This is old as hell lol
the "deep inside" part is amazing the way he fights through that line is brilliant 👏 ❤
He may not be the greatest singer, and he overdoes the vibrato more often than he should, but as a big Jekyll & Hyde fan I rank this up there as one of the best confrontations. Right at 2:24 the "You'll never be able to separate Jekyll from Hyde" and then in the same breath he lets out that blood curdling scream showing just how much pain this is causing him; incredibly done.
The hardest part about this is the adoption of to completely different personalities into your body and portraying them both equally well. I can only imagine what the rehearsal process was like because this was amazing!
I love this version. I think change of tone was not perfect but contrast between jekyll and hyde was impressive and the contrast gave us perfect visualization of confrontation of jekyll and hyde
I love the use of his hair to make Jekyll and Hyde actually look different. The way he flips his hair over his face and then back around actively makes Jekyll look clean and healthy and Hyde greasy and deranged, especially with the lighting to help further that feeling.
Being about 14 years late, i just wanted to say this, while his voice might not be the best, his performance and the way he's able to not only differentiate between Jekyll and Hyde, but also the ability to show the difficult fight for control is, is a masterpiece, love it.
Like, I knew he sang but I’m really impressed. With everything, the control, the acting, the voice changing, it’s super impressive!
Obsessed with this performance
Muses above I love how his poses for Hyde and Jeckel are like a looming beast standing over its prey. Really gives you the perfect sense of what Hyde truly is
I knew he could sing, but I never thought he could act this good!!! Amazing performance, just amazing!
I’m out of breath just watching this! How do people do this?!
As someone who struggles with split personality disorder in a lot eerily similar ways, this is probably my favorite performance of this song. I do like the tempo and singing of the original, but I really love how he captures the battle between the two personalities outward as well as internally. But what I appreciate that most other performances don’t do, is how they make Hyde not so monstrous, and more sinister and dark but still human-like. It is and has always been Jekyll’s body. Hyde only dwells within his mind. It only makes sense that Hyde would still retain his appearance and likeness. Anyways, yeah. Great performance by Mr. Hasselhoff
This was amazing. I wish i could watch it live.
Huge respect
the direction / constume and makeup is top notch here
This is not just a song, it's acting. I have seen the play and Hoff did very well. Watching re-runs of Knight Rider and Baywatch I didn't think he could act this well. In those shows he posed a lot... Applause.
I remember watching this years ago and be so spooked out. Still am lol.
Amazing acting.
This is the only version I've found of this that I haven't found hilarious because of the switching, this guy did a good job
INSPIRATION RIGHT HEREE!! Amazing acting singing... and lighting man !
I think he does such a good job here! I like how it literally is himself (J) fighting with himself (H) - the inner struggle and in/out vocally. I love the simplicity of it with just this lighting, acting and voice. I also like the hair and him ripping his shirt. It’s really good.
dude I love this, he gets the emotion spot on
Shoutout to GTLive, Matpat, and The Stupendium for sending me here. So glad I paused the not live and came here🎉🎉🎉
i didn't see anyone mentioning this part, when he says "i am you, youre Hyde",
he sounds just frustrated, like Hyde is just on the verge of losing it,
and the "see you there Jekyll", dude nailed it
more so he made it sound like Hyde was trying to convince himself that he will live after Jekyll dies at the end
I love his Hyde. This is actually pretty good, it could use some work but all in all I believe that he did well.
Anybody else here from the new GTLive episode's Witty Banter? 😂😂😂
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Idgaf what anyone says I love everything about this performance
Impressive acting and he uses his voice changing between the 2 characters excitingly.
love seeing people running here cuz matpat told us too
I like how he says "damn you hyde set me free" instead of "damn you hyde let me be" idk why, I feel like it gives it more dept and more like a fight.
And also how it seems like Hyde is snatching jekyll into him.
people, you need to stop hasseling the Hoff -_-
Youre absolutley right!
first, I love this comment. second, yes please leave the man alone
2:31 I got chills the first time hearing this, its so amazing for some reason.
love this !! thanks mrs.cain for putting me on to musicals now i’m in love with them!!!
I had the DVD to this! But it got stolen from me. I've been itching to see this again, it's been so many years since I did. David really put his all into this.
Absolutely amazing! I love the singing,acting,lighting,everything! He was the first portrayal of the character and this musical I’ve seen and it’s by far the best version to me! I have listened to others and for me they are different and not as good as this version !!!
Many have argued his performance was less than stellar, especially when it's compared to Warlow's... yeah, Warlow did his in a recording booth, taking breaks and very obviously doing both parts separately (you can hear them overlap many times); Hoff did it after almost two hours of playing, on the spot, at a faster tempo, acting both parts at lightning speed! Of course it isn't perfect, live performance doesn't have the luxury to be refined in post-production.
Honestly, Hoff did a damn good job at portraiting the struggle, big kudos to him
I came here from tik tok..and i didnt expect this..and im PLEASANTLY surprised..his actings is absolutely amazing
This is the best version! Can't you see how much talent is need to do all of this?!!!!
no,technically there was no hard work put into this because this is shit,I'm not just blaming the actor himself but I'm blaming the film makers for it too I'm mean really, we all know that David is known for taking his shirt off in every movie or film he's in but c'mon I think there putting a little TOO much detail into his acting and even if they didn't tell him to "rip" his shirt off, it's just to much!
+ArcticSnowFox 101 so are you saying this is a bad performance just because he rips off his shirt?
Patrick Holdren I changed my mind a little man. that was an old comment and no I'm not saying that's it's a bad performance because he rips his shirt off.
wow his performance is just amazing oh my god
Yes I am a GTlive watcher
JEKYLL:
Lost in the darkness,
Silence surrounds you.
Once there was morning,
Now endless night.
I will find the answer.
I'll never desert you -
I promise you this -
Till the day that I...
HYDE:
Do you really think
That I would ever let you go?
Do you think I'd ever set you free?
If you do, I'm sad to say,
It simply isn't so.
You will never get away from me!
JEKYLL:
All that you are
Is a face in the mirror!
I close my eyes and you'll disappear!
HYDE:
I'm what you face
When you face in the mirror!
Long as you live, I will still be here!
JEKYLL:
All that you are
Is the end of a nightmare!
All that you are is a dying scream!
After tonight,
I shall end this demon dream!
HYDE:
This is not a dream, my friend -
And it will never end!
This one is the nightmare that goes on!
Hyde is here to stay,
No matter what you may pretend -
And I'll flourish, long after you're gone!
JEKYLL:
Soon you will die,
And my silence will hide you!
You cannot choose but to lose control.
HYDE:
You can't control me!
I live deep inside you!
Each day you'll feel me devour your soul!
JEKYLL:
I don't need to survive,
As you need me!
I'll become whole
As you dance with death!
And I'll rejoice
As you breathe your final breath!
HYDE:
I'll live inside you forever!
JEKYLL:
No!
HYDE:
With Satan himself by my side!
JEKYLL:
No!
HYDE:
And I know that, now and forever,
They'll never be able to separate
Jekyll from Hyde!
JEKYLL:
Can't you see
It's over now?
It's time to die!
HYDE:
No, not I!
Only you!
JEKYLL:
If I die,
You die, too!
HYDE:
You'll die in me
I'll be you!
JEKYLL:
Damn you, Hyde!
Set me free!
HYDE:
Can't you see
You are me?
JEKYLL:
No!
Deep inside-!
HYDE:
I am you!
You are Hyde!
JEKYLL:
No - Never!
HYDE:
Yes, forever!
JEKYLL:
Good damn you, Hyde!
Take all your evil deeds,
And rot in hell!
HYDE:
I'll see you there, Jekyll!
JEKYLL:
Never!
👍
honestly I love his performance. I'm an MT major in college and I love using different actors use whatever skill they have to the best of their ability. No he's no Anthony Warlow but I like that. I really enjoy the tormented , emotional sounding vibrato in his voice and his suffering as both Jekyll and Hyde. Not everyone can do this role perfectly or to EVERYONE'S preference, he did a fantastic job being that he isn't a total Broadway trained man.
I like this a lot !
seeing different actors use**
He did a great job. Really felt and portrayed the part . Well done David!!
This scene blows my mind off the roof
Wow..!! ..very emotional, touching Hasselhoff
You may have made the Hoff into a meme but, man, that was a hell of a jaw-dropping performance!
Here because of gtlive
Any one else a gtlive watcher?
MatPat sent me here :))
WOW! Never have I seen David Hasselhoff like this! WOW!
Someone said "Hasselhoff has to take off his shirt in everything he's in."
Yes. Even Spongebob. He was shirtless in the 2004 movie.
Before you yell at me for not clicking the reply button, there was none. Probably just a problem with mobile, the only buttons were Like and Report.
I know. At 2:43 I was like "O_O... Bruh.."
+MoonLight The Pirate Fox i was like O/////O
Don't talk about SpongeBob!!
+Totaldrama Icequeen SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob