JEKYLL & HYDE ROLE In this May 21, 2010 file photo, Broadway performer and former "American Idol" contestant Constantine Maroulis attends the 16th Annual Cosmetic Executive Women Beauty Awards in New York. Marouliswill star in the dual title role of Dr. Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde. The tour will launch at San Diego's Civic Theatre in San Diego, California on October 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)
NEW YORK— A former “American Idol” finalist is heading to Broadway with a character who, it’s safe to say, is truly two-faced.
Constantine Maroulis will play the title dual role in a revival of the musical “Jekyll & Hyde” that’s slated to come to New York in spring 2013 after a 25-week national tour that starts in San Diego on Oct. 2.
The Tony Award nominated musical features a story and lyrics by two-time Oscar winner Leslie Bricusse and music by Frank Wildhorn. It’ll be directed and choreographed by Jeff Calhoun.
The musical made its Broadway debut in 1997 with such songs as “This is the Moment,” ”A New Life” and “Someone Like You,” earning four Tony nominations. Robert Cuccioli played the lead, and Sebastian Bach and David Hasselhoff later took over.