Robert Brandon Runnion plays both Dr. Henry Jekyll and his murderous alter ego Mr. Edward Hyde in Top Hat Productions' staging of the musical "Jekyll & Hyde." (Submitted photo)

Top Hat Productions presents the musical “Jekyll & Hyde” for six performances.

Based on the novella “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” by Robert Louis Stevenson, the Frank Wildhorn-Leslie Bricusse musical is a story about murder and chaos vs. love and virtue. Dr. Henry Jekyll, in his pursuit of a medical cure, makes himself the subject of his experiments. In the process, he unleashes a madman, Mr. Edward Hyde.

The original Broadway production in 1997 ran for nearly four years with Skid Row’s Sebastian Bach, “Baywatch” star David Hasselhoff and Trans-Siberian Orchestra vocalist Robert Evan among the actors who succeeded Robert Cuccioli in the dual role.

Robert Brandon Runnion plays Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in Top Hat’s staging. The rest of the cast includes Jennifer Lumley Kuczek, Julie Palumbo Villa, Nevaeh Alkire, Antonio Bonilla, Edward Bonilla, David Brown, Craig Conrad, Jeremy Davis, Michael DiVencenzo, Greg Endsley, Theresa Evans, Lynnz Gonzalez, Jamie Holderman, Connie Leathers, James Locker, Jessica Ludovici, Taeshawn Madison, Becky McConnell, Mary Noble, Tom O’Donnell, Brittany Leah Storey and Anthony Villa.

The show is directed by Brian Palumbo and Julie Palumbo Villa with Robert W. Noble as musical director.

“Jekyll & Hyde” opens Friday at the Fairview Arts & Outreach Center, 4220 Youngstown-Poland Road, Youngstown. Performances are scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, followed by a week off for Halloween weekend. Performances will resume at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 3, 4, 10 and 11. Tickets are $18.75 and are available online at tophatproductions.thundertix.com.