Linda Eder and Colm Wilkinson
Colm Wilkinson is a Irish singer and actor. He is most known for originating the role of Jean Valjean in Les Miserables, portraying the character in the original West End and Broadway casts. He later reprised the role for the 10th Anniversary Concert in 1995, and in the Toronto production in the late 90s. He later portrayed The Bishop of Digne in the 2012 movie adaptation. He is also known for originating the role as The Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera at the Sydmonton festival in 1985 before playing the role in the original cast of the Toronto production beginning in 1989. He also played two other Andrew Lloyd-Webber roles, portraying Judas Iscariot in Jesus Christ Superstar in Dublin and then on the West End and on tour in the UK, as well as originating the role of Che in the 1976 concept album for Evita.
Jekyll & Hyde[]
Wilkinson portrayed Dr. Jekyll in the 1990 Concept Album of Jekyll & Hyde, being the first actor to play the character in a publicly released album. The album was a highlights album, and only featured himself and Linda Eder as both female leads: Lisa Carew and Lucy Harris. All songs featuring the ensemble and other leads were cut. Likewise, all songs featuring Mr. Hyde were not included, and Wilkinson only briefly plays the role at the end of Transformation. Despite never playing the role on stage, Wilkinson was on contract with RCA at the time and was brought in so the album would have recognizable leads.