Character guide
Emma Carew
from Jekyll & Hyde
Emma Carew is Dr. Jekyll's devoted fiancee in Jekyll & Hyde, representing the stable, respectable life he risks losing as his experiment spirals out of control.
- Show
- Jekyll & Hyde
- Premiered
- 1997
- Role
- Supporting
- Composer
- Frank Wildhorn
Who is Emma Carew?
Emma comes from a proper, upper-class London family and loves Jekyll steadfastly even as his behavior grows more erratic and troubling. She stands in quiet contrast to Lucy Harris, offering a picture of the ordinary happiness Jekyll is gambling away in pursuit of his scientific ideals.
Her presence in the story underscores what is at stake beyond Jekyll's own life and sanity: the people who love him and cannot understand what he is becoming.
Emma's role in the story
As a supporting character, Emma appears in fewer scenes than the central trio of Jekyll, Hyde, and Lucy, but her music calls for a warm, legitimate soprano sound suited to the show's more traditional romantic ballads. The role rewards a performer who can convey unwavering loyalty and mounting worry without overplaying either.
Emma resonates with audiences as the anchor of normalcy in a story that otherwise spins into darkness, giving the musical a sense of what innocence looks like before it is threatened.
Frequently asked
What show is Emma Carew from?
Emma Carew appears in Jekyll & Hyde, the 1997 Broadway musical scored by Frank Wildhorn.
Is Emma Carew a lead or supporting role?
Emma is a supporting role, serving as Jekyll's fiancee and moral counterweight to Lucy Harris.
Who wrote the music for Jekyll & Hyde?
Frank Wildhorn wrote the music for the show.
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