The struggles of good and evil have been a steady theme in literature, film and theater since … well, since the beginning of literature, film and theater.

And the most famous story of good and evil, that of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde has been revamped and redone countless times. The newest U.S. tour of the musical Jekyll & Hyde, at Straz center until Sun., Oct 28, stars American Idol alum Constantine Maroulis and R&B singer Deborah Cox, which I enjoyed watching at Wednesday night’s performance.

This article appears in Oct 25-31, 2012.

Freelance contributor Stephanie Powers started her media career as an Editorial Assistant long ago when the Tampa Bay Times was still called the St. Petersburg Times. After stints in Chicago and Los Angeles,...