"Jekkie" meaning in English

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          "text": "So says -- nay, exclaims -- Pat Tortorella, an assistant bank manager from Staten Island who counts herself among the Jekkies, a fervent subculture of people from all over the country who are so enthralled by the Broadway musical Jekyll and Hyde that they see it again and again.",
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        "A fan of the musical Jekyll & Hyde."
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