New photos are offering a first look at the U.K. professional premiere of the stage adaptation of Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame, which was presented in concert August 17 (for a matinee and evening showing) and will play a final performance August 24 at 6 PM at London's Prince Edward Theatre.
Jack Maple is producing the three-performance event, which features direction by Jonathan O’Boyle and musical direction by Olivier winner Alan Williams.
The company is led by Ben Joyce (Shucked, Back to the Future The Musical) as Quasimodo, Zachary James (The Addams Family, Hadestown) as Claude Frollo, Christine Allado (Hamilton, The Prince of Egypt) as Esmeralda, Dex Lee (Kiss Me, Kate; BBC's Doctors) as Captain Phoebus, and Adam Strong (The Rocky Horror Show tour) as Clopin with Lois Mia Chapman (The Mad Ones), Davide Fienauri (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat tour), Caleb Lagayan (Miss Saigon tour), Emma Lloyd (Sunset Boulevard), Anna Marya Smith, Fanja Parent (The Wizard of O), and Aaron Rahn plus the 20-member choir from the London Voices. The role of Quasimodo is BSL interpreted on stage by Oliver Hewing.
Check out photos from the concert engagement below.
Zachary James
Zachary James and Christine Allado
Company of The Hunchback of Notre Dame in Concert
Adam Strong
Peter Parnell, Stephen Schwartz, and the company of The Hunchback of Notre Dame in Concert
Peter Parnell, Stephen Schwartz, and company of The Hunchback of Notre Dame in Concert
Christine Allado and company of The Hunchback of Notre Dame in Concert
Christine Allado
Dex Lee
Ben Joyce and Oliver Hewing
Oliver Hewing, Christine Allado, and Ben Joyce
Stephen Schwartz and Peter Parnell
Company of The Hunchback of Notre Dame in Concert
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Based on the novel by Victor Hugo and the Disney film originally developed by Disney Theatrical Productions, The Hunchback of Notre Dame has music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, and a book by Peter Parnell.
The concert staging also has choreography by Olivier nominee Mark Smith, lighting design by Jamie Platt, costume design by Alice McNicholas, sound design by Sound Quiet Time, casting direction by Harry Blumenau, production management by Toby P Darvill for Production Solutions Group, and creative signing consultation by Kevin Jewell.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame first opened in Berlin in 1999, with a book by James Lapine, under the name Der Glöckner von Notre Dame. In 2014, a new version premiered in San Diego with a new book by Parnell and additional songs from Menken and Schwartz. This version has gone on to be produced by multiple U.S. regional theatres and has had productions in Japan, Germany, and Australia.
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