The Hunchback of Notre Dame

From the Academy Award-winning team comes a lushly scored retelling of Victor Hugo’s epic story of love, acceptance and what it means to be a hero.

Based on the Victor Hugo novel and songs from the Disney animated feature, The Hunchback of Notre Dame showcases the film’s Academy Award-nominated score, as well as new songs by Menken and Schwartz. Peter Parnell’s new book embraces story theatre and features verbatim passages from Hugo’s gothic novel.

The musical begins as the bells of Notre Dame sound through the famed cathedral in fifteenth-century Paris. Quasimodo, the deformed bell-ringer who longs to be "Out There," observes all of Paris reveling in the Feast of Fools. Held captive by his devious caretaker, the archdeacon Dom Claude Frollo, he escapes for the day and joins the boisterous crowd, only to be treated cruelly by all but the beautiful gypsy, Esmeralda. Quasimodo isn’t the only one captivated by her free spirit, though – the handsome Captain Phoebus and Frollo are equally enthralled. As the three vie for her attention, Frollo embarks on a mission to destroy the gypsies – and it’s up to Quasimodo to save them all.

A sweeping score and powerful story make The Hunchback of Notre Dame an instant classic. Audiences will be swept away by the magic of this truly unforgettable musical.

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The Bells of Notre Dame

Sanctuary

Out There

Topsy Turvy (Part 1)

Rest and Recreation

Rhythm of the Tambourine

Topsy Turvy (Part 2)

Sanctuary II

The Bells of Notre Dame (Reprise)

God Help the Outcasts

Top of the World

Tavern Song (Thai Mol Piyas)

Heaven's Light

Hellfire

Esmeralda

Entr'acte

Flight into Egypt

The Court of Miracles

In a Place of Miracles

The Bells of Notre Dame (Reprise II)

Someday

While the City Slumbered

Made of Stone

Top of the World (Reprise)

Esmeralda (Frollo Reprise)

Finale Ultimo

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June 21, 2016

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April 12, 2016

Amateur Rights Dates

Is it known which month of 2017 the amateur rights will be released? Because my school really wants to do this show but we would have to get the rights very early in 2017 in order to do it. If so, could we possibly reserve a "spot" of some sort when we get an answer?

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By Matthew LaBerge

April 04, 2016

Although the show is restricted right now and is not yet available for amateur production, is it possible to perform songs from the show in a scholarship competition setting , such as the KCACTF Richard Maltby Jr. Musical Theatre Award Competition?

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Olim

The Bells of Notre Dame

Sanctuary

Out There

Topsy Turvy (Part 1)

Rest and Recreation

Rhythm of the Tambourine

Topsy Turvy (Part 2)

Sanctuary II

The Bells of Notre Dame (Reprise)

God Help the Outcasts

Top of the World

Tavern Song (Thai Mol Piyas)

Heaven's Light

Hellfire

Esmeralda

Entr'acte

Flight into Egypt

The Court of Miracles

In a Place of Miracles

The Bells of Notre Dame (Reprise II)

Someday

While the City Slumbered

Made of Stone

Top of the World (Reprise)

Esmeralda (Frollo Reprise)

Finale Ultimo

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Is it at all possible for the rights to come out sooner than expected? If show rehearsals would start in February of 2017, is it totally unlikely getting the rights would be possible for a high school production?

When will perusals be available for this show?

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Although the show is restricted right now and is not yet available for amateur production, is it possible to perform songs from the show in a scholarship competition setting , such as the KCACTF Richard Maltby Jr. Musical Theatre Award Competition?

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