The Hunchback of Notre Dame
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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Show Essentials
Songs
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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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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