Making of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" Studio Cast Recording

Step inside the recording studio with Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz, Peter Parnell and the Studio Cast. The album is available digitally via iTunes at iTunes.com/Hunc....
The American Premiere recording of The Hunchback of Notre Dame is the first ever of the acclaimed American stage score based on the Academy Award-nominated 1996 film and boasts a 25 piece orchestra, a choir of 32 and some of Broadway’s most formidable talent: Michael Arden (Big River) as Quasimodo, Patrick Page (Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark) as Dom Claude Frollo, Ciara Renée (Pippin) as Esmeralda, Andrew Samonsky (Lincoln Center’s South Pacific) as Captain Phoebus de Martin and Erik Liberman (Lovemusik) as Clopin Trouillefou.
Featured in the ensemble are: Julian Decker, Mary Joe Duggan, Ian Patrick Gibb, Beth Kirkpatrick, Samantha Massell, Neal Mayer, Nora Menken, William Michals, Anise Ritchie, Vincent Rodriguez III, Richard Ruiz, Joseph J. Simeone, Jeremy Stolle and Dashaun Young. The principal and ensemble talent performed the show’s US Premiere productions at La Jolla Playhouse and Paper Mill Playhouse during their 2014-15 seasons.
The rights to The Hunchback of Notre Dame are now available for professional theatre productions, licensed exclusively through Music Theatre International (212-541-4684, www.MTIShows.com).
The Hunchback of Notre Dameis a dramatic telling of the famous love story on a grand scale, with a lush, emotionally rich score featuring music by Alan Menken (Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast) and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippin). With a book by Peter Parnell, The Hunchback of Notre Dame has orchestrations by Michael Starobin; Michael Kosarin is music supervisor, Brent-Alan Huffman is associate music supervisor/conductor and Rob Berman provides dance arrangements.
The show and score were hailed by critics on both coasts during the show’s regional theatre productions, directed by Scott Schwartz and choreographed by Chase Brock: “Poignant and intensely emotional…Sparked by stellar performances, Hunchback sets its audience cheering” (Variety); “Potent and enchanting, it brings fresh depths to a saga of love and vengeance…a resounding pleasure”(San Diego Union Tribune); “One of the signal pleasures is Menken’s melodic music and Schwartz’s nimble lyrics” (The New York Times).

[@elisabethblackwood3921]

Musically speaking, Hunchback is Disney's most underrated achievement. I really don't think any score before or since compares

[@Dreamingroses93]

Elisabeth Blackwood AMEN!!!!

[@PersianMapper]

A guy like you is still a shit song though

[@doubtyea]

that high note in the bells song just hits something so right

[@justinwlacy]

@@PersianMapper Really, everything to do with the Gargoyles should be cut from that movie. Give me Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame without any trace of the worst comic relief trio ever and it would be my favorite Disney movie ever, no question.

[@PersianMapper]

@@justinwlacy I see where you're coming from, but I actually disagree. Victor and Laverne (The tall and the old gargoyles) are actually pretty useful when it comes down to giving Quasimodo moral advice. It's that stupid fat gargoyle who ruins the entire serious tone of the movie

[@MarianaAlmazzi]

I WILL NEVER FORGIVE DISNEY FOR LETTING THIS NOT GET TO BROADWAY

[@moimeme6533]

redemption with a live action screen version! :) How about for the 30th anniversary of the orig film in '26!

[@RaveDecoy242]

Hey no worries, we got The Scuttlebutt report by musically untalented person Awkwafina :)

[@nukita718]

@@moimeme6533knowing the state of disney these days, I don't think I can trust them with quality movies anymore. However, i could say this musical was one of the best rendition and revision of the original movie. Sad that it didn't get released on Broadway.

[@chloe.cordeiro]

​@@RaveDecoy242 stoooopp noooo 😭😭😭 that was so fckn painful to watch

[@gabibalderas91]

Canada made it into a French musical with Garou as Quasimodo

[@MrWotsItoya]

The song "Hellfire" is such a masterpiece my personal favorite of the movie

[@mochi_the_weredragon6033]

Personal favorite from any Disney movie

[@cardeyrock7674]

Me toooo

[@agatha___6659]

Yeah me too ! I feel like Hellfire is so underrated... It's the apotheosis of Frollo's torments : the animation, the music, everything is so powerful !

[@cloutelfin8323]

Always !

[@locomojoboy2]

I always hated that song. Found it really boring and would always fast forward through it. Just like “Playing with the big boys now.”

[@katieleighh]

“What makes a monster and makes a man” literal chills when they sing that

[@wandanemer2630]

Every damn time! Even as a kid, in the movie, it just gave The Chills!!

[@prismatism]

Bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells of Notre Daaaaammme

[@metalheadjakob]

A fantastic line.

[@NoCommonMeasure]

Chills, chills, chills kzbin.info/www/bejne/hajFnHywp8iNf6c

[@aguy1618]

Who is the monster and who is the maaaaann.. chills

[@astrotheultimate]

Dammit Disney PUT IT ON BROADWAY

[@emilybale2778]

Astro theultimate ie

[@darthswagedorn]

Yes please

[@mynksenaih9611]

😂😂😭😭😭😂😂😭

[@mynksenaih9611]

Emily Bale stfu !

[@astrotheultimate]

Or on tour... Actually tour might be better. Packing up and going to NY is expensive 😂

[@peterjensen6844]

The female soloist singing during Olim at the end is incredible. She's trying so hard to keep her emotions in check and still sing a part that is timed against the chorus. Awesome work.

[@sweetcinnamonpnchkin]

I thought she looked like she fit the part of Esmeralda much better

[@spencernewman4094]

I believe you’re talking about Samantha Massell who actually understudied Esmeralda

[@hiddensheepy8736]

Spencer Newman She also played as Florika in Hunchback.

[@fionaking7330]

She was Hodel in the 2016 Fiddler on the Roof! She's great!

[@TOBI-sr1fq]

sweetcinnamonpnchkin because she is white?

[@1Drakorn]

Victor Hugo would be pleased. His two most well-known stories turned into two of the greatest musicals ever.

[@blackngoldcuttlefish3390]

You know I feel this with Gaston Leroux a lot (with Phantom of the Opera)...I feel sad in a way that he never knew how "big" and popular and iconic his weird little story would become in the future, some 60 years after his death. So, good point...same goes for Victor Hugo and two of his stories! It's kind of depressing in a way lol

[@tomaszlosinski875]

I'm not too sure if it matches the tone Victor was going for. I heard all about the dark reputation of the Disney film but when I watched it I was disappointed with many of the characters other than Frollo. They seem one dimensional and it might just be my opinion but their thick American accents takes away from the feel of it.

[@blackngoldcuttlefish3390]

I was actually most disappointed with Frollo! They made him just one-dimensional really bad. In the book, he kinda went from good/well-intentioned to dark and depraved. By changing him to be the murderer of Quasi's parents and guilt-tripped into adopting him -- totally different from the book where Quasimodo's parents dumped him and Frollo took him in out of pity. It really angered me haha. But at the end of the day, yes, the Disney cartoon was really different. Pheobus was totally changed, too. He was a jerk in the book, with his hit-it-and-quit-it attitude.

[@dankhnw8]

blackngold cuttlefish There is an animatic movie where quazi gets thrown away. That's the first version I ever watched. I have no idea where to find it though

[@blackngoldcuttlefish3390]

Well at least someone gets it right lol

[@i8araddish653]

Every time I hear the song “Esmeralda” it goes from 0 to 100 REALLY QUICKLY. Like, it’s normal for like 3 1/2 minutes and then Quasimodo comes in with “EsmeRaLDAAAAAAAAAA!” And I’m like “gIvE mE a WaRnInG fIrSt”

[@crashvds777]

It gives me chills. Reminds me of “Blackout” from The Heights, and the “Quintet” from West Side Story

[@TheKnowledgeMan101]

It reminds me of One Day More from Les Mis but even better

[@victoria-sillo]

Few songs hit me like the end of "Esmeralda" does, it's a masterpiece

[@wiggleunicorn45]

Esmerelda is definitely my favourite song, always gives me 'one day more' vibes

[@amayajones68]

This is my favorite song from the musical. When the music swells and the entire cast is singing just before the bells refrain, it gets me every time. I don't cry or tear up, but my soul ascends.

[@KingQueerio]

Amber s this whole musical gives me Les Mia vibes I love it!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@annahill99]

WAKE UP THE CITY AND SOUND THE ALARM!!!!

[@wandanemer2630]

Agree!!

[@jlynn4187]

Absolutely, for me that song really embodies the Broadway feel, especially those last end notes where each cast member meets up with the choir it just so haunting and magical

[@canismajoris7076]

Patrick Page did a *WONDERFUL* job as acting as Lord Frollo! Damn he's emotions and personality just lures me into his heart. Such a good actor.

[@RosesNightengales]

and now he's Hades in Hadestown (:

[@gelchert]

@@RosesNightengalesI’m glad he got the recognition he deserves after _Hadestown._

[@JulianneHannes]

This should have been the next Les Miserables

[@joshsauer4725]

+Julianne Hannes exactly!! I mean why don't they just take out Les Mis and replace it with Hunchback??? It has the same feel and everything!

[@JulianneHannes]

Josh Sauer​ Unfortunately its under the Disney name and Disney has a reputation for "family fun" than it does for "epic tear jerking opera", Disney doesn't know how to sell it as such, the Disney brand gets in the way of that (its why in the 80s they had to create Touchstone for a time, because they couldn't market mature films under the Disney name). If this weren't Disney, it would easily be the next Les Miserables

[@hezekiahpabico2688]

+Julianne Hannes ugh i hope it doesn't become the next les miz. No offense to Les Miz but that show is way too melodramaticand is plot-driven. The Hunchback musical on the other hand has too many undertones and the songs relies on character developments and motifs that couldn't be pulled off if it got Les Miz treatment. Seriously the only bad reviews Hunchback received is because it closely resembled Les Miz which is duh, it's written by Victor Hugo as well but anyway...

[@baileybieganek2446]

+Hezekiah Pabico perhaps what they meant was that it would be recognized for the great work that it is...like les mis is. Your opinion is your opinion, but I definately believe that hunchback deserves a place beside great works like les mis. Any work said to be in the same caliber should feel honored!

[@gabicastle9217]

The song Esmeralda briefly reminds me of Lily's Eyes

[@slugkitty5654]

I seriously admire Michael Arden for not bursting into a smile when he hit that note in Made of Stone. I would be so proud of myself every time I managed to hit that B flat that I would smile at myself or something. Kudos to him for not breaking character.

[@MrsBlack88]

I thought the same thing!!! What a killer note

[@peiwenlazarus6504]

Applauding someone for not smiling, lol

[@Nostalgio]

I’m sorry but him holding the note on Esmeralda was endgame. Major goosebumps.

[@Yakita60]

I love seeing more love given for the Hunchback of Notre Dame. I feel like people seem to put this tale on the back-burner of their minds, as if it doesn't hold a light up to tales such as the Lion King or Beauty and the Beast. I disagree and say that the Hunchback of Notre Dame is just as timeless! :)

[@mariovmd]

I agree

[@Pinklaeti75]

The HBoND is one of my favorite Disney animated movies and one of my favorite animated movies with the Prince of Egypt. I think it is underrated, so it makes me happy to know there still are projects about this masterpiece.

[@cristinaclare6082]

+Yakita60 THEY CHOSE FROZEN OVER THIS AND IM STILL RETHINKING MY LOVE FOR DISNEY

[@ClopinGirl64]

Hunchback should totally be on Broadway. It deserves it.

[@southparkclydefan9994]

Me too.

[@riseuplucky]

i'm not saying corona happened because this never went to broadway, but the dots have connected themselves

[@Dale-ct5ru]

Can't argue with that logic

[@skarlett3181]

🙏 amen

[@nemaru]

Sounds right

[@alwisyahidwahyudin1397]

The only conspiracy I would believe

[@spicycherrymilk9058]

Makes sense

[@eocavanaugh]

They're transforming beauty and the beast in a movie now, if they ever decide to turn hunchback into a movie musical, then this amazing cast should play the roles! all of them.

[@linkfan160]

Yes! I agree! They play the characters so well!!

[@katalyst9653]

The people in this video are actually my old choir teacher's church choir

[@dark3rthanshadows]

u know Disney they will call a bunch of non singer actors like they did in the beauty and the beast

[@jasd4704]

MC HOPPIN how my heart longs for them to choose Michael Arden to play Quasi but it’s unlikely, makes me sad, and won’t be the same. However I wonder if they’ll follow the play’s storyline or the Disney storyline where Esmeralda survives.... I dunno. This musical is very dear to my heart and I don’t think any other adaption will be the same. I guess we will find out. I just really hope it doesn’t get butchered and they cast well.

[@rebekinhagambassi]

I think it's time for a musical movie of the Hunchback of Notre Dame!

[@stephaniewayman6850]

"It is Alan Menkien and Stephen Schwartz." Patrick page totally fan girling

[@ianrose6218]

Any musical fan would. I mean, it's Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz. That's like meeting your favorite director and getting to talk shop with them while acting in their next film at the same time.

[@fabulousmyriad267]

I pick this soundtrack any day over Frozen. Understandably Frozen's songs appeal to both kids and adults alike, but HOND's score and composition and choral arrangements raises goosebumps and the lyrics to Out There, Someday and God save the Outcasts written in 1996 are so relevant today that its not even funny.....

[@totesme14]

As a self-declared choir nerd, this score is a dream come true. The soundtrack is absolutely breathtaking; gives me goosebumps every time.

[@moonymonster]

Someday was written for the musical, but yes

[@franks8462]

@@moonymonster Someday is actually on the original Disney film soundtrack, it's just sung during the credits by some R&B or Pop artist (depending on the language you're watching it).

[@taragold6457]

Frozen is my favorite Disney movie second only to Beauty and the Beast.......but Hunchback is my favorite musical hands down. It's a masterpiece and you're right

[@lizza1194]

I feel like HOND has a score that seems most ‘musical-like’, if that makes sense, which is why so many people were disappointed that this never made it to broadway. ‘Musical’ isn’t one genre, but I think that such a featured use of a choir and orchestra in HOND sets it apart from other Disney movies. It makes me think of its songs as both focusing on narrative and musical value instead of just using numbers as a mechanism to further the story and character development. Other Disney films have beautiful score, don’t get me wrong, but I feel like HOND really knocked it out of the park in terms of showcasing the characters as well as the accompaniment and orchestra.

[@blackroserevan6939]

That one note he hits when he sings "Made of Stone" gave me CHILLS!!!

[@wandanemer2630]

That's the one that mede me listen to the whole thing in the first place!

[@MigPlz91LivestreamOnly]

Same

[@crashvds777]

The raw emotion is just- indescribable

[@hannahp7252]

THIS NEEDS TO OPEN ON BROADWAY!! WHY ISN'T IT?!?

[@biggman4526]

+Hannah Harrelson Because Disney decided to go with Frozen as their next Broadway show.

[@joshsauer4725]

+Big G Man The wicked shall not go unpunished...

[@michaelvien6418]

it's to expensive to go to Broadway

[@MilkBoy17520]

+Hannah Harrelson At the time this would have transferred, Michael Arden was going to direct the Spring Awakening revival, Samantha Massell is now in the Fiddler revival, Andrew Samonsky is (was?) on the Nat'l Tour of Bridges of Madison County, Patrick Page was in the Spring Awakening revival, and there are probably more. Most of those contracts were probably signed before a decision to transfer would have been made, so even if Disney wanted to send it, they'd lose half their cast. There was also a lot of criticism that it strayed too far from the movie, which is disappointing because either Menken or Schwartz stated in a different interview that they purposely were trying to work more from the source material (the original novel), and that it had a distinctly darker tone than the animated movie...but people get stuck in a rut with old Disney movies and refuse to see anything other than a 1 for 1 copy.

[@magnusbye3696]

+Hannah Harrelson I think it will hit Broadway some day, but Disney decided to take to Denmark first as they did with Aladdin

[@xeleocegv2699]

Me watching The Hunchback of Notre Dame : HADES!???? Me watching Hadestown : FROLLO!?!????

[@roseof_alltrades3809]

Oh my gosh me too! I actually got into this show when my spotify playlist of hadestown music shuffled in other shows with the same actors and because of Patrick Page a few of these songs came up. I haven't been able to stop thinking of this show since then 😍

[@helenakoerner5536]

Fun fact about this. I saw Hadestown on March 8th 2020, and when Hades sang the line "Lover when you feel that fire, think of it as my desire" in the song Chant 1 I immediately thought of Frollo's main song Hellfire, as well as during the song Hey little songbird.

[@cadencestephens2016]

That's such a mood

[@bellamckinnon8655]

THIS IS ME RIGHT NOW, HOLY SHIT, I THOUGHT I WAS TRIPPING

[@orchidsarepretty1422]

Helena Koerner I wanna see Hadestown! Is it worth it??

[@Hamyrd90]

Oh my god the casts are crying.. They are the same as me

[@eocavanaugh]

:)

[@KingQueerio]

tunmiki923 Same!

[@TheGirlInSneakers]

"Someday" is definitely a song that tugs your heartstring. It conveys the laments of human's longing for the world to be better. The moment you hear the first note it instantly ticks you right at your heart.

[@joannasotelo4886]

@@TheGirlInSneakers yes and the Spanish version by Luis Miguel is just as good.

[@NoCommonMeasure]

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[@erikdaniels0n]

Now that Hamilton has been such a success for Disney+ and they’re apparently releasing a similar proshot of the West End production of Aladdin, I really hope they get the original cast of HOND together and do a proshot for Disney+. Even if it never went to Broadway, having a professionally filmed version would still be something

[@Thomas_H._Smith]

YES!

[@DYDYBEEBEE]

this is what i want more than ANYTHING

[@veronicahaney6005]

Well my man Tony Jay is desd so it’ll be a little different 😭

[@alphapresents]

@@veronicahaney6005 that's why we're talking about the Musical production and not the animated movie, honey.

[@U_Coo]

PLEASE LET THIS BE TRUE SOMEDAY 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@TheLesMiserablesCats24601]

Victor Hugo would be so proud to see Les Miserables and Hunchback of Notre Dame in live theater.

[@wandanemer2630]

And to see their works have left such and impact that are both still adored and relevant classics, *centuries* later!

[@TheKnowledgeMan101]

The only thing he would dislike is how the musicals are popular in English rather than French, Because Hugo disliked the English and that he would never speak English claiming that England should learn French first, then he'll speak English

[@TheLesMiserablesCats24601]

@@TheKnowledgeMan101 Very true

[@achanwahn]

I dunno about that. Have you read his books? I think he'd look at them and see a lack of cynicism that grounded his works

[@TheLesMiserablesCats24601]

@@achanwahn yeah I’ve read all his books.

[@louisedioneda271]

I can absolutely listen to the soloist at 5:36 forever her voice is angelic

[@dan.hahner]

literally - for the rest of my life.

[@mary69666]

i love disney for making such a dark and serious film. They show it's not all about palaces and princesses and I loved it as a kid as much as i love it now. And everyone loves so much what they're doing in this video! Favourite disney movie ever, it's just gorgeous 💖

[@katalyst9653]

MaryKay they watered it down though. This version is way better than the Disney version. They stuck to the book more

[@keykiyoshi7443]

Katalyst but hey Notre Dame de Paris stuck even closer to the book! So if you liked this check out another really great musical because Garou is a fantastic Quasimodo.

[@TheKnowledgeMan101]

@@keykiyoshi7443 Even though Notre Dame de Paris is much more faithful to the book, I prefer this one over that one, the soundtrack of this one is better, I mean Esmeralda beats Belle by a fuck ton

[@Pikapika-gc2pp]

Patrick Page on stage: complete asshole, stinky old man, bad and evil Patrick Page irl: precious cinnamon roll, must protect

[@AventuraLuver]

Just from hearing the cast album the show had the potential to be one of the greatest musicals of all time. It's a goddamn shame they're not doing it anymore.

[@MRGI0RGI0]

WHAT ?! THEY'RE NOT DOING IT ANYMORE !??

[@laurenconrad1799]

I did not know that Michael Arden had a voice like that. Holy cow. He’s been directing for so many years that I didn’t know he could sing like that.

[@maestromuffin1]

He's amazing!

[@vivorodz]

He is INCREDIBLE but he was unfortunately cursed with not fitting the typical leading man mold/look.

[@ohannarose1899]

I'm so salty about this not being on Broadway-- yes, Disney has a less gritty reputation, and YES, it would cost so much to hire the entire choir, and equity stuff, and blah blah blah-- but this version is so unique-- it mixes the Disney movie with the book, it has humor, it has wit, it has loss and heartache, it has dark and sinister themes, but it also has that spirit of love and hope, and everything. Pair that with these actors, and you've got an amazing, beautiful piece of theatre. It deserves to be seen by everyone around the world. That finale gives me chills EVERY TIME. Add the Disney chorus with the traditional Latin singing-- it's life-changing. I have hope that it'll be back, though. Someday soon. :)

[@mynksenaih9611]

Ohanna Rose why the ohana guy always look evil 😓😓😓😓😓😓😓😂😱😂😭😭

[@garykleinberger3704]

I 100% agree. If im sad i listen to hunchback. Made in stone i play it every day.

[@andreca90]

Oh yes... the finale!! The first time I heard it I got chills!! I wanted to let everyone know that this thing existed, which I only found out a couple of months ago, but then I found that it never got to Broadway and it's simply sad. The finale is so Les Mis!!

[@aliciaballesteros-mitchell1059]

its an absolute travesty that hunchback never went to broadway. this show is one of the most powerful ive ever seen, and the music really touches your soul both live and in the soundtrack.

[@jasd4704]

Alicia Ballesteros-Mitchell gah just everything about the play touches my soul so much.

[@TheYankeesUnited]

this should be a live action movie by now

[@eocavanaugh]

yeah! but I would like to see this entire cast playing in it!

[@TheYankeesUnited]

Agreed!

[@fabulousmyriad267]

I hope we get a live action musical that keeps the dark themes of the novel. Depressing as the ending was, I think parents and kids alike will benefit from positive, empowering messages of acceptance and tolerance.

[@ginkgothestink-o6949]

I'd love to see a director take it up with the dark, pessimistic attitude Victor Hugo laced within the novel. Done right, it could be a masterpiece.

[@heatherennis6190]

I think there is going to be one

[@hyunjinskookiejar2041]

I need a 10 hour documentary about the music recording of this movie. I could watch and listen to this all day. My fav song is the bells of notre dame. The soundtrack is life ”because it is after all Allan Menken and Stephen Schwartz”

[@ellenkingsley]

Out There,Hellfire and God Help The Outcasts are three powerful songs

[@RosesNightengales]

don't forget the finale act of act one; Esmeralda is beautiful and powerful as well !

[@AngelicDesigns292]

As short as Heavens Light is, I feel like it deserves attention and admiration as well for how it portrays the dichotomy between his blossoming love for Esmeralda, which directly contrasts Frollo’s vengeful lust. Heavens Light is also a beautiful song about a man who had believed that he was too deformed to ever find true love, up until Esmeralda comes around and shows him kindness.

[@maniaclou]

I just love the voice of Frollo. It's such a deep voice, in the zone AND emotion. He's just conveying everything so well and it's kind of soothing while the lyrics of his songs and the character overall is so evil that it is scary that the voice is so calming

[@80scrayonsss66]

am I the only one who got chills at 3:21 ?

[@sam-xr5zq]

shweet sis I DID TOO AT THE EXACT SAME MOMENT

[@annahill99]

Arguably Disney’s masterpiece across their entire musical catalog

[@bluegloriousgames]

No I got chills too

[@wandanemer2630]

Oh My God Yes!!

[@abigase135]

Perfect! I would've loved to watch the whole performance

[@TheEndsongAbyssXV]

“Wake up the city and sound the alarm!” That note that Michael holds just...kills me. His voice is so crisp, and clear and SOLID. 🥰

[@sashas.1969]

God it's just so beautiful! I mean, HOW did THIS not make Broadway??? This is the question I ask myself. Hopefully, it does one day because I missed the show while it was still around. Definitely getting the album though because once it does come back, I want to have learned all the new songs by heart! Love Hunchback of Notre Dame!

[@jordannickel-dubin9851]

+Sasha S. If it went to Broadway, then Michael Arden wouldn't have been a part of Spring Awakening. And THAT probably wouldn't have gone to Broadway.

[@nrahman3439]

+Jordan Nickel-Dubin wait a minute is this not on broadway?!!! i thought the whole point of these clips is that it is on broadway? what!?

[@jordannickel-dubin9851]

N Rahman It never came to Broadway.

[@SR71_Blackbird]

+Sasha S. I wonder why it never made it past the preBroadway-run. I hope they fix it and give it a second chance.

[@rebeccachia]

+N Rahman I thought so too, :( but even so, broadway or not, I bought the album, and it was beautiful! We can have our own broadway versions in our heads ^_~

[@obadijahparks]

This is Disney's prince of egypt. Their best period.

[@jandreidrn]

Both had Stephen Schwartz in it.

[@_Viper.Vich72]

@@jandreidrnwe need him again

[@TheKnowledgeMan101]

I'd say this is Disney's Les Miserables

[@rocknroll20024]

Michael Arden is the most adorable human being ever. I love him and happy to have this cast recording.

[@coopercane500]

When Disney inevitably does the live-action remake for Hunchback, here are the things we better see: 1. The original ending (I know it might be scarring for kids, but doing it in the stage production had a much more profound impact. I couldn't see it ending any other way.) 2. The added songs (Made of stone, in particular, has to be in the movie.) 3. Seeing the spirits of the gargoyles, religious statues, bells, etc. as Quasimodos imagination and hallucination (It would show how truly alone he feels and make Made of Stone even more impactful.) 4. Frollo's backstory and connection to Quasimodo (I feel the stage production added so much more dimension to the character by giving him a sympathetic background and making his internal struggle more complex than the original movie. I would also love it if they had Patrick Page reprise the role. He did such an excellent job on stage, and I would love to see it on film.) If Disney does not tick at least one of these boxes, I will not see the movie.

[@carlottarobbins7005]

Well, I heard that they are planning to have at least SOME of the elements from the book in the live-action remake, so ig we'll see what happens!

[@Marz2727]

Made of Stone HAS to be in film

[@sims2lovealot]

And Esmerelda and Someday ABSOLUTELY need to be in it. They're such breathtaking songs.

[@bread_2229]

and rip out 'a guy like you' please

[@AzulaBlack]

They're not so smart, they always fail in something.

[@eternasapphiremoon81]

Is it shameful that this version of 'Someday' and the Finale piece made me tear up? I'm still sobbing...

[@eocavanaugh]

nope! Samantha, the soloist, is one of the reasons that the finale breaks my heart and the way everyone sings multi vocal is great!

[@cas2914]

Nope. Ciara Renee's voice and vulnerability in Someday makes my eyes well up every single time I listen to it. The Finale leaves you emotionally numb and almost hopeless, but the message that it states makes you really really think about the world and the need to stand up for love and justice.

[@peterjensen6844]

I remember the first time I watched this, I became blubbering mess when Michael says "chose love over fear".

[@wandanemer2630]

No shame at all. This whole musical is a work of beauty, and has the power to move us to our very core!

[@3rd-drama376]

1:20 - 3:42 - Damn! I want to marry Michael Arden's powerful singing voice!

[@kendrajohnson4945]

1:20 - 1:35 SLAYEDDDD MY ENTIRE EXSISTENCE!!!!! OMGGGGGGGGGGGG I NEED THIS SOUNDTRACK AND I NEED TO SEE THE SHOW!!!!

[@wandanemer2630]

IT'S SO FUCKING BEAUTIFUL!!

[@marieeveblais]

Michael Arden ... that note on "Made of Stone" IM SPEECHLESS!!!! That technique!! OMG!!!

[@zeldaglitchgamer]

Made of Stone without a doubt is one of my favorite songs if not my favorite song in the score

[@catherinekubick298]

You and me both :) it absolutely kills me that this isn't going to a Broadway, because without a doubt Michael would have gotten a Tony nomination for playing Quasimodo

[@zeldaglitchgamer]

Oh for sure! his voice is wonderful

[@Lundy.Fastnet.Irish_Sea]

The lyrics too. It's beautiful.

[@Lundy.Fastnet.Irish_Sea]

It adds a whole lot of dimension into Quasimodo and gives a significance to the gargoyles

[@kierawhite5339]

zeldaglitchgamer same, the lyrics are breath taking.

[@chicnuggs8238]

I can't even IMAGINE watching The Hunchback Of Notre Dame in theatres. Just imaging Hellfire playing on a gigantic screen, with surround sound booming the choir and Frollo`s voice ... god, it sends shivers down my spine.

[@blackswan4486]

I first saw it as a little girl when it came out but it was in the drive in. Huge imax screen would blow me away.

[@chompet123]

Dear Lord, please let me see this show. But I'm on the freaking other side of the globe.

[@chompet123]

***** What? What do u mean? Full details pls

[@marszenka]

+chompet123 It is playing at the Tuacahn outdoor theater in southern Utah this summer/fall. :) Tuacahn does an excellent job with its shows; I am going.

[@jaselbam9270]

+chompet123 same ._.

[@sunnygirl523]

it's here on youtube :)

[@alannar.8701]

I was twenty minutes away, when it was at Papermill. I didn't see it. Kicking myself.

[@thesabunaccount]

Michael's note at 1:28 literally had me almost falling off my chair - I had to pause the video and gather my wits because it was too fucking incredible.

[@BrookeInProgress]

Had crazy chills 18 seconds in and by the end I was crying. Is there no chance at all of this going to Broadway at some point? And if there's a chance, can we keep this same cast? They were perfect.

[@schparky2000]

I was a state too, in those first few seconds I thought "must buy this..." Then bought it.... Originally wanted the fave tracks but bought the whole album. Even the new tracks which I sometimes feel are "written because they had to be..." Are perfection and deserve their place among the originals! I see and understand Disneys argument against the cost of the cast but If this was "Out There" Box Office History would be rewritten!

[@adeaoud3404]

I love Frollo’s voice actor. The effort they all put in it is so epic. I just wish we had Paul Kandel singing The Bells of Notre Dame with the last note

[@zerotodona1495]

It can’t be helped, that’s a hard note to hit.

[@ladyearin]

I had the absolute privilege to have heard the full album. It has been one of the most emotional recording I've ever herd. It's haunting, dark, captivating, and let me tell that I've cried in more of one song (and Olim is the waterfall). Let me tell you this disney: you won't never regret to invest on this project and put it on a stage for the public. It's a masterpiece. It has the potential to be your best musical, it will really outshine Aladdin, the lion king and whatever other stuff you will do instead of this. Trust the fans and do the right thing

[@graciegutierrez7405]

ladyearin anyone with Spotify KZbin or Apple Music can listen to the album. It’s not a privilege lmao

[@tarniabook3076]

I love seeing voice actors doing their job. They move their hands and do many gestures, not because they are being filmed, but because they want to, or, maybe, helps them get in character.

[@Dadalism]

You can't imagine how much I love the "Esmerlada" song

[@MsCamiJane]

Wow. This made me weep. I watched this in the movie format many times when I was a little girl. “The Bells of Notre Dame” is one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard. The lyrics haunt me and mean so much more as I have grown older. Thank you so much for this beautiful piece.

[@queenbeethediva3591]

Cami Pritchard me too

[@annahill99]

Anyone else bitter as hell they never did a professional stage recording of a show with the original cast? It sucks that I’ll never get to actually watch them perform this.

[@delphiaanderson9688]

I found this version of the music through a stage production at La Jolla Playhouse, I’m pretty sure it’s the same cast. Sat through the entire play and was mystified throughout. If you haven’t already, do a KZbin search for Hunchback Of Notre Dame La Jolla Playhouse. It’s two hours long but is amazing.

[@erikdaniels0n]

Ah, 2016, when Patrick Page was best known for being the best part of Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark. Glad that he’s finally getting the recognition that he deserves for both Hadestown and this, now that it’s building a pretty sizable cult folowing

[@KaylaM13]

The fact that this isn't going to be on Broadway. The fact that I will not be able to see it in my city on tour. Royally PISSES me off. The has the potential the be THE greatest Disney Broadway show ever and they choose to go with Frozen... I love Frozen. But not for Broadway. This soundtrack is pure art and nothing can beat it. It's right up there with Beauty And The Beast for me. Maybe if I actually saw it it would surpass it? Hmm? But nooooooo

[@ThatLexPlays]

Problem is having a choir onstage every show would prove to be too costly for producers and for Equity. Frozen doesn't require a choir and say what you want about it, it was a musical original written and performed by Broadway vets. It's not a perfect show and not the best Disney movie by any means, but it's a huge success for Disney and it is going to do very well on Broadway.

[@KingQueerio]

Kayla Dahl I agree!!!

[@KeldorDAntrell]

It all depends on how greedy people are. If they expect at least as much pay as usual for a different show rather than modify their pay to account for the extra cost of putting on Hunchback, they could have done it. Also, the ticket prices can be increased especially with a press release on the reason why. There was no insoluble problem, just one that wasn't solved because of a minority of avaricious fools. In this day and age a visual recording of a single show could be sold repeatedly, globally, for another way to make it pay. Another variable that they had to work with was the length of the Broadway run.

[@dmg3736]

Keldor D'Antrell no the union straight up wouldn’t let them take the full choir. It wasn’t a “oh the tickets will be X amount more” it was “oh we need to rework the score to compensate for lower numbers and we have to cut some of our beloved cast and friends”

[@reiotk549]

Phoebus's long voice! Amazing! (In Esmeralda)

[@RazzleD2]

Forget Broadway...let's put this on film!

[@iknowexactlywhoyouare8701]

Rusty McNeal Disney says they’ll make a live action film out of it soon like they did with Aladdin and beauty and the beast just now.

[@Angelusdemon95]

Agreed hubby wants a live action movie.

[@giladkay3761]

Does disney really have to butcher another one of their movies instead of creating something creative and new?

[@WinterSPF15]

i know exactly who you are I would be excited except all the live-action adaptations have been trash this far 😂

[@tbobo5198]

Gilad Kay I understand where you are coming from but putting this version of Hunchback on film would be amazing! I would love to see this on the big screen. The original is great sure, but this is just beautiful!!

[@frauleinannelisagoring6233]

The frollo voice's make me crazyyyyyy i love it

[@maddiehenion836]

I was lucky enough to be cast in a production of this wonderful show, and I have never been so close to a cast, I have never been so attached to a show, and I have never been so moved by a show. It is truly one of the best shows out there, and I just can't believe how incredible the composers, lyricists, and writers are. Every single person that I talked to after a show was just in awe of how insanely breathtaking this show is. Moments during the show moved the audiences to cheer, scream, cry, and laugh, it touched everyone that viewed it. And I give full credit to the score and the script. (Side note; this is really hard to perform well. I mean wow, who saw that coming)

[@wandanemer2630]

A true Masterpiece. 💜

[@erinmcintyre9245]

the high note that arden sing in esmerelda just breaks my heart and ive fallen in love with this musical thankyou michal arden The musical brings out the closet human emotions I relate to quasimodo and Esmeralda Michael Arden and Renee just pull my heartstrings it's utterly beautiful

[@xKagryx]

This seven minutes blasted my hair clean off. Can’t imagine what a live broadway performance would do, crush me to powder I guess. 👏🏼

[@taywall97]

Okay but how are they amazing singers AND attractive??? Like it's not fair

[@daydreamingvampire]

Michael and Ciara have voices of silk

[@asteriskman4802]

The soprano part at 5:33 is so beautifully written and amazingly sung... Everything so perfect: the melody, the choice of latin language, the voice, the articulation, and THAT emotional body rhythm and facial expression of the singer... Music at its best.

[@rorygiambalvo2955]

Okay but around 6:27 when the editing is cut with the brass hits and ends with the one dude opening his eyes, it didn't have to go as hard as it did and I love it

[@digitalartemis333]

Patrick Page sings a song about hellfire. Ironically now he plays Hades, king of hell

[@PolyBiBadger]

I remember that I used to not like the Hunchback of Notre Dame but after hearing the cast recording for the musical, I am in love. Hellfire and Out There are my new favorites

[@YoFool.1506]

I still get CHILLS listening to the bells of notre dame

[@amandakeppner2095]

I keep rewinding to when “Phoebus” and “Quasi” are singing that one part in Esmerelda...you know which one I’m speaking of-and my heart! 😍😭

[@gaelynelliott]

also, let's not forget the masterful lyrics that Stephen Schwartz writes. He is truly unrivaled.

[@Katie80-501]

I MAINTAIN that The Hunchback of Notre Dame is the BEST Disney movie of all time. The score is absolutely breathtaking and moving, the animation and gloriously detailed backgrounds are unparalleled, the villain is positively LOATHSOME, and the final message about true justice and triumph over hate and bigotry are even more important now than when the movie first came out. Thank you for coming to my run-on sentence of a TEDtalk.

[@micaelaroyo4837]

Its so sad to see such dedication, such beauty, and such passion just to have been forgotten for so long. Im glad that this is now a sort of cult classic because it needs this recognition

[@farnazgbd3484]

Hellfire is one of the most amazing pieces of art ever made

[@SugarfreeYT]

wow the singers in this video, amazing

[@thesabunaccount]

Me being too blown away to form any coherent thought except to give a startled scream at Michael's sheer brilliance part 2: 3:55

[@TrentonBlessWrestlemania489]

Alan Menken's best score for a Disney film. Period.

[@MurderTurtle]

"Wake up the city and sound the alarm" gives me chills every time what is that note goddamn

[@littledrummergirl_19]

Oh my gosh that gives me chills, it immediately reminds me of the fire, like spreading the word and the city turning to see it as alarms go up and the firefighters come...

[@wandanemer2630]

It's like a more powerful, modern One Day More!

[@laurestry]

i come back to this video like once a week

[@singerg02]

I agree with "Esmeralda"!! My heart opens every time I hear the music from this beautiful movie!! 😊❤

[@ciderwing]

if i were a billionaire the first thing i would do is pay for this to be on broadway

[@macreefs]

I had this exact thought today

[@carlottarobbins7005]

Omigosh, YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Jiwpgakis]

This is Alan’s best score , no doubt !!

[@brandonfullenkamp4723]

I find myself always coming back to this video. This just feels like such a special musical. Everyone cared so deeply about their role in this production.

[@luisguevara-flores4935]

With the money available, this could be the next lion king on Broadway for Disney

[@Jackthecritic]

there was already a musical stage adaptation of this film

[@luisguevara-flores4935]

Jack the critic I know.. I was talking about them bringing this to broadway.

[@amanogirl1]

Jack the critic That ruined Court of Miracles song.

[@Jackthecritic]

Luis Flores its too niche for broadway

[@kennyflanders8337]

Or the next Les Miserables

[@jms400]

Samantha Massell has one of the most beautiful voices I've ever heard

[@jessicadegalway9120]

I'm so proud to see another great story from Victor Hugo live on stage with such talented people. I'm already a big fan of Les Misérables so this will be a must see for me. I wish we had this show in Paris someday. And Merci Alan Menken for putting into this wonderful music our most famous french novels.

[@marianaramirez3828]

0:17 THE CHILLS I GET OH MY DEAR GOD 😭

[@stephanie8417]

Since they're not putting this on broadway, they should at least release the rights so that people can understand what a truly beautiful musical and story this is ❤️

[@VeNate13]

Hunchback of Notre Dame would be a better live action remake than Lion King!

[@taufiqalfiansyah820]

3:07 love that

[@wiwaxiasilver827]

7:14 I like how the part in the end is a more hope-filled version of Hellfire’s ending.

[@raynong]

I just cried when listening to the Finale...

[@samanthapenny2103]

My absolute fave song from this movie is when Esmeralda is stuck in the church and she sings “god save the outcasts” one of the greatest songs 💕

[@Pauley_Film_Productions]

At 1:23, I just fell in love with Michael Arden’s voice (the guy on the right). I mean DANG 😳😳😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@ilicia_08]

These men got some LUNGS. I’ve always liked the Hunchback of Notre Dame even when I was a kid. It’s a really serious movie and deals with some heavy stuff but it’s really good. It has just the right amount of humor and lighter moments. I think the music is just so deep and powerful. It was never boring. Disney hasn’t done it since. I mean, Frozen 2 was serious but it’s super boring.

[@springdayisnottoday371]

I'm crying, this is perfection. Oh my god. We need this in broadway, WE NEED A LIVE ACTION MOVIE FOR THIS

[@annahill99]

My favorite soundtrack of all time. Makes it even more devastating after the burning of the cathedral. I was on the verge of tears for hours watching live footage of it burn

[@littledrummergirl_19]

Me too, I was crying just watching the videos and the response 😭

[@HeidiKohne]

I'm an organist, and I was driving to a town 2 hours away to practice for a mini-recital a couple of weeks out, when I found out about the fire. Listened to CNN on the radio the rest of the way there and the whole way back, just numb to everything. I was able to change one piece on the program to pay homage (Boellmann's Priere a Notre Dame, beautiful piece). The next time I drove to the town again, I discovered I had some tracks from this cast recording with me and started tearing up as I sang along.

[@michaelbeaudoin1518]

It's a shame that there's so many crappy shows that get a chance on Broadway (sponge bob square pants anyone?!!) and this masterpiece doesn't. It really makes me sad. As much as I adore the animated movie, I prefer this darker, more realistic take on the original story. Plus it has two of my absolute favorite composers behind it. Please, please bring this to the stage for everyone to see!

[@mangogh0ul]

Spongebob is a masterpiece. See it before you judge.

[@dark3rthanshadows]

well broadway is a business today sometimes they have to open the doors to things that sell

[@KingQueerio]

I agree to some degree

[@chrissi975]

You take that back, son. Did you even listen to the Spongebob Musical? It's BRILLIANT. Just like the Hunchback of Notre Dame!

[@rhodageorge1068]

SpongeBob SquarePants The Musical is beautiful!

[@karen9517]

When I was a little kid this movie scared me, when I grew up I fell in love with it, when I found this new broadway rendition I fell in love all over again. Honestly, one of my most favourite Disney films and soundtracks! This is amazing. I can listen to it over and over on my commute.