Casting is now complete for the West End bow of Disney's Hercules, set to play London's Theatre Royal Drury Lane beginning June 6 prior to an official opening June 24.
Luke Brady (Prince of Egypt), as previously reported, will star in the title role. He will be joined by the actors who will play the Greek Muses: Candace Furbert as Thalia, Sharlene Hector as Clio, Brianna Ogunbawo as Melpomene, Malinda Parris as Calliope, Robyn Rose-Li as Terpsichore, and Kamilla Fernandes as Standby Muse. The supporting cast will also include Mae Ann Jorolan as Meg, Trevor Dion Nicholas as Phil, Stephen Carlile as Hades, and Craig Gallivan and Lee Zarrett in the roles of Bob and Charles.
The ensemble will include Rhianne Alleyne, Lana Antoniou, Daisy Barnett, Felipe Bejarano, Sarah Benbelaid, Joel Benjamin, Jack Butcher, Nicole Carlisle, Francessca Daniella-Baker, Jemal Felix, Marie Finlayson, Ryesha Higgs, Cruz-Troy Hunter, Travis Kerry, Stefan Lagoulis, Jason Leigh Winter, Jordan Livesey, Harriet Millier, Ellie Mitchell, Saffi Needham, Ingrid Olivia, Matt Overfield, Patrick Robinson, Ope Sowande, and Rhys West.
Casting is by Natalie Gallacher for Pippa Ailion and Natalie Gallacher Casting.
Adapted from Disney's 1997 animated film, Hercules has
played several earlier runs, premiering in 2019 via the Public Theater's
Free Shakespeare in the Park Series and playing New Jersey's Paper Mill
Playhouse in 2023. A new production, with Tony winner Casey Nicholaw
taking over as director and choreographer, premiered in Hamburg last year, and it appears that staging will be the basis for the West End
bow. Nicholaw is again directing and choreographing, joined by
co-choreographer Tanisha Scott, also reprising her work from the German
production.
The musical features music by Alan Menken and lyrics by David Zippel,
including their songs from the original film and several new tunes
written for the stage musical. The book is by Robert Horn and Kwame
Kwei-Armah, based on the Disney film written by Ron Clements, John
Musker, Donald McEnery, Bob Shaw, and Irene Mecchi and directed by
Clements and Musker.
The West End creative team will also include scenic and additional
video designer Dane Laffrey, costume designers Gregg Barnes and Sky
Switser, lighting designer Jeff Croiter, sound designer Adam Fisher,
video designer George Reeve, hair and wig designer Mia M. Neal, make-up designer
Kirk Cambridge-Del Pesche, and special effects designer Jeremy
Chernick.
Michael Kosarin is penning arrangements and serving as music supervisor, with Danny Troob and Joseph Joubert providing orchestrations. Dance arrangements are by David Chase.
Telling the story of the muscle-bound half-god Hercules of Greek mythology, Hercules features such Disney favorites as "Go the Distance," “Zero to Hero,” and “I Won’t Say (I’m in Love)."
Click here for ticket information. See photos of the show's German run below.