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Disney's Hercules Is Gearing Up for a Musical Adaption
We'll finally get to see "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" performed IRL!!!
Hercules is getting a stage production!
Central Park's Public Theater is gearing up for an end-of-summer stage production of the Disney classic with help from the film's original music composers Alan Menken and David Zippel.
The production is a part of the company's Public Works initiative and will be presented by special arrangement with Disney Theatrical Productions under the direction of Thomas Schumacher, according to Deadline. The movie's original music will be used along with additional Menken and Zippel tracks and the book will be written by Glow's Kristoffer Diaz.
"Many generations of our Public Works families have embraced Disney musicals as a shared American canon," said director Lear deBessonet in a statement. "Hercules’ roots in Greek mythology, infused with soulful gospel music, make it a natural extension of Public Works’ radical exploration of humanity through Shakespeare and the classics. We’re excited to see how this Public Works production will uncover the deeper meaning of what it means to be a hero and how true strength is derived, not from the greatness of one person, but the transformative power of community."
Hercules is set to debut August 31 and will run until September 8.
Taylor Henderson is a PRIDE.com contributor. This proud Texas Bama studied Media Production/Studies and Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin, where he developed his passions for pop culture, writing, and videography. He's absolutely obsessed with Beyoncé, mangoes, and cheesy YA novels that allow him to vicariously experience the teen years he spent in the closet. He's also writing one!
Taylor Henderson is a PRIDE.com contributor. This proud Texas Bama studied Media Production/Studies and Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin, where he developed his passions for pop culture, writing, and videography. He's absolutely obsessed with Beyoncé, mangoes, and cheesy YA novels that allow him to vicariously experience the teen years he spent in the closet. He's also writing one!
