Full casting announced for Disney’s HERCULES at Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Photo credit: Matt Crockett ©️Disney
Disney Theatrical Group has announced full casting for Hercules, which begins performances at Theatre Royal Drury Lane on 6 June.
Joining the previously announced Luke Brady as Hercules are, as the Muses, Candace Furbert (The Book of Mormon, West End) as Thalia, Sharlene Hector (A Strange Loop, West End) as Clio, Brianna Ogunbawo (The Lion King, UK tour) as Melpomene, Malinda Parris (The Enormous Crocodile, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre) as Calliope, Robyn Rose-Li (The Baker’s Wife, Menier Chocolate Factory) as Terpsichore, and Kamilla Fernandes (Grease, West End) as Standby Muse; Mae Ann Jorolan (West End debut) as Meg, Trevor Dion Nicholas (Hadestown, West End) as Phil, Stephen Carlile (The Lion King, Broadway/UK tour) as Hades, and Craig Gallivan (Frozen, West End) and Lee Zarrett (Harmony, Broadway) in the roles of Bob and Charles.
Completing the cast are 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.
With music by Alan Menken and lyrics by David Zippel, and a brand-new book by Robert Horn and Kwame Kwei-Armah, Casey Nicholaw’s production of Hercules, co-choreographed with Tanisha Scott, is inspired by the 1997 animated film of the same name from Walt Disney Studios.
The production has set and additional video design by Dane Laffrey, costumes by Gregg Barnes and Sky Switser, lighting by Jeff Croiter, sound by Adam Fisher, video design by George Reeve, special effects design by Jeremy Chernick, and dance music arrangements by David Chase.
