Everything I’ve seen so far has been so moving and beautiful. I think it’s going to make for a template for an incredibly special evening for those who get to see the show. The idea to let the show take this form in the context of the Public Works program for the Public Theater was a really smart and beautiful idea because the story of Hercules is incredibly affirming, and so much of it is about the community being strong. What’s exciting about this is the Disney company is so good at taking their animation and putting it into forms of live-action, whether it’s a film or on stage, and they’ve done it so brilliantly and with such brilliant directors.
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Although I think even he will admit that he wishes that he had the muscles that Hades had in the movie because neither of us do. You know, James Woods was iconic and just a fantastic version of the part. I spent many, many years playing various forms of comedic villains, so this was a great fit for me.Īs Disney villains go, Hades is definitely one of the most dramatic. Somewhere in my face and eyes, probably not, so that’s the benefit of doing a recording. So that’s how it came to be.īack in ’96, when I managed to win the role of Hercules, I had not played - and haven’t since - a lot of innocent young heroes. So he called me early one morning, and when you get a call from Oscar winner Alan Menken, you pick up. And according to him, they had done a few readings of the show, and when he saw me singing that song, they thought it would be a wonderful thing to have me playing Hades. It was hair-raising but really fun and meaningful. I sang for him recently at Carnegie Hall in celebration of his career, and I sang “Go the Distance,” which was a trip, singing that at Carnegie Hall with an orchestra.
ROGER BART: Since the time of recording the singing voice for Hercules oh so many years ago, I’ve seen Alan occasionally throughout the years at different shows. “I want to let the audience know that I had nothing to do with it, even though I am the Prince of Darkness!”ĮNTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Whose idea was it to bring you back for this new stage version of Hercules, this time as Hades? “I hope we don’t have too many rainy nights,” Bart says.
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Plus it’s an added valentine for long-time lovers of the Disney film, especially our community members who are over the moon to be working with him.”ĮW caught up with Bart between rehearsals to talk about his infernal turn (plus the added thrill of performing live and outdoors). “He’s a master of musical comedy who also has enormous depth and access to emotion, making him dream casting for Hades. “Roger Bart is virtuosity-in-action,” director Lear deBessonet tells EW in an email. (The original Hercules film also featured Josh Keaton as the teenage Hercules’ speaking voice and Tate Donovan as the adult version.) Bart, a Broadway alum also known for Desperate Housewives and Revenge, will instead take a villainous turn as Hades - the underworld opposite of the fresh-faced hero he originated. This time, Frozen’s Jelani Alladin will be the one singing of far-off places and hero’s welcomes as the new Hercules. But the new show will still feature originals like “I Won’t Say I’m in Love,” “Zero to Hero,” and, of course, “Go the Distance.” 8 at the outdoor Delacorte Theater in New York’s Central Park.ĭirected by Lear deBessonet and presented as part of the Public Theater’s Public Works program, Hercules features new additional songs from Menken and Zippel (including at least one number that features Hades). But after two decades, the story of the god-turned-mortal-turned-god-again is finally making its way to the stage, running Aug. Disney has adapted dozens of its animated films into stage musicals over the years, from Beauty and the Beast and The Lion Kingto Aladdinand Frozen, but the 1997 Hercules never got the same love, even with an Oscar-nominated soundtrack by Disney stalwarts Alan Menken and David Zippel. It’s a homecoming that’s been a long time coming.
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