HERCULES to Play the Public Theatre this summer!!- Page 6

[Broadway Joe]

Posted: 8/12/19 at 5:48pm

I would never camp out overnight for this so I'm happy it's an all online lotto anyway. Doubt I win though lol

[Pose2]

Posted: 8/12/19 at 6:00pm

I hope no one abuses the ADA seating, I'm sure it's been done for impossible to see shows before.  

[disneybroadwayfan22]

Posted: 8/19/19 at 12:53pm

-Nelson Chimilio is Pain

-Arianne Recto and Shannon Rhett are Hercules's human parents. Zeus and Hera are unknown.

-A little girl is one of the Fates, which is cute.

-Brianna Cabrera and Tieisha Thomas are the other Muses.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Flash-In-Rehearsal-with-the-Company-of-HERCULES-20190819

[sorano916]

Posted: 8/19/19 at 1:33pm

I mean, all the rest of the featured parts will be part of the Public Works community so you probably won't know anyone else in named roles. There aren't any more AEA cast members besides the Broadway Inspirational Voices who are basically a Greek Chorus.

[SAMUEL E MOORE]

Posted: 8/19/19 at 3:03pm

Agreed!  with that said i already submitted my information in hoping that i can take my daughter who is a HUGE fan of Jelani Alladin and James Monroe Iglehart

[SAMUEL E MOORE]

Posted: 8/19/19 at 3:03pm

Agreed!  with that said i already submitted my information in hoping that i can take my daughter who is a HUGE fan of Jelani Alladin and James Monroe Iglehart

[VintageSnarker]

Posted: 8/20/19 at 3:43am

disneybroadwayfan22 said: "NievesG said: "The lottery is now open :) Good luck to all!"

Ditto! Just entered for regular and ADA!"

Can you do that? The rules are unclear. I didn't want to be disqualified for entering too many times but I wanted to enter the Senior Accessibility lottery for my parents so they don't have to download another app they'll never use again.

[NievesG]

Posted: 8/23/19 at 10:02am

A little write up with rehearsal photos this morning:

How Do You Stage Disney’s ‘Hercules’? Invite Everyone (NYT)

[cjmclaughlin10]

Posted: 8/23/19 at 12:23pm

How complicated would it be to film this (Netflix, PBS, Fathom Events, BwayHD) or at-least get a cast recording?

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 8/23/19 at 12:30pm

cjmclaughlin10 said: "How complicated would it be to film this (Netflix, PBS, Fathom Events, BwayHD) or at-least get a cast recording?"

The only streaming/distribution outlet for this is Disney+, or a Disney-owned channel. Disney is still the rightsholder. I doubt they would do such a thing, especially if plans are percolating to do a live action remake of Hercules like they've done for all the other films. Disney would also probably need to assess the quality of the Public run before greenlighting, and by that point it would be way too late to arrange a filming.

A cast album would be a waste of money if they're not planning to do regional/stock/amateur licensing, or if additional changes could happen to the score after the Public production. The costs would also be astronomical with all those community members (and some of those voices might not translate well to an album). This production is being specifically-engineered for the Park.

Menken's quote about no plans for the show on Broadway or elsewhere basically confirms this is a one-off unless we're told otherwise. Manage your expectations.

Updated On: 8/23/19 at 12:30 PM

[DoTheDood]

Posted: 8/23/19 at 12:31pm

cjmclaughlin10 said: "How complicated would it be to film this (Netflix, PBS, Fathom Events, BwayHD) or at-least get a cast recording?"

I mean PBS just recorded Much Ado About Nothing, so I think it's not impossible. But will Great Performances record this? I kind of doubt it.

[Pose2]

Posted: 8/23/19 at 12:39pm

Can you do that? The rules are unclear.

Unless she is disabled, no, she absolutely cannot do that. 

[CT2NYC]

Posted: 8/23/19 at 1:07pm

Pose2 said: "Can you do that? The rules are unclear.

Unless she is disabled, no, she absolutely cannot do that."

Obviously, she's not talking about entering for ADA if you're not disabled. She's talking about entering ADA concurrently with regular seating. That's what the rules are unclear about.

[cjmclaughlin10]

Posted: 8/23/19 at 1:20pm

But they were able to pull off a Cast Recording for Twelfth Night, so I was just wondering what people think the likelihood is if it happening again

[Kad]

Posted: 8/23/19 at 1:28pm

It is impossible to say right now. The Twelfth Night album was released after the streamlined extended summer run of the show, not after the initial Public Works production. And it was commissioned in-house by the Public with no dealing with outside entities like Disney.

Updated On: 8/23/19 at 01:28 PM

[EllieRose2]

Posted: 8/23/19 at 4:36pm

If there is great demand, a cast recording will happen. Especially since the majority of people entering this lottery will not win. 

[raddersons]

Posted: 8/23/19 at 4:54pm

The amount of people interested in the show does not affect whether or not this will get a cast recording or not. This is still a Disney property, and they're notoriously tight with what they allow and what they don't. I doubt they would want a recording of something like this out there. 

[DramaTeach]

Posted: 8/23/19 at 6:00pm

Disney will always want their titles licensed, whether they’re on Broadway or not. If the critical and public response to the show is positive, they’ll consider bringing it over. The problem is that just like Hercules, they’re created a massive ensemble cast that would be too expensive. I’m sure they’ll consider minimizing it. If that doesn’t happen, they’ll record an album, so schools and community theaters have a recording to use for productions.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 8/23/19 at 6:26pm

DramaTeach said: "Disney will always want their titles licensed, whether they’re on Broadway or not. If the critical and public response to the show is positive, they’ll consider bringing it over. The problem is that just like Hercules, they’re created a massive ensemble cast that would be too expensive. I’m sure they’ll consider minimizing it. If that doesn’t happen, they’ll record an album, so schools and community theaters have a recording to use for productions."

I think you meant Hunchback, and I'm inclined to agree. Hercules seems on course to follow the same trajectory as Hunchback. I don't think anything resembling a production as large as the show in the park is likely to be coming to Broadway. If the goal is just to license it then we likely will get a cast album and the show will become available through MTI. If they decide to develop it further we'll likely see something much smaller produced out of town at one of the regional theatres prior to a move to Broadway. On top of that one of the currently running Disney shows would have to close first because I believe Thomas Schumacher said in his Broadway.com interview he felt three Disney on Broadway properties was the limit.

Updated On: 8/23/19 at 06:26 PM

[DramaTeach]

Posted: 8/23/19 at 7:22pm

^ You are correct; I did mean Hunchback.

[NievesG]

Posted: 8/27/19 at 12:41pm

The drawing is tomorrow - just got this email:

"We'll start sending out digital Lottery updates for Public Works' "Hercules" at 12PM tomorrow afternoon. Please note: you may not hear from us until after 12PM, but we promise you'll hear from us. 

No matter if you entered for one performance or all seven, you'll get one email from us. This message will let you know whether or not you won tickets. 

If you're a winner for any performance, you'll have one hour to claim your tickets. You'll be able to get to the claim screen by clicking through your email, on the homepage of our app/website, or in the My Orders section of your TodayTix account."

I hope we have some winners here tomorrow, please report back! :)

[ACL2006]

Posted: 8/27/19 at 1:03pm

If anything, just let this play at Papermill next season. It'll be licensed then and people can actually buy a ticket to see it.

[cjmclaughlin10]

Posted: 8/27/19 at 1:52pm

Where did that email come from? I’m concerned that I didn’t get one, just triple checked that my entry’s went through

I hope this doesn’t mean that there has already been a round of eliminations and I didn’t make the cut. Tomorrow is going to be incredibly stressful

[Pose2]

Posted: 8/27/19 at 1:56pm

From TodayTix.  Got mine two hours ago. 

[Playbill_Trash]

Posted: 8/27/19 at 3:23pm

I don’t understand why every time I ask someone on these boards to post a bootleg of a show, the post gets taken down.

It is very important that this gets done and is posted online. This is critical.