Disney’s HERCULES extends until July 2026 with new casting announced
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Disney Theatrical Group has announced that their production of Hercules will extend its run at Theatre Royal Drury Lane until 18 July 2026 due to public demand.
Also announced today, Leslie Beehann (Hercules, Germany) will join fellow Muses Candace Furbert as Thalia, Sharlene Hector as Clio, Brianna Ogunbawo as Melpomene, and Robyn Rose-Li as Terpsichore to play Calliope from 8 December.
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 current cast includes Luke Brady as Hercules, as the Muses, Candace Furbert as Thalia, Sharlene Hector as Clio, Brianna Ogunbawo as Melpomene, Malinda Parris as Calliope, Robyn Rose-Li as Terpsichore, and Kimmy Edwards and Kamilla Fernandes (Standby Muses); 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), with Rhianne Alleyne, Lana Antoniou, Daisy Barnett, Felipe Bejarano, Sarah Benbelaid, Joel Benjamin, Jack Butcher, Nicole Carlisle, Francessca Daniella-Baker, Marie Finlayson, Ryesha Higgs, Cruz-Troy Hunter, Travis Kerry, Stefan Lagoulis, Lamoi Leon, Serina Mathew, Jason Leigh Winter, Jordan Livesey, Harriet Millier, Ellie Mitchell, Saffi Needham, Ben Nicholas, Ingrid Olivia, Matt Overfield, Patrick John Robinson, Ope Sowande and Rhys West.
The cast album is currently available for digital download, with the CD going on sale on 21 November, and the vinyl on 5 December.
The new booking period for Hercules goes on general sale from 17 November here.
