Hunchback of Notre Dame (musical)

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This article is about the Disney produced musical. For the French musical, see Notre Dame de Paris (musical).

Der Glöckner von Notre Dame, literally translated in English, The Bellringer of Notre Dame, is a musical, with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. The musical opened at the Musical Theatre Berlin on June 5, 1999 in Berlin, Germany. It was produced by Walt Disney Theatrical, based on the 1996 Disney film, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, which was in turn based on the 1831 Victor Hugo novel of the same name, re-written and directed by James Lapine. After a successful run, it closed in June 2002. The musical was Disney's first musical to premiere outside the U.S., and it became one of Berlin's longest-running musicals of all times.

The musical is a darker, more gothic adaptation of the film. An original cast recording was recorded in German. More recently, Bellringer has been scheduled for a live action TV film on ABC's The Wonderful World of Disney, as well as a possible American theatrical production, like Disney's other successful musical adaptations of their films now playing on Broadway.

[edit] Musical numbers

Act I

The Bells of Notre Dame (Die Glocken Notre Dames)
Sanctuary - an extended version of Frollo's 'Out There' (Zuflucht)
Out There (Draussen)
Rest And Recreation - Pheobus' Song (Ein Bisschen Freude)
Balancing Act - Gypsy song (Tanz Auf Dem Seil)
Topsy Turvy (Drunter Druber)
God Help The Outcasts (Helf Den Verstoss'nen)
Top Of The World - Quasi and Esmeralda's song with the gargoyles (Hoch Uber Der Welt)
Heaven's Light (Das Licht Des Himmels)
Hellfire (Das Feuer Des Holle)
Esmeralda

Act II

City Under Siege (Trommeln In Der Stadt)
A Guy Like You (Ein Mann Wie Du)
Out Of Love - Quasi and Pheobus singing about Esmeralda (Weil Du Liebst)
Out Of Love [Reprise] - Pheobus and Esmeralda's love song with Quasi (Weil Du Liebst)
Made Of Stone - Quasi's song of lament (Wie Aus Stein)
Someday (Einmal)
Grand Finale