We're seeing double the Hades!
Patrick Page stopped by Public Works' Hercules this weekend, and posed for a photo with fellow Hades, Roger Bart. Page plays Hades in Hadestown, while Bart plays the role of the same name in Hercules. Check out the photo below!
Seeing Double: Hades edition.
- The Public Theater (@PublicTheaterNY) September 2, 2019
Thanks for visiting @rogerbartoffic's version of the Underworld, @pagepatrick!
(cc: @hadestown)#PublicWorksHercules pic.twitter.com/1MEhGuRFQq
Page gave his review of the production on Twitter, where he said, "Public Works is a gift to New York and Hercules is the ultimate celebration!"
Public Works is a gift to New York and Hercules is the ultimate celebration! https://t.co/aEesywIpCs
- Patrick Page (@pagepatrick) September 2, 2019
Public Works' Hercules features music by Alan Menken, lyrics by David Zippel, book by Kristoffer Diaz, choreography by Chase Brock, and is directed by Lear deBessonet. A new stage adaptation of the Disney classic,HERCULES will run for seven nights for free, beginning August 31 through September 8, at The Delacorte Theater.
The Equity cast of Hercules includes Jelani Alladin (Hercules), Roger Bart (Hades), Jeff Hiller (Panic), James Monroe Iglehart (Phil), Ramona Keller (Thalia), Tamika Lawrence(Calliope), Krysta Rodriguez (Meg), and Rema Webb (Terpsichore), along with a special featured performance by Broadway Inspirational Voices and cameo group performances by 10 Hairy Legs and Passaic High School Marching Band.
Directed by Public Works founder and Resident Director Lear deBessonet, this summer's production will feature the film's beloved score, plus additional original songs by the film's composer Alan Menken and lyricist David Zippel, with a new book by Kristoffer Diaz and choreography by Chase Brock. Hercules will feature over 200 New Yorkers from all five boroughs in a new stage adaptation of the Disney animated film written by Ron Clements, John Musker, Donald McEnery, Bob Shaw, and Irene Mecchi and directed by Ron Clements and John Musker.
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