Genie! Trainer of Heroes! Heroes like Ala... Sorry, wrong show! But I'm just so excited! James is gonna be Phil!!
Ok, calming down, back to the beginning!
Disney and Public Works have announced the principal cast for Hercules. Frozen's Jelani Alladin will play the title hero, whilst Aladdin's Tony Award winning original Genie, James Monroe Iglehart, will be playing Phil! Krysta Rodriguez will be playing Meg, with Jeff Hiller as Panic (strangely no one was announced for Pain). Ramona Keller will play Thalia, with Tamika Lawrence as Calliope, and Rema Webb as Terpsichore. I guess they are the Muses, but they could be new characters as well.
Am I missing anyone? Oh, yeah! Hades! I guess Harvey Dent was right, you either die a hero or live long enough to become the villain because Hades will be played by none other than Roger Bart! Yes, Hercules' original singing voice will now be playing Disney's fast talking Lord of the Dead.
Hercules will reunite the original team of Alan Menken and David Zippel to provide new music and lyrics for this original production. The show will be directed by Lear deBessonet with a book by Kristoffer Diaz, choreography by Chase Brock, scenic design by Dane Laffrey, costume design by Andrea Hood, lighting design by Tyler Micoleau, sound design by Kai Harada and Jessica Paz, wigs, hair, and makeup design by Cookie Jordan, puppet design by James Ortiz, music supervision and arrangements by Michael Kosarin, orchestrations by Danny Troob and Joseph Joubert, dance arrangements by Mark Hummel, and synthesizer programming by Randy Cohen.
In addition to the principal Equity cast, the Public Works production of Hercules will feature a cast of hundreds of amateur performers from around New York when it premieres at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park August 31st - September 8th.
Details on how to get tickets to the free event will be announced soon.
I just hope this show can go the distance and Hercules gets a Broadway run. I need to see JMI as Phil! I can't believe I never thought of that casting! So perfect!
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