The musical, inspired by the animated film, based on the ancient myth – DISNEY’S HERCULES THE MUSICAL is now playing at Theatre Royal Drury Lane! It’s what classical civilisation would have wanted.
Get ready for a wise-cracking, column-shaking, underworld-rocking ride of adventure, self-discovery and love. In tunics.
Joining Luke Brady as Hercules are, as the Muses, Candace Furbert (Thalia), Sharlene Hector (Clio), Brianna Ogunbawo (Melpomene), Malinda Parris (Calliope), Robyn Rose-Li (Terpsichore), and Kamilla Fernandes (Standby Muse); Mae Ann Jorolan (Meg), Trevor Dion Nicholas (Phil), Stephen Carlile (Hades), and Craig Gallivan and Lee Zarrett (in the roles of Bob and Charles)
Directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw, with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by David Zippel, a brand-new book by Robert Horn and Kwame Kwei-Armah, and co-choreography by Tanisha Scott, DISNEY’S HERCULES delivers a thrilling night out at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane that leaves you ready to conquer anything.
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Ancient Greece. A time of gods, mortals… and Hercules, who isn’t quite either. But if he’s not a god, how can he possibly save the world from Hades? It’s one thing flexing those pecs, but going from zero to hero requires a different kind of strength.
Tickets available for performances from 6 June 2025 – 5 September 2026.
Age Guidance: 6+
Children under the age of 4 (including babies in arms) will not be admitted into the theatre. All persons aged 16 or under must be accompanied by an adult and may not sit on their own within the auditorium. All persons entering the theatre, regardless of age, must have a ticket.
2hrs 10mins (incl. interval, subject to change)
Casey Nicholaw (Director and Choreographer), Alan Menken (Music), David Zippel (Lyrics), Robert Horn and Kwame Kwei-Armah (Book), Tanisha Scott (Choreographer)
Luke Brady (Hercules) Candace Furbert (Thalia), Sharlene Hector (Clio), Brianna Ogunbawo (Melpomene), Malinda Parris (Calliope), Robyn Rose-Li (Terpsichore), and Kamilla Fernandes (Standby Muse); Mae Ann Jorolan (Meg), Trevor Dion Nicholas (Phil), Stephen Carlile (Hades), and Craig Gallivan and Lee Zarrett (in the roles of Bob and Charles),
Rhianne Alleyne, Lana Antoniou, Daisy Barnett, Felipe Bejarano, Sarah Benbelaid, Joel Benjamin, Jack Butcher, Nicole Carlisle, Francessca Daniella-Baker, Jemal Felix, Marie Finlayson, Ryesha Higgs, Cruz-Troy Hunter, Travis Kerry, Stefan Lagoulis, Jason Leigh Winter, Jordan Livesey, Harriet Millier, Ellie Mitchell, Saffi Needham, Ingrid Olivia, Matt Overfield, Patrick Robinson, Ope Sowande and Rhys West.
1. Prologue – Ensemble, Narrator
2. Gospel Truth I (Mount Olympus) – Muses, Ensemble
3 Gospel Truth II (Underworld) – Muses, Ensemble
4 Despina’s Lullaby – Despina, Muses
5. Gospel Truth III (Herc was Mortal) – Muses
6. Today’s Gonna Be My Day – Hercules
7. Go the Distance – Hercules
8. Go the Distance Reprise – Hercules, Muses
9. One Last Hope – Phil, Hercules
10. Forget About It – Meg, Hercules
11. Gospel Truth IV (So Not Dead) – Muses
12. Getting Even – Hades, Bob, Charles, Ensemble
13. Zero to Hero – Hercules, Muses, Phil, Ensemble
14. A Muse Bouche — Muses
15. I’m Back! – Phil, Ensemble
16. Getting Even Reprise – Bob, Charles
17. Phil Goes the Distance/Doomed to Be Human – Phil, Hercules
18. I Won’t Say (I’m in Love) – Meg, Muses
19. I Won’t Say (I’m in Love) Reprise – Hercules, Meg
20. Great Bolts of Thunder – Muses, Zeus, Hades, Ensemble
21. To Be Human – Hercules
22. Gospel Truth V (That’s Our Tale) – Muses, Ensemble
23. A Star is Born – Muses, Company
24. BONUS TRACK: To Be Human (Original Alan Menken Demo) – Alan Menken
