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The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Closing: June 23, 1991

The Hunchback of Notre Dame - 1991 Off-Broadway History , Info & More

Charles Ludlam Theatre
1 Sheridan Square New York, NY 10014

Based on the Victor Hugo novel and songs from the Disney animated feature, The Hunchback of Notre Dame showcases the film’s Academy Award-nominated score, as well as new songs by Menken and Schwartz. Peter Parnell’s new book embraces story theatre and features verbatim passages from Hugo’s gothic novel.

The musical begins as the bells of Notre Dame sound through the famed cathedral in fifteenth-century Paris. Quasimodo, the deformed bell-ringer who longs to be "Out There," observes all of Paris reveling in the Feast of Fools. Held captive by his devious caretaker, the archdeacon Dom Claude Frollo, he escapes for the day and joins the boisterous crowd, only to be treated cruelly by all but the beautiful Romani woman, Esmeralda. Quasimodo isn’t the only one captivated by her free spirit, though – the handsome Captain Phoebus and Frollo are equally enthralled. As the three vie for her attention, Frollo embarks on a mission to destroy the Roma – and it’s up to Quasimodo to save them all.


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by Michael Quintos - Jun 4, 2026


It's a very rare treat—particularly all the way here in Orange County, California—to hear Broadway songs and the stories behind them performed directly by the legendary composer himself, even for just a one-night-only event. But that is exactly the gift bestowed upon a rapt audience recently when the Irvine Barclay Theatre presented DEFYING GRAVITY: AN EVENING WITH STEPHEN SCHWARTZ & FRIENDS to a sold-out crowd on the evening of May 23, 2026.

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by Scott Rawson - May 14, 2026


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by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 30, 2026


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by Stephi Wild - Dec 8, 2025


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by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 12, 2025


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by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 7, 2025


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by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 9, 2025


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by Stephi Wild - Sep 17, 2025


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by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 30, 2025


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