Here's hoping it will make it to Broadway! 
Source: http://www.ocregister.com/2017/07/07/al ... n-anaheim/Alan Menken wrote:I have a very strong belief like “Newsies,” “Hercules” is going to have a moment that will surprise people. Actually, I’m working on a stage version of “Hercules.”
what a surprise! It will be perfect for Broadway and a lot of fun! and Hades also needs a song! Also hope this will give the movie/characters some attention since Disney practically ignores it. At least Pocahontas had a lower chance of happening, due to it's position and it's backlash of historical inaccuracy. However, Disney still decided to adapt Hunchback, despite of it's controversy and that it has a lower fanbase than both Pocahontas and Hercules (though Hunchback has been rated higher on IMDb, there were still people who've given more votes on Pocahontas and Hercules than on Hunchback. And the Facebook likes for Hunchback are relatively much lower than for the other two, if you don't believe me, then look it up).Disney's Divinity wrote:YES! I thought this and Pocahontas both had a low chance of ever happening. I hope it pans out. I would love to hear new songs for Herc and Meg. I just wonder if they're going to do something similar to the Hunchback musical and go all serious with adapting the source material. I kind of hope not.
Source: http://www.playbill.com/article/stage-a ... -the-worksA Disney Theatrical Productions spokesman denied the project, saying, “Hercules is one of many great Menken scores, but no stage adaptation is in development at this time.”
Hunchback is a serious movie, while Hercules isn't. I don't think there is a way to make Hercules serious without making it boring.Disney's Divinity wrote:YES! I thought this and Pocahontas both had a low chance of ever happening. I hope it pans out. I would love to hear new songs for Herc and Meg. I just wonder if they're going to do something similar to the Hunchback musical and go all serious with adapting the source material. I kind of hope not.
Source: https://ew.com/movies/2018/12/14/alan-m ... an-menken/On the one hand, he’s got another Disney musical coming to Broadway (as yet unannounced) as well as the upcoming film Disenchanted, a long-in-the-works Enchanted sequel that will deconstruct his style once more.
That's great news!Sotiris wrote:Hercules is coming!
I don't think they'll try to make it more serious. Then they would have to make a lot of changes and the existing songs probably wouldn't fit.Disney's Divinity wrote:Now I just hope they don't alter it to be more serious like Hunchback; Hercules was always a comedy that made no attempt to be faithful to the source.
It's Hercules. Menken didn't say so in the interview but a very reliable source confirmed it to me in private.JeanGreyForever wrote:Correct me if I'm wrong, but Hercules is never actually stated to be Menken's next Broadway musical in the article, right? I think people might be jumping to conclusions that it is Hercules. Wasn't there talk of bringing Galavant to the stage a while back? And I think Menken has mentioned interest in bringing Enchanted to the stage as well. Plus, Tangled is the most popular out of his works that have yet to be adapted for the stage. It's likely that any of those might be coming to Broadway rather than Hercules.
Oh ok. Thanks for confirming! That is exciting that Hercules will finally get some sort of promotion from Disney. I can't wait to see how they flesh out the characters.Sotiris wrote: It's Hercules. Menken didn't say so in the interview but a very reliable source confirmed it to me in private.
Source: https://makeitbetter.net/entertainment/ ... l-miranda/Alan Menken wrote:One of my animated musicals is being adapted to the stage now. It will be announced soon, but I can’t share it yet!
Source: https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/on ... y-classicsQ: What the next chapter for Alan Menken and Disney On Broadway?
Alan Menken: Well, we have more coming. Things I can't talk about. We're working on lots of different things together. It's just an ongoing, exiting place to be. It's unimaginable what they've become.
