Overview
Synopsis
The story is one of love and Quasimodo's secret feelings for the beautiful Esmeralda. Quasimodo is in love with the bohemian girl; but she loves Phoebus, the fiance of Fleur-de-Lys. Frollo, the priest of Notre-Dame cathedral, feels uncontrolled and violent desires for Esmeralda: jealous, he steals Phoebus. However, the bohemian girl is wrongly found guilty. Quasimodo manages to free her and takes her to one of the cathedral towers. Sadly, the story ends with both Esmeralda and Quasimodo dying.
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- Book
- Luc Plamondon
- Music
- Richard Cocciante
- Lyrics
- Luc Plamondon , Will Jennings
- Category
- Musical
- Age Guidance
- Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
- Number of Acts
- 2
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Cast Size
- small
- Ideal For
- Mostly Male Cast, Small Cast
Context
Plot
Characters
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Songs
- 1. Ouverture - Orchestra
- 2. The Age of the Cathedrals - Gringoire
- 3. The refugees - Clopin & Chorus
- 4. Frollo's intervention- Frollo & Phoebus
- 5. The Bohemian song - Esmeralda
- 6. Esmeralda you know - Clopin
- 7. So look no more for love - Fleur-de-Lys & Phoebus
- 8. The feast of fools - Gringoire & Chorus
- 9. The king of fools - Quasimodo
- 10. The sorceress - Frollo & Quasimodo
- 11. The foundling - Quasimodo
- 12. The doors of Paris - Gringoire
- 13. Kidnap attempt - Phoebus & Esmeralda
- 14. The Court of the Miracles - Clopin, Chorus & Esmeralda
- 15. The word Phoebus - Esmeralda & Gringoire
- 16. Shining like the sun - Esmeralda & Fleur-de-Lys
- 17. Torn apart - Phoebus
- 18. Anarchy - Frollo & Gringoire
- 19. Water please ! - Chorus, Frollo & Quasimodo
- 20. Belle (is the only word) - Quasimodo, Frollo & Phoebus
- 21. Home in the sky - Quasimodo & Esmeralda
- 22. Pagan Ave Maria- Esmeralda
- 23. If you could see inside me - Quasimodo
- 24. Your love will kill me - Frollo
- 25. The shadow - Phoebus & Frollo
- 26. At Val d'Amour - Gringoire, Chorus & Phoebus
- 27. The voluptary - Phoebus & Esmeralda
- 28. Destiny - Gringoire, Frollo, Quasimodo, Clopin & Fleur-de-Lys
- 29. Talk to me of Florence - Frollo & Gringoire
- 30. The bells - Gringoire, Frollo, Quasimodo & Chorus
- 31. Where is she ? - Frollo, Gringoire & Clopin
- 32. The birds they put in cages - Esmeralda & Quasimodo
- 33. Cast away - Clopin & Chorus
- 34. The trial - Frollo & Esmeralda
- 35. Torturer - Frollo & Esmeralda
- 36. I'm a priest - Frollo
- 37. Phoebus if you can hear me - Esmeralda
- 38. To get back to you - Phoebus
- 39. My heart if you will swear - Fleur-de-Lys
- 40. Frollo's visit to Esmeralda - Frollo & Esmeralda
- 41. On bright morning you danced - Frollo & Esmeralda
- 42. Free today - Quasimodo, Clopin, Esmeralda, Gringoire & Chorus
- 43. Moon - Gringoire
- 44. This small whistle I leave you - Quasimodo & Esmeralda
- 45. God you made the world all wrong - Quasimodo
- 46. Live - Esmeralda
- 47. Attack of Notre-Dame - Clopin, Frollo, Phoebus, Esmeralda, Gringoire & Chorus
- 48. By royal law- Phoebus & Chorus
- 49. Master and saviour - Quasimodo & Frollo
- Give her to me - Quasimodo
- Dance my Esmeralda - Quasimodo
- Dance my Esmeralda (rappel) - Orchestra
- The Age of the Cathedrals (rappel) - Gringoire & Ensemble
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
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