Watch Hercules’ Muses deliver “The Gospel Truth” as cast album is released

Watch a morning dose of “The Gospel Truth” to celebrate the release of the new Hercules West End cast recording.

Based on Disney’s 1997 animated classic, Hercules follows the titular Greek hero as he battles to claim his birthright and strength, while pitted against the villainous Hades.

It features music by Alan Menken, lyrics by David Zippel (Mulan), and a new book by Robert Horn (Shucked) and Kwame Kwei-Armah (The Visitor). Numbers in the show include “Go the Distance” and “Zero to Hero”.

The West End company is led by Luke Brady (as Hercules), alongside Mae Ann Jorolan (Meg), Trevor Dion Nicholas (Phil), Stephen Carlile (Hades), Craig Gallivan (Bob), Lee Zarrett (Charles), and the Muses – Candace Furbert (Thalia), Sharlene Hector (Clio), Brianna Ogunbawo (Melpomene), Malinda Parris (Calliope), and Robyn Rose-Li (Terpsichore). The cast also includes Kamilla Fernandes and Kimmy Edwards as Standby Muses.

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Appearing in the video are Furbert, Hector, Ogunbawo, Parris and Rose-Li, alongside the ensemble members Rhianne Alleyne, Laura Antoniou, Sarah Benbelaid, Joel Benjamin, Jack Butcher, Nicole Carlisle, Marie Finlayson, Cruz-Troy Hunter, Travis Kerry, Stefan Lagoulis, Ellie Mitchell, Saffi Needham, Ben Nicholas, Matt Overfield, Ope Sowande, and Jason Leigh Winter and swings Lamoi Leon, Harriet Millier, Daisy Barnett, Felipe Berjarno, Ryesha Higgs, and Patrick John Robinson.

Directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw, the production also features co-choreography by Tanisha Scott, scenic and additional video design by Dane Laffrey, costume design by Gregg Barnes and Sky Switser, lighting design by Jeff Croiter, sound design by Adam Fisher, video design by George Reeve, special effects design by Jeremy Chernick, dance music arrangements by David Chase, hair and wig design by Mia M. Neal, and make-up design by Kirk Cambridge-Del Pesche.