Watch the West End cast of Hercules perform new number “Great Bolts of Thunder”

Hercules has released a new video of a performance of “Great Bolts of Thunder”.

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.

The number is new to the stage production, currently playing at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London. A West End cast recording is available to listen to now.

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). Other 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.

Directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw, Hercules 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.

The video release is next in what has been a busy week for Hercules, featuring their third-act Halloween special with original Meg, Susan Egan – who we caught up with before the show.