Music by Alan Menken. Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. Book by Peter Parnell. Blackout Theatre Company. Pioneer Theatre, Castle Hill. May 19 – 27, 2023
There are goosebumps upon goosebumps and it isn’t the cold winter air. The chill in the air is a foreboding feel; shadows on a dimly lit stage; shadowy figures; haunting melodies.
It is The Hunchback of Notre Dame. This is Darkened Disney.
Expect the awful side of humanity: religious extremism, racism, sexual predators, brutal treatment of minorities to throw a few out. It isn’t a show to skip along to with an expectation of butterflies and glitter cannons.