# The Hunchback of Notre Dame (musical)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a musical with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. It is adapted from Walt Disney Animation Studios' 1996 film of the same name, which in turn was based on the 1831 novel of the same name by Victor Hugo. The musical premiered in 1999 in Berlin as Der Glöckner von Notre Dame, with a book by James Lapine. It was produced by Disney Theatrical Productions, being the company's first musical to premiere outside the United States. It ran for three years, becoming one of Berlin's longest-running musicals.
The English-language version, with a revised book by Peter Parnell, had its debut at La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego, California on October 28, 2014, and ran until December 7, 2014. Subsequently, the show went on to open on March 4, 2015, at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey, with more changes in the libretto. The show closed on April 5, 2015, after it was announced that it would not move to Broadway.
The musical is notably darker and thematically closer to the source material than the animated film, with composer Alan Menken and lyricist Stephen Schwartz repurposing and rewriting several songs to match the original tone of the Hugo novel.

## History
### Background (1996–1999)

In 1996, Walt Disney Animation Studios created an animated film adaption of Victor Hugo's novel of the same name. It received generally positive reviews and did reasonably well at the box office. Disney on Broadway, the stage play arm of the Disney Corporation, had staged successful versions of Beauty and the Beast in 1994 and The Lion King in 1997. Disney wanted to move The Lion King to Berlin.

### Der Glöckner von Notre Dame (1999–2002)

For a long time, Berlin Theatre (now Theater am Potsdamer Platz) was in talks to stage The Lion King, but after those negotiations fell through, Disney offered The Hunchback of Notre Dame instead. This project, announced by Stella Entertainment on March 18, 1998, saw the stage musical-producing market leader of Germany depart from its tradition of only importing shows which had proven to be successful on Broadway. Originally rehearsed in English, then retaught in German, the musical opened on June 5, 1999, at Berlin. After a successful run – where 1.4 million visitors saw the play over 1204 performances – it closed in June 2002.
Directed by Lapine, the German translation was by Michael Kunze, choreography by Lar Lubovitch, set design by Heidi Ettinger, costume design by Sue Blane, lighting by Rick Fisher, sound by Tony Meola and projections by Jerome Sirlin. The production cost 45 million marks to produce, much of which was subsidised by state funds. The production featured forty-two actors from six different nations. Nine new songs were written for this version. This was Disney's first musical to premiere outside the US, and it became one of Berlin's longest-running musicals to date. As with Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King, Der Glöckner Von Notre Dame opened three years after the release of the movie on which it is based.

### Intermediate period (2002–2013)

Der Glöckner von Notre Dame was an isolated show, i.e., it only played in one German theatre and was not licensable to other companies. The musical was not staged again in this format for many years, however adaptations of the 1996 film The Hunchback of Notre Dame could be seen in various productions around Disney theme parks and cruises.
In 2008, lyricist Stephen Schwartz revealed, "I think we're starting up Hunchback of Notre Dame, hopefully, next year." In a November 2010 interview, composer Alan Menken confirmed that he was working on an American production, and that they would use James Lapine's book. On January 9, 2013, it was announced that the musical would finally be produced for a Broadway performance with a new book by Peter Parnell and new songs by Menken and Schwartz, who did the songs for the movie and the original musical. In April 2013, the very first English adaptation of Der Glöckner von Notre Dame was staged by the Fine Arts Department of The King's Academy Sports & Fine Arts Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. According to The King's Academy, Walt Disney Productions personally selected them to adapt and premiere the work, and received a license to stage the English version, noting that Disney was workshopping this musical for a possible run on Broadway. The King's Academy collaborated with Disney Executive Studios. Their director, David Snyder, helped Disney cast talent for the new show. This version did not include all the songs from Der Glöckner von Notre Dame, and excludes the deaths of Esmeralda and Frollo. While being an amateur production, it is notable as the first English staging of the musical, rather than a translation of the film.
At the D23 expo, which took place on August 9–11, 2013, Josh Strickland performed the first official English version of a new song written for the stage musical version, Made of Stone.

### The Hunchback of Notre Dame (2014–present)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame had a workshop in February 2014, and its North American premiere at La Jolla Playhouse on October 28, 2014, and ran through December 7, 2014, directed by Scott Schwartz. The production featured Sacra-Profana, a local 32-voice chorus, appearing onstage during the entire show. The La Jolla Playhouse production transferred to the Paper Mill Playhouse with the 19 person core cast with three new cast members Jeremy Stolle, Dashaun Young, and Joseph J. Simeone, (replacing San Diego locals Brian Smolin, William Thomas Hodgson, and Lucas Coleman respectively) with a new choir local to New Jersey, the Continuo Arts Symphonic Chorus from March 4 through April 5, 2015, after which it was announced the show would not move to Broadway, but it was never officially planned to transfer. The structure of the show was finalized (with one song, Agnus Dei being cut from the show) and turned into a licensable work.
2016–17 saw the first wave of US regional theatres to produce the musical; one theatre (Music Theatre Wichita) received a $10,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to financially aid the production. In December 2017 the show finally got its New York debut with its NY Regional Premiere at the White Plains Performing Arts Center and opened to outstanding reviews.
An adaption of the musical, debuted in 2016 at the Music Circus in Sacramento, embraced the novel's assertion that Quasimodo had become deaf after constantly ringing bells all his life by incorporating sign language into the show. Deaf actor John McGinty was cast as Quasimodo, with a surrogate singer (one of the Notre Dame saints, played by Jim Hogan) singing Quasimodo's songs while McGinty signed.
A Japanese production opened in 2016 at the Shiki Theatre Company which is one of the largest theatres in all of Japan. The production opened in 2016 and released their cast album in 2017. Unlike the 1999 German cast, this production is a direct translation of the current revision of the Disney production translated into Japanese. No songs or scenes have been changed outside of translation.
In April 2017, a new German production based on the reworked US stagings opened at the Theater des Westens in Berlin. After closing in Berlin, the musical moved to Munich and Stuttgart.
A production featured an intimate rotating cast of 18 (with no additional choir), and reduced orchestrations with the cast playing their own instruments. The production was directed by Nicholas Wainwright at The University Of The Arts in December 2017; making its Center City premiere in Philadelphia.
Another production was a staging done outdoors in the amphitheater at Tuacahn Center for the Arts, which was performed from July 29-October 15, 2016.
The show was performed for the first time in the UK at The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama by the Richard Burton Company in 2019, directed by Graham Gill.
The National Youth Music Theatre (NYMT) staged the first production of the show in England at Manchester Cathedral in August 2021.
Captivate Theatre staged the first Scottish production of the show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2023.
OSMaD staged the first Victorian production of the show in Australia at the Geoffrey McComas Theatre in 2023.
Due to union restrictions regarding the inclusion of the choir and the profitability for Disney from licensing to local productions, the musical has never been staged on Broadway, which has garnered some criticism.

## Plot

Der Glöckner von Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

## Music

Der Glöckner von Notre Dame
Extended content :
Songlist
Act I
"Die Glocken Notre Dames" ("The Bells of Notre Dame") – Clopin, Archdeacon, Frollo, Chorus
"Zuflucht" ("Sanctuary") – Frollo, Quasimodo, Charles, Loni, Antoine
"Draußen" ("Out There") – Quasimodo
"Schneller, Schneller" ("Hurry, Hurry") – Gypsies
"Tanz auf dem Seil" ("Balancing Act") – Clopin, Esmeralda, Gypsies
"Schneller, Schneller II" ("Hurry, Hurry II") – Gypsies
"Ein bißchen Freude" ("Rest and Recreation") – Phoebus
"Schneller, Schneller III" ("Hurry, Hurry III") – Gypsies, Frollo
"Drunter drüber" ("Topsy Turvy") – Clopin, Quasimodo, Crowd
"Der Pilory" ("The Pillory") – Crowd
"Zuflucht II" ("Sanctuary II") – Frollo, Quasimodo
"Die Glocken Notre Dames II" ("The Bells of Notre Dame II") – Clopin, Priests
"Hilf den Verstoß'nen" ("God Help the Outcasts") – Esmeralda, Quasimodo, Parisians
"Hoch über der Welt" ("Top of the World") – Esmeralda, Quasimodo, Charles, Loni, Antoine
"Vor Das Licht des Himmels" ("Before Heaven's Light") – Clopin, Esmeralda
"Das Licht des Himmels" ("Heaven's Light") – Quasimodo
"Das Feuer der Hölle" ("Hellfire") – Frollo, Priests
"Die Glocken Notre Dames III" ("The Bells of Notre Dame III") – Clopin, Frollo
"Finale Act 1" – Clopin, Chorus
"Esmeralda" – Frollo, Quasimodo, Phoebus, Esmeralda, Clopin, Soldiers
Act II
"Trommeln in der Stadt" ("City Under Siege") – Clopin, Parisians
"Ein Mann wie du" ("A Guy Like You") – Charles, Loni, Antoine, Quasimodo
"Esmeralda (Reprise)" – Frollo
"Weil du liebst" ("Out of Love") – Quasimodo, Phoebus, Antoine, Charles, Loni
"Tanz der Zigeuner" ("Dance of the Gypsies") (instrumental)
"Weil du liebst reprise" ("Out of Love reprise") – Phoebus, Esmeralda, Quasimodo
"Die Glocken Notre Dames IV" ("The Bells of Notre Dame IV") – Clopin, Frollo
"Zuflucht reprise" ("Sanctuary reprise") – Frollo
"Wie aus Stein" ("Made of Stone") – Quasimodo, Loni, Charles, Antoine
"Einmal" ("Someday") – Esmeralda, Phoebus, Parisians
"Finale Ultimo" ("Grand Finale") – Full Company
An original cast recording was recorded in German.
Instrumentation
Reed I (Flute, Piccolo)
Reed II (Oboe, English Horn)
Reed III (Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Flute, Electronic Wind Instrument)
Reed IV (Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone, Oboe, English Horn)
Reed V (Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone, Bassoon)
2 Trumpets
2 Horns
1 Trombone/Euphonium
1 Bass Trombone/Tuba
2 Percussion
3 Keyboards
4 Violins
1 Viola
1 Cello
1 Contrabass :
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Extended content :
Songlist
Act I
"Olim" – Congregation
"The Bells of Notre Dame" –Clopin, Frollo, Jehan, Father Dupin, Quasimodo, Congregation
"Sanctuary" – Frollo, Quasimodo
"Out There" – Quasimodo
"Topsy Turvy (Part 1)" – Clopin, Quasimodo, Gypsies, Congregation
"Rest and Recreation" – Phoebus, Soldiers, Frollo
"Rhythm of the Tambourine" – Esmeralda, Clopin, Phoebus, Frollo, Quasimodo
"Topsy Turvy (Part 2)" – Clopin, Congregation
"Sanctuary II" – Frollo, Quasimodo
"The Bells of Notre Dame (Reprise)" − Esmeralda, Congregation
"God Help the Outcasts" – Esmeralda, Congregation
"Top of the World" – Esmeralda, Quasimodo, Statues, Gargoyles
"The Tavern Song" (Thai Mol Piyas)" – Esmeralda, Frollo, Clopin, Gypsies
"Heaven's Light" – Quasimodo
"Hellfire" – Frollo, Congregation
"Esmeralda" –Official, Frollo, Phoebus, Madame, Quasimodo, Soldiers, Congregation
Act II
"Entr'acte" – Congregation
"Flight Into Egypt" – Saint Aphrodisius, Quasimodo, Statues, Gargoyles
"Esmeralda (Reprise)" – Frollo
"Rest and Recreation (Reprise)" – Phoebus, Quasimodo
"The Court of Miracles" – Clopin, Gypsies
"In a Place of Miracles" – Phoebus, Esmeralda, Quasimodo, Clopin, Gypsies
"The Bells of Notre Dame (Reprise II)" – Congregation
"Someday" – Esmeralda, Phoebus
"While the City Slumbered" – Congregation
"Made of Stone" – Quasimodo, Statues, Gargoyles
"Judex Crederis" − Congregation
"Kyrie Eleison" − Frollo, Phoebus, Quasimodo, Congregation
"Top of the World (Reprise)" − Esmeralda
"Esmeralda (Frollo Reprise)" − Frollo, Congregation
"Finale Ultimo" – Frollo, Quasimodo, Florika, Clopin, Congregation
Notes
$^1$ Included as part of "Out There" on Studio Cast Recording
$^2$ Combined on Studio Cast Recording into one song titled "Into Notre Dame"
$^3$ Not present on Studio Cast Recording
$^4$ Titled "Justice in Paris" on Studio Cast Recording
$^5$ Combined on Studio Cast Recording into one song titled "Finale"
Many changes were made to the score when the production transferred from San Diego to Millburn, including cutting the song "In My Life," sung following "God Help the Outcasts" by Esmeralda and Phoebus
Instrumentation
Reed I (Flute, Piccolo, Soprano Saxophone, Clarinet)
Reed II (Oboe, English Horn, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone)
Reed III (Bassoon, Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Clarinet)
1 Piccolo Trumpet/Trumpet
1 Trumpet/Flugelhorn
1 Horn
1 Bass Trombone/Euphonium/Tenor Trombone
1 Drums/Percussion
2 Keyboards
2 Violins
1 Viola
1 Cello :

## Design and themes

Der Glöckner von Notre Dame
Alan Menken noted that "some songs complement the original composition of the film" while "others are very different from the film compositions and extend the musical spectrum", making a special mention of a song in Act II which was inspired by traditional Roma music. Translator Michael Kunze "campaign[ed] to allow Esmeralda to die at the end, as she does in the book. There was a feeling that the audience would be depressed if Esmeralda dies. I feel that a European audience would see this as a very romantic ending ... two lost souls finally find each other. People will cry, but they'll be moved." The producers wanted to see how preview audiences reacted before making the final decision. The set for the production utilized many large hydraulically controlled boxes that can be placed at any height, onto which projections were used in every scene for scenery and effects. The finale of act one shows Phoebus' plummet from a bridge over the Seine after being shot by an arrow.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
   "These characters all come together, all with purpose, all trying to do the right thing facing extraordinary obstacles... We don't offer a solution, but we go to this place that you or others may call dark, that I would call life."
The style of the show is a "Victor Hugo adaption with the score of Disney's Hunchback." "The Bells of Notre Dame" is rewritten to include Frollo's past as a priest as well as his relationship with his brother Jehan before becoming the cathedral's archdeacon. The gargoyles, Victor, Hugo, and Laverne (Charles, Antoine, and Loni in the Berlin production), who are the comic relief in the 1996 movie, are cut. Quasimodo speaks with a "strangled slur", rather than his pure voice in the movie. He relies on a form of sign language that he has invented, and while he is unable to articulate, the statues of Notre Dame serve as figments of his imagination, which provide insight into his thoughts and attitudes as a Greek chorus. Some of the original characters from the novel are added, as well as songs such as "The Tavern Song", "Rhythm of the Tambourine," "Flight into Egypt" and "In a Place of Miracles." The musical relies on a series of musical leitmotifs, which are reprised either instrumentally or vocally. Each of the central characters has a theme ("Out There" for Quasimodo, "God Help the Outcasts" for Esmeralda, "Hellfire" for Frollo, and "Rest and Recreation" for Phoebus). "The Bells of Notre Dame" acts as a narrative device to tell parts of the story. Thomas Schumacher, president of the Walt Disney Theatrical, noted that the English adaption of the musical embraced the darker elements of the original source material by Victor Hugo. After Michael Arden, who played the role of Quasimodo in this version, read the book and discovered that Quasimodo is actually deaf from bell-ringing, he incorporated this aspect into his character, including a sign language-based form of communication. He had to selectively choose the moments to forgo the ailment in order to sing, such as moments when Quasimodo is alone; from his perspective he does not see his deformities. Michael Arden said of his part that he would retire from the role in future incarnations of the show. The ending was proposed by director Scott Schwartz, who turned to the original source material for inspiration; it was inserted during tech rehearsals for the Papermill staging. According to Thomas W. Douglas, musical director of a 2017 adaption at MTW, the musical may leave the audience feeling thoughtful and pensive, rather than compelling them to stand up and cheer, due to the story's moral ambiguity and complexity. The theme of the play, according to Kyoto Quasimodo actor Akitaka Tanaka (田中 彰孝, Tanaka Akitaka), is of how to behave when in contact with others different from ourselves. Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz felt that having a live choir on stage was integral in achieving the full-bodied sound they had crafted for the film; in addition James Lapine gave them his blessing in tinkering with his book for the new production.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame Shiki Theatre
The First Japanese production worked to closely replicate the set design and choreography of the original American production. The script received no significant changes outside of translation and keeps all music within the original score.

## Critical reception

Der Glöckner von Notre Dame
Matt Wolf of Variety said, "The prevailing tone, indeed, is far and away the most somber of the three Disney film-to-stage shows yet." He wrote that "the design is likely to be the show's talking point in any language, coupling as it does the best of British and American talent with a new $100 million dollar-plus playhouse specifically adapted to accommodate the demands of the piece. The aquamarine stage curtain, Gothic tracery already encoded within it, rises to reveal set designer Heidi Ettinger's ever-shifting array of cubes that join with Jerome Sirlin's projections to conjure the medieval world of the Parisian belltower inhabited by Sarich's misshapen orphan Quasimodo, his unyielding master Frollo (Norbert Lamla) and a trio of very chatty gargoyles."
Awards and nominations
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| November 1999 | Der Glöckner von Notre Dame | Goldenen Europa (Golden Europe) award for Best Musical of the Year | Won |
| January 2000 | Der Glöckner von Notre Dame | B.Z.-Kulturpreis (B.Z. Culture Prize) for Best Stage Design | Won |
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The English version of the musical received positive reviews. The New York Daily News wrote, "This stage musical smartly excises comic relief from the film's giggling gargoyles...The look of the show is also very good. Alexander Dodge's lavish bell-tower, Alejo Vietti's gritty period costumes and Howell Binkley's dynamic lights lend to the atmosphere." The New York Times deemed it a "surprising[ly] self-serious...polished but ponderous musical" with a "simultaneously impressive and oppressive" stage and "rich choral singing." The Hollywood Reporter said "Menken's uncommonly complex, classically-influenced score often soars." AM New York called the musical "an unusually dark and chilling piece of musical theater which explores physical deformity, religious extremism, sexual repression and even genocide."
Awards and nominations
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2014 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Resident Musical | Nominated |
| 2014 | Brent Alan Huffman | San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Musical Direction | Nominated |
| 2014 | Patrick Page | San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Featured Male Performance in a Musical | Won |
| 2014 | Howell Binkley | San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Lighting Design | Won |
| 2014 | Alexander Dodge | San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Scenic Design | Won |
| 2014 | Scott Schwartz | San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Direction of a Musical | Nominated |
| 2018 | Best Musical – Stampede Troupe | Broadway World Denver Award for Best Musical | Won |
| 2018 | John Sosna (Quasimodo) | Broadway World Denver Award for Best Actor in a Musical | Won |
| 2018 | Hannah Marie Harmon (Esmeralda) | Broadway World Denver Award for Best Actress in a Musical | Won |
| 2018 | Ken W Andrews (Dom Claude Frollo) | Broadway World Denver Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical | Won |
| 2018 | Barb Gilliam | Broadway World Denver Award for Best Costume Design of a Musical | Won |
| 2018 | Peter F. Muller | Broadway World Denver Award for Best Director of a Musical | Won |
| 2018 | Nicole Harwell | Broadway World Denver Award for Best Music Director | Won |
| 2018 | Scot Gagnon / Peter F Muller | Broadway World Denver Award for Best Set Design of a Musical | Won |
| 2017 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame – Aurora Theatre and Theatrical Outfit | BroadwayWorld Atlanta Award for Best Musical (Professional) | Won |
| 2017 | Haden Rider – Aurora Theatre and Theatrical Outfit | BroadwayWorld Atlanta Award for Best Actor in a Musical (Professional) | Won |
| 2018 | Eric Collins | Kelsey Award for Outstanding Sound Design | Nominated |
| 2018 | Vicki Kaiser | Kelsey Award for Outstanding Lighting Design | Nominated |
| 2018 | Sally Page & Koren Zander | Kelsey Award for Outstanding Costume and Makeup | Won |
| 2018 | Bryan Schendlinger | Kelsey Award for Outstanding Scenic Design | Won |
| 2018 | Vianna Fagel | Kelsey Award for Outstanding Stage Management | Nominated |
| 2018 | Shannon Ferrara & Michael Gilch | Kelsey Award for Outstanding Musical Direction | Nominated |
| 2018 | Rachel Tovar | Kelsey Award for Outstanding Choreography | Nominated |
| 2018 | Frank Ferrara | Kelsey Award for Outstanding Direction of a Musical | Nominated |
| 2018 | Alicia Rose Dishon as "Esmeralda" | Kelsey Award for Outstanding Debut Performance | Nominated |
| 2018 | CJ Carter as "Quasimodo" | Kelsey Award for Outstanding Debut Performance | Won |
| 2018 | Alicia Rose Dishon as "Esmeralda" | Kelsey Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical | Nominated |
| 2018 | CJ Carter as "Quasimodo" | Kelsey Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical | Nominated |
| 2018 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame – The Pennington Players | Kelsey Award for Outstanding Production of a Musical | Nominated |
Additionally, Hunchback received 10 Tommy Tune awards from 15 nominations, 6 Kenny Award nominations, 13 Blue Star Award nominations, 10 Tune Awards, 15 Freedy Award nominations and 8 wins, 6 Blumey Award nominations, one Annual Pierrot Award, and 7 TBA awards. The Danish version received 3 award nominations.

## Principal cast

| Character | Original Berlin Cast (Berlin, Germany; 1999) | La Jolla Playhouse Cast (San Diego, CA, USA; 2014) | Paper Mill Playhouse Cast (Millburn, NJ, USA; 2015) |
| Quasimodo | Drew Sarich | Michael Arden | Michael Arden |
| Esmeralda | Judy Weiss | Ciara Renée | Ciara Renée |
| Claude Frollo | Norbert Lamla | Patrick Page | Patrick Page |
| Phoebus | Fredrik Lycke | Andrew Samonsky | Andrew Samonsky |
| Clopin | Jens Janke | Erik Liberman | Erik Liberman |
| Charles | Valentin Zahn | does not appear | does not appear |
| Loni | Yvonne Ritz Andersen | does not appear | does not appear |
| Antoine | Tamàs Ferkay | does not appear | does not appear |
| The Archdeacon | Carlo Lauber | does not appear | does not appear |
| Lt. Frederic Charlus | does not appear | Ian Patrick Gibb | Ian Patrick Gibb |
| Jehan Frollo | does not appear | Lucas Coleman | Jeremy Stolle |
| Florika | does not appear | Samantha Massell | Samantha Massell |
| St. Aphrodisius | does not appear | Neal Mayer | Neal Mayer |
| Choir | n/a | SACRA/PROFANA | Continuo Arts |

## Cast albums
### Germany (1999)

A German-language cast album was released in 1999.

### United States (2015)

Paper Mill cast released a cast recording of the show. Recorded at Avatar Studios, the album features a 25-piece orchestra, with a 32-strong choir. The recording was released by Ghostlight Records in January 2016. The cast album was released to critical and commercial acclaim. It debuted at number one on Billboard's Cast Albums chart upon its release, thereby ending the 17-week run of Hamilton on this list.
| Chart | Peak position |
| Cast Albums Sales | 1 |
| Top Album Sales | 17 |
| Billboard 200 | 47 |

### Germany (2017)

A second German-language cast album was released in September 2017. M1 Musical wrote that from the first notes of Olim in the German recording, the reviewer was given goosebumps; they ultimately deemed it a "masterpiece – the diamond in the CD shelf."

### Austria (2023)

The first complete live recording performed in German by the original Vienna cast was released in December 2023.