Belle for the Concept Concert

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This is from the Concept Concert the original, original cast (note Noa) performed in February 1998, 8 months before the show. This was the first time Belle was performed in Public.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j5cPdClV6c

 

 

More Notre Dame Performances in 2014

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Alessandra Ferrari as Esmeralda, World Tour Notre Dame de Paris Crocus City picture image

Alessandra Ferrari as Esmeralda, World Tour Notre Dame de Paris Crocus City

In addition to the performances in Moscow and Singapore two more cities have been added. And Rejoice, they are moving off the Asian Continent.

They will be in Luxembourg at Rockhal, March 24 2014 to the 31st and in Istanbul at Zorlu, April 20th 2014 to May 5th.

I’m going to go on the offense and say that this will be the same English cast. Let’s hope there are more performance.

And if any of you go, Please get me a spare program ^^

Another NDdP performance in Asia

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Yay for Singapore. I love how these promos show two casts and have Celine Doin singing and yet only one person is in fact in said performance.  And yes, I’m bitter that the Asian Continent gets yet another performance and yet my side of the World goes wanting.

Anyway it starts December 17th and goes to 29th. If anyone goes send me a program as a Christmas present ^_~.

Go here for more info

News on the 2013 Notre Dame de Paris Crocus City Performances

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It would seem  that the performances of Notre Dame de Paris that were going to be at Crocus City Hall in November have been canceled.

Edited – It will be at the Kremlin Palace, November 13th to the 17th. The “World” Tour Cast will be reprising their roles. I can’t help being a little disappointed  that it’s the same cast. I want so new blood in the roles.

Source – https://www.songkick.com/concerts/16276264-notre-dame-de-paris-at-crocus-city-hall

Source – http://www.crocus-hall.ru/en/events/ (not listed anymore)

 

Theme for September 2013

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Notre Dame De Paris picture image

Notre Dame De Paris

Since I took a survey of Architecture once in college this clearly makes me an expert in the subject. Every Monday in September the Hunchblog is going to look at the building behind the book Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral.

Which is more Miserable?

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Les Miserables and Notre Dame de Paris are both originally by Victor Hugo, both have been  given the popular musical treatment and they have very similar endings. Both endings deal with death and dying  But which one is more tragic or dare I say “Miserable?”

Les Miserables Finale picture image

Les Miserables Finale

If you want to get all technical, it’s Les Miz because they tote the name but when I first saw it I thought, “Dear god, this ending is pretty uplifting!” So at the end Jean Valjean is dying and he seems pretty cool with it. Cossette doesn’t want him to die but Fantine, who is a like a vision, is all like Jean you have been awesome now come to Heaven it’s awesome here.  Sure Jean is dying but he’s not sad, in fact this musical makes death look pretty nice. Everyone who is died seems pretty happy and they’re super hopeful. I guess the Miserable people are still alive?  This musical promised me Miserable people and you  don’t really get it at the end. Don’t misunderstand, I love the ending and it’s great but miserable it is not.

Garou as Quasimodo & Helene Segara Danse mon Esmeralda, Notre Dame de Paris picture image

Notre Dame de Paris Ending

Now if we compare it to the Notre Dame de Paris ending proper, Le Miz is even more upbeat.  Esmeralda has just been executed and Quasimodo is mourning her while asking her to dance once again and heavily implies his own impending death. This ending is so sad that after the curtain call the tradition is to have the cast reprise the opening song while smiling so that audience is totally bummed.

Which ending do you find more Tragic? Clearly, I’m in the NDdP camp.

New Korean Notre Dame de Paris

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Bada as Esmeralda Korean version Notre Dame de Paris picture image

Bada as Esmeralda Korean version Notre Dame de Paris

Notre Dame de Paris will play at the Blue Square Samsung Hall from Sept. 27 to Nov. 17, in Seoul. The cast includes Bada who is reprising her role as Esmeralda. She play Esmeralda in 2007 and 2009.

The rest of the cast is;
Esmeralda- Yoon Gongju (alternate)
Quasimodo – Yoon Hyungryul as (also returning in his role), Hong Kwangho
Frollo – Min Youngki, Choi Minchul
Gringoire – Jeon Dongsuk, Jung Dongha

(The site for Blue Square doesn’t have this show listed yet and I can’t find any hard sources on it but I’m pretty sure that this true)

With this performance of Notre Dame de Paris this means there is an overlap between this and Crocus City performances. two NDDP Casts at the same time on the continent! Lucky Asia! This is fourth cast it’s gotten in three years.   If you detective a hint of jealousy,  I’m not hiding it.  It’s been seven years since there has been a Canadian Cast or a French Cast and yet most of the recent casts have been Canadian.  Although I’m alway happy to hear about a new cast of Notre Dame de Paris Cast so I’m not going to gripe too much.

By the way does anyone else think Matt Laurent will reprise his role as Quasimodo for the Crocus City Show? Because I do.

World Tour Pictures

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