In classic literature very few works have had as many liberties taken in adaptation as Victor Hugo’s “The Hunchback of Notre-Dame.” Since its first recognizable film, the 1923 silent version starring ...

3 ICYMI: Next On Stage: Season 5- Meet the Top 15 It is Frollo's unrelenting evil in his treatment of Esmeralda, who is decried for 'witchcraft' by a sanctimonious Catholic Church, and also of ...

I was only 10 years old at the time that Disney released The Hunchback of Notre Dame in movies theaters on June 21, 1996, but I remember going with my older sister and my little cousin to see the ...

University Ballet of Chicago (UBallet), the University’s student-run ballet company, recently took to Logan Theater for two performances of La Esmeralda, Jules Perrot and Cesare Pugni’s 19th-century ...

The Barn Theatre opened its 71st season with “Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” starring Robert Newman. Despite the Disney label, this is no fairy tale. It is, however, a powerful introduction to ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on X (Opens in new window) PCPA will ...

After the run of sweltering days we’ve had this month, spending time in the company of songs the likes of “Hellfire” might sound like some kind of entertainment purgatory. Not to worry, though: While ...

Struggles with appearance never seemed to be an issue for traditional Disney princesses. Their issues were more with external antagonists: evil stepmothers, wicked witches and war-waging villains. The ...