One of the most well-known and enduring depictions of kyphosis is Quasimodo, the eponymous hero of Victor Hugo 's 1831 novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, which solidified the popular conception of the hunchback as a destitute and pitiable outcast from European society.
Based on the Victor Hugo novel and songs from the Disney animated feature, The Hunchback of Notre Dame showcases the film’s Academy Award-nominated score, as well as new songs by Menken and Schwartz.
Chicago Tribune: Highland Park Players performing Hunchback of Notre Dame musical in concert
Victor Hugo’s novel about the deformed bell ringer Quasimodo, who longs for the beautiful Esmeralda, found new life in the 1999 musical, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” by Alan Menken (music) and ...
CBS News: "Hunchback of Notre Dame" musical's cast says message is more important than ever
Nearly two centuries after Victor Hugo first wrote "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," the cast of a new production in Norwell, Massachusetts said the message of the story is more important than ever. The ...
"Hunchback of Notre Dame" musical's cast says message is more important than ever
Fairfax Times: Workhouse Arts’ The Hunchback of Notre Dame should not be missed
“What makes a monster, and what makes a man?” That is the key question at the heart of the “Hunchback of Notre Dame,” which is currently playing at Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton. That question is as ...
Experience the sweeping score and powerful story of Disney’s “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” being put on at Davis Musical Theatre Company. “Hunchback” (underwritten by Suzy Goldschmidt, in honor of ...