Hercules gives casting update as it extends West End run

A new West End Muse!

The cast of Hercules, © Disney,

Disney Theatrical Group has announced that Hercules will extend its run at Theatre Royal Drury Lane as it issues a casting update.

The production features music by Alan Menken, lyrics by David Zippel, and a new book by Robert Horn and Kwame Kwei-Armah. Directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw, with co-choreography by Tanisha Scott, Hercules is based on the 1997 Walt Disney Studios animated film directed by John Musker and Ron Clements. The film won Best Animation Feature at the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song for “Go the Distance.”

Leslie Beehann, who starred in the show in Germany, will join the company from 8 December as Calliope, appearing alongside fellow Muses Candace Furbert (Thalia), Sharlene Hector (Clio), Brianna Ogunbawo (Melpomene), and Robyn Rose-Li (Terpsichore). She replaces Malinda Parris, who is slated to star in The Greatest Showman next spring.

The cast includes Luke Brady as Hercules, Mae Ann Jorolan as Meg, Trevor Dion Nicholas as Phil, and Stephen Carlile as Hades. Craig Gallivan and Lee Zarrett play Bob and Charles. The company also features Rhianne Alleyne, Lana Antoniou, Daisy Barnett, Felipe Bejarano, Sarah Benbelaid, Joel Benjamin, Jack Butcher, Nicole Carlisle, Francessca Daniella-Baker, Marie Finlayson, Ryesha Higgs, Cruz-Troy Hunter, Travis Kerry, Stefan Lagoulis, Lamoi Leon, Serina Mathew, Jason Leigh Winter, Jordan Livesey, Harriet Millier, Ellie Mitchell, Saffi Needham, Ben Nicholas, Ingrid Olivia, Matt Overfield, Patrick John Robinson, Ope Sowande and Rhys West. The cast also includes Kamilla Fernandes and Kimmy Edwards as Standby Muses.

Designs are by Dane Laffrey (scenic and additional video), Gregg Barnes and Sky Switser (costume), Jeff Croiter (lighting), Adam Fisher (sound), and George Reeve (video), with special effects by Jeremy Chernick. The creative team also includes David Chase (dance music arrangements), Mia M Neal (hair and wig design), Kirk Cambridge-Del Pesche (make-up design), Michael Kosarin (music supervision and arrangements), Danny Troob and Joseph Joubert (orchestrations), and Natalie Gallacher for Pippa Ailion and Natalie Gallacher Casting.

The show’s cast album is currently available for digital download, with a CD release on 21 November and a vinyl edition on 5 December.

Disney's Hercules is now booking until 18 July 2026 from £23