Produced in association with , the musical opened March 15 following previews that began March 4. , Page and starred in the production, which played its final performance April 5.
Page wrote on his Facebook page, "Hey folks--'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' is not transferring to Broadway. If you want to see Michael Arden give a performance for the ages there are two performances Easter Sunday and that's it. Don't miss it."
Disney Theatricals did not immediately respond to a request from 半岛体育.com for confirmation.
Fans started an online petition at Change.org to . As of April 6, the petition had 759 signatures.
Inspired by Victor Hugo's novel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame features a book by , music by and lyrics by . The musical is billed as a "dramatic retelling of the famous love story on a grand scale, with a lush, emotionally rich score."
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Scott Schwartz directed a cast that includes Michael Arden (, The Times They Are A-Changin鈥�) as Quasimodo, Patrick Page (, ) as Dom Claude Frollo, Ciara Ren茅e (, ) as Esmeralda, (Little Miss Sunshine, ) as Captain Phoebus de Martin and () as Clopin Trouillefou.
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Rounding out the ensemble were , Mary Joe Duggan, Ian Patrick Gibb, , , , Nora Menken, , Anise Ritchie, Vincent Rodriguez III, Richard Ruiz, Joseph J. Simeone, and .
At each performance, 32 local choir members from the Continuo Arts Symphonic Chorus served as the onstage choral ensemble.
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"We鈥檙e thrilled to present the U.S. premiere of this epic musical with the support once again of ," , producing artistic director for the Millburn theatre, said in a previous statement. "The score and the cast are magnificent and our audiences will get to experience an unprecedented 50 voices singing this beautiful music. We are excited to welcome two musical theater legends back to Paper Mill Playhouse, Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz."
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The musical was previously performed at La Jolla Playhouse, officially opening Nov. 9, 2014, and extending through Dec. 14.
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The creative team includes (scenic design), (costume design), (lighting design), Gareth Owen (sound design) and (hair and wig design). Choreography is by , and is the music supervisor, vocal and incidental music arranger. is the music director and conductor, is the dance music arranger and provided orchestrations. Steve Rankin is the fight director, and casting is by .
