Disney has confirmed that the London cast recording for their West End production of Hercules is coming out next week.
The Hercules Original London Cast Recording is released on Friday 10 October 2025 for digital download and streaming, and on 21 November on CD and 5 December on Vinyl.
Directed and choreographed by Tony Award-winner Casey Nicholaw (The Greatest Showman The New Musical, Mean Girls), Disney’s epic new production of Hercules is now playing at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, booking to 28 March 2026.
The cast album features new recordings of the hit songs by Alan Menken (music) and David Zippel (lyrics) that were featured in the hit Disney animated movie, including ‘Go the Distance’, ‘Zero To Hero’ and ‘I Won’t Say (I’m In Love)’, plus new songs written specifically for the musical.
The show also has a new book by Tony Award winner Robert Horn (Tootsie) and former artistic director of The Young Vic, Kwame Kwei-Armah.
The cast of Hercules
The London cast album is performed by the cast of the show at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane including Luke Brady (The Prince of Egypt) as Hercules and Mae Ann Jorolan (Hercules, Aladdin) as Meg. The Muses are Candace Furbert (The Book of Mormon) as Thalia, Sharlene Hector (Hairspray) as Clio, Brianna Ogunbawo (The Lion King) as Melpomene, Malinda Parris (Mary Poppins) as Calliope, and Robyn Rose-Li (The Baker’s Wife) as Terpsichore, with Kamilla Fernandes (Grease) as Standby Muse.
The show also stars Trevor Dion Nicholas (Hadestown, Hamilton, Aladdin) as Phil, Stephen Carlile (The Lion King) as Hades, and Craig Gallivan (Frozen) and Lee Zarrett (My Fair Lady) as Bob and Charles.
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The Hercules creative team
Hercules is inspired by Disney’s 1997 smash-hit animated film directed by John Musker and Ron Clements (The Little Mermaid), and written by Clements, Musker, Donald McEnery, Bob Shaw and Irene Mecchi.
Hercules is directed and choreographed Casey Nicholaw and co-choreographed with Tanisha Scott.
The wider creative team includes set and additional video design from Dane Laffrey; costume design by Gregg Barnes and Sky Switser; lighting design by Jeff Croiter and sound design by Adam Fisher. The production team also includes video designer George Reeve, hair by Mia M. Neal, make-up by Kirk Cambridge-Del Pesche and special effects from Jeremy Chernick. The music team is headed by music supervisor and arranger Michael Kosarin, with orchestrations from Danny Troob and Joseph Joubert, and dance arrangements by David Chase. Casting is by Natalie Gallacher CDG for Pippa Ailion and Natalie Gallacher Casting.
What They Said
Composer Alan Menken said in a statement: “This Hercules cast album represents the culmination of a journey that started way back in the mid 90’s in the world of Disney animation. The unique opportunities that came from composing a score filled with stylish pop and gospel influences, combined with David Zippel’s brilliant, sophisticated lyrics, never failed to delight me. I believe audiences connected, both then and now, with that sense of joy we had in our writing process. One of my favorite aspects of adapting my own pre-existing material for a stage production is being able to give voice to characters who never sang before, like Hades. Including Hades’ new song, David and I have written seven new songs that bring even more heart and soul into the story. I’m thrilled to share our enthusiasm for this next chapter in our hero’s journey. So, here it is, please enjoy our new, theatrical, Hercules!!”
Lyricist David Zippel said: “What a joy it has been for Alan and me to reconnect with Hercules, The Muses, Meg, Hades, The Mount Olympus gang, our brilliant music department and the extraordinary singing actors who bring these characters and our songs to life. We have loved the chance to write new songs and deepen Hercules’s emotional journey and we cannot be more excited to share this album with, what the ancient Greeks called, the known world.”
Disney’s Hercules The Musical – Tracklist
1 Prologue – Ensemble, Narrator
2 Gospel Truth I (Mount Olympus) – Muses, Ensemble
3 Gospel Truth II (Underworld) – Muses, Ensemble
4 Despina’s Lullaby – Despina, Muses
5 Gospel Truth III (Herc was Mortal) – Muses
6 Today’s Gonna Be My Day – Hercules
7 Go the Distance – Hercules
8 Go the Distance Reprise – Hercules, Muses
9 One Last Hope – Phil, Hercules
10 Forget About It – Meg, Hercules
11 Gospel Truth IV (So Not Dead) – Muses
12 Getting Even – Hades, Bob, Charles, Ensemble
13 Zero to Hero – Hercules, Muses, Phil, Ensemble
14 A Muse Bouche — Muses
15 I’m Back! – Phil, Ensemble
16 Getting Even Reprise – Bob, Charles
17 Phil Goes the Distance/Doomed to Be Human – Phil, Hercules
18 I Won’t Say (I’m in Love) – Meg, Muses
19 I Won’t Say (I’m in Love) Reprise – Hercules, Meg
20 Great Bolts of Thunder – Muses, Zeus, Hades, Ensemble
21 To Be Human – Hercules
22 Gospel Truth V (That’s Our Tale) – Muses, Ensemble
23 A Star is Born – Muses, Company
24 BONUS TRACK: To Be Human (Original Alan Menken Demo) – Alan Menken
More Disney shows in London
Disney’s other show currently playing in London is The Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre, which last month celebrated its 25th anniversary in the West End.
Book tickets to Hercules
Hercules is now playing at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London, booking to 28 March 2026.
Book tickets to Disney’s Hercules at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London
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