Hercules:The Musical is a musical adaptation of Hercules.The musical features animatronic versions The statue of Zeus,The Hydra,The Cyclops,and The Titans created by Jim Henson's Creature Shop.
Cast
| Character | Character Description | Actor |
| Hercules | A young man with godlike strength | Adam Pascal |
| Meg | A woman in love with Hercules who sold her soul to Hades. | Idina Menzel |
| Phil | A saytr and Hercules' trainer | Nathan Lane |
| Hades | God of the Underworld and Zeus' rival | Joey Fatone |
| Pain | An imp of Hades who likes Hercules's merchandise. | Puppeteered by Rick Lyon |
| Panic | Hades' other imp who also likes Hercules merchandise. | Puppeteered by John Tatrigalia |
| Pegasus | Hercules' flying pet horse | John Tartigalia |
| Zeus | Hercules' father and Hades' rival | Roger Rees (Statue puppeteered by Rick Lyon ) |
| The Titans | The Giant minions of Hades locked by Zeus many eons ago | Peter Linz (Rock Titan),Drew Massey (Ice Titan),Victor Yerrid (Lava Titan),John Tartigalia (Wind Titan) |
| The Muses | The narrators of the story | Natalie Venetia Belcon,Patina Miller,Whoopi Goldberg,Jenifer Lewis,Tracie Thoms |
| The Fates | The Mistresses of Death | Stephanie D' Abruzzo,Jennifer Barnhart,Jodi Eichelberger |
| The Hydra | Hades' Multi headed monster |
Puppeteered by Peter Linz,John Tartigalia,Stephanie D' Abruzzo |
| Hera | Hercules' mother | Jodi Benson |
| Hermes | Zeus' messenger | Hank Azaria |
Songs
Act I
- Overture - Orchestra
- The Gospel Truth - The Muses
- I hate Zeus - Hades & The souls
- He Ran The Underworld/The Gospel Truth (reprise ) - The Muses
- Pain & Panic reporting for duty - Pain & Panic
- The Prophecy - The Fates
- Send Out The Gods - Zeus and Hera
- Young Herc Was Mortal/The Gospel Truth (Reprise II) - The Muses
- Go The Distance - Hercules
- Tell Me Who I Am - Hercules
- The Trainer Of Heroes - Statue of Zeus
- Go the Distance (Reprise) - Hercules
- One Last Hope - Phil
- It's Been A Real Slice - Meg
- The Big Olive - Phil
- Zero To Hero - The Muses
Act II
- Entr'acte - Orchestra
- Play Hooky - Meg and Hercules
- I Won't Say (I'm In Love) - Meg and The Muses
- It's Almost Time - Hades
- All Time Chump - Phil and Hercules
- Lemme make you a deal - Hades
- Crush Zeus - The Titans
- The Deal is broken/I Won't Say (I'm In Love) (reprise) - Meg
- Go The Distance (reprise II) - Hercules and Meg
- A Star Is Born - The Muses,Cast
- Bows/A Star Is Born - Cast
Differences between The movie and The musical
- In the movie Baby Hercules fighting Pain and Panic as Snakes is seen while in the musical it is shown in shadows against a rock.
- 18 new songs were written by Alan Menken and David Zippel
- In the movie Pain and Panic's fate is unknown while in the musical they reform and join Hercules.
- Instead of the townsfolk being angry at Hercules for accidentally destroying the market place,Hercules accidentally knocks out a teenager with a discus which causes the townsfolk to chase him and Amphitryon out of the market.
- The character of Nessus the centaur is cut from the musical
- Instead of Hercules saving Meg from Nessus,Hercules saves Meg from a minotaur
- The character Cerberus is cut from the musical
- Instead of Hades being punched into the River Styx,Hades backs away from Hercules in fear,loses his footing, and falls down into the River Styx.