What do the critics of Hercules think in Central Park?

Need a hero? The staging of Disney by public works Herclues, along with Jelani Aladdin, Krysta Rodriguez, Rogert Bart, James Monroe Iglehart and Tamika Lawrence, began performances at the Delacorte Theater on August 31st.

The cast will also include Jeff Hiller (Panic), Ramona Keller (Thalia) and Rema Webb (Terpsichore), as well as a special performance of Broadway Inspirational Voices, recipient of the Tony Honor Award 2019, as well as group performances of cameos of 10 Hairy Legs and Passaic High School. Fanfare. As in previous Public Works shows, the performances will feature professional actors bringing together more than 200 New Yorkers from the five boroughs.

See what critics have to say about the show that runs until September 8th, below.

amNY (Matt Windman)

The Hollywood Reporter (Frank Scheck)

The New York Times (Jesse Green)

The envelope (Thom Geier)

Production photos: Hercules at the Delacorte Theater

Public Works & # 39; Hercules is based on the Disney movie written by Ron Clements, John Musker, Donald McEnery, Bob Shaw and Irene Mecchi and directed by Clements. The production is presented by special arrangement with Disney Theatrical Productions, under the direction of Thomas Schumacher.

The production includes a scenography by Dane Laffrey; costume design by Andrea Hood; lighting design by Tyler Micoleau; sound design by Kai Harada and Jessica Paz; wigs, hairstyles and make-up designed by Cookie Jordan; puppet design by James Ortiz; musical supervision and arrangements by Michael Kosarin; orchestrations of Danny Troob and Joseph Joubert; dance arrangements by Mark Hummel; and synthesizer programming by Randy Cohen.

The Public Works partner organizations are the Brownsville Recreation Center (Brooklyn), the Sunset Park Center for Family Life (Brooklyn), DreamYard (Bronx), the Fortune Society (Queens) and the Military Resilience Foundation (all boroughs). as old partners. Maria Casita Center for Arts and Education (Bronx), Child Help (all boroughs) and Domestic Workers United (all boroughs).

The representations of Hercules are free and continue until September 8 (if you missed the digital lottery, there is a standby lottery in person for each performance).