"Made of Stone" from The Hunchback of Notre Dame at The 5th Avenue Theatre
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- Joshua Castille as Quasimodo and E.J. Cardona as the Voice of Quasimodo perform "Made of Stone" from The 5th Avenue Theatre's production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
At The 5th Avenue Theatre, we transport audiences and tell important stories. This incredible staging of The Hunchback of Notre Dame recognizes Quasimodo’s deafness and stars Deaf actor Joshua Castille as Quasimodo. Vocal talent E.J. Cardona brings Quasimodo’s inner voice to life.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame plays June 1 - 24, 2018 at The 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle, WA.
For tickets and more information visit 5thavenue.org/s...
I am a hard of hearing / practically deaf without my hearing aids actor .. and before seeing the videos.. before watching the interviews and the songs and seeing Josh sign during them.. I wanted to give up on my dream of acting. I won't back down now. My dream will come true
edit: update for everyone! I am not giving up on acting, but have made a career out of voice acting. At the same time I am about to fly over to the UK for a theatre school as a major in Costuming for film and stage! normally i wouldn't do something like this, but there has been so much positivity, so thank you everyone!
The little girl in the movie A Quiet Place is also deaf, if I remember correctly she was born deaf so definitely dont give up on it, she was in a major movie
May the best come to you!!!
Good luck :)
Remember us when you're famous!!
Good luck.
Joshua being Quasimodo is epic but let's give some credits to E.J. His vocal range is incredible.
He's taken ASL and turned it into something so beautiful, I can't even imagine acting without being able to hear, let alone incorporate something like that into my acting. This is my favorite Disney movie of all time and I am in TEARS over how phenomenal this is.
Julia _ I He actually can't hear!? I thought he was using the sign language because in the book, quasimode is suppose to be complete deaf, so I thought he decided to incorporate that im his acting. (I just noticed the gyrgole is behind him singing) but, still I am impress.
Foreigner Steph yes! He is deaf and was also a cast member in deaf West spring awakening
You took the words out of my mouth. This is so phenomenal.
@@foreignersteph1154 Yes, Joshua Castille, who plays Quasi is deaf. Although he does have some hearing using hearing aids, which is how he is able to synchronise with the singer.
@@destiny2909 From what I've heard, he's also Progressive Deaf, which means that as time passes by, he loses his hearing more little by little.
I love thinking about this and how this whole song is in Quasimodo’s head, so if he’s literally deaf he’s singing to the gargoyles and making the gargoyles sing to him just in his mind. The sign language just really brings that out to me and I absolutely love it!
The actor playing Quasimodo is actually deaf
I wish I could've seen this live. The way Quasimodo uses sign language into true art is breath taking. And the chemistry between the singer and Quasimodo brings a new depth to the story.
It was beautiful live. I wish I could have watched it all over again and over again
Holy shit man. This is probably one of the most powerful performances I've ever seen. And to add ASL in this is simply wonderful.
I love the idea of Quasimodo using sign language to communicate his emotions it is so cool! I love him using sign language in general for anything really. It is so nice to see. Because not a lot of Disney characters use it. I think Quasimodo being deaf is a cool aspect to because honestly if I were the bell ringer of Notre Dame I would be deaf. And it’s very realistic to how your ears can get damaged from loud noises. and having a deaf protagonist also represents other people with disabilities and that they can do things too. That’s a nice touch to the character as well.
@@theenergetichopecat7006 "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" was a real person, and he actually was hard of hearing because of the bells.
At the very last moment, it almost looks as though Quasimodo breaks the gargoyle’s arm, like he is really silencing his thoughts for good
Lucy Bliss I know. So powerful.
quasi Moto, breaks the gargoyles arms. Gargoyle, ouch, my arms are now broken! Why do this to me? Now I have no words to say because my arms are now broken!!! I’m gonna have to stop you from breaking me even more because I have a talking gargoyle and I live here. I have a talking gargoyle as my friend and I am one myself. Now I have broken arms because of you! And if you think you can get away with crying in the middle of the night you’re gonna wake up everybody. Gargoyle stops his foot now you will pay the price! He STOMPS his foot again. Now you will pay the price. Laughs diabolically. mahmahmahmah! Quasimodo, that’s not funny! Stomping his foot he falls to the ground and cries. Gargoyle, I told you so! Turns on can you feel the love tonight from the lion King on the radio. Now you have to listen to this for the rest of the night. Quasimoto please let me go by! I want to go! Gargoyle, you will never go. Turns on Disney music and make sure Quasimodo can’t sleep. Quasimodo, all I want is to sleep!
What in the FUCK are you talking about man 😂
The deaf guy being Quasimodo is awesome but can we also talk about the vocalist? One hell of a tenor
SOOOOO POWERFUL!!! Esp when he signs 'raining down below', and the end from 'my 1 human eye'!! I loved his acting so much i went and saw the play again!! His scream when he's crying over Esmeralda's body OMG SUCH. CHILLS!!!
Wish I could've seen it!
quasi, there LIE ALL I have ever loved! brakes down sobbing AS he collapsed to the ground, holding Esmeralda in his arms, he buried his face in her shoulder as he cries audibly but SOFTLY. He holds his friend tightly in his arms well clutching her close to his chest. Gargoyle with no arms begins to sing. I am a man who loves to sing music at the wrong time of day this is exactly my opportunity to sing and I’m gonna brighten the mood because Quasimodo has darkened it. It is very painful. I will sing until my heart is content because I was singing gargoyle who sings and talks and dances. I Will always be a singing beast for eternity.
Gargoyle comes close to Quasimoto and begins to tap dance near his ear. he will not stop tap dancing and singing. Quasimodo gets annoyed and throws the gargoyle across the room. Gargoyle, why did you do this to me. Why? I think you’re a monster! Gargoyle TURNS and runs out of the room leaving the bell ringer and annoyed emotional mess.
Esmeralda remains apparently dead. Quasimodo begins to cry really really really hard attracting the unwanted attention of the armless gargoyle. Who hears the man crying and runs into the room. Monster! The gargoyle shouts. Monster! He shouts again no stop crying I don’t like the sound of it! The armless beast protests. He runs up to a stone parapet and sits down on it and begins to ring the bells. Since you will not ring the bells my humble man I will he shouts! I will! The gargoyle repeats to make sure he heard. He starts to ring the bells and continues to ring them for a long long while in hopes that Quasimodo will calm down. But the bell ringer is in a fit of rage and hysterical crying. And he refuses to stop. The gargoyle begins to scream. Looking at the bell ringer he screams, you, Bell ringer, stop your screaming! I do not like hearing people cry. The gargoyle shouts. I will go get CLOPPIN and PHOEBUS, and they will console you until you stop your screams of agonizing sorrow! The beast shout this while he stomps his foot on the ground on the word sorrow. PHOEBUS along with CLOPPIN come into the room to hear a lot of screaming and crying. The gargoyle is telling Quasimodo some things about Esmeralda and wife Rollo decided to kill her. The two men realize what’s going on and run towards Quasimodo. They both put their arms around him who is holding Esmeralda, the two men begin to rub the man’s shoulders and begin to sing quietly to him. And the gargoyle faints.
@@theenergetichopecat7006 .....what?
I love how he's singing the melody! In the soundtrack michael just kinda speaks some of it, but I love actually hearing it.
He sings the entire song in the soundtrack....that's not michael
SoHardToBeMe he kinda just says parts of it like a monologue in the rythm but they are singing the whole thing. I know its not michael.
sarah gattis Micheal sings the entire song in the recording.
SoHardToBeMe
Lol she knows that Michael sings the whole soundtrack. She is saying that his interpretation uses a lot of speaking the phrases and notes rather than singing them melodically as an acting choice. The actor here does less of that and more singing what’s actually written in the music.
I like this adaptation. Quasimodo's relationship with the gargoyles is a really important part of the story.
"The only worth believing was my master, his words were cold as stone but they were true..."
Damn.
Im crying holy shoot wow this was amazing. My dad is Deaf and I've been trying to start writing a musical about a CODA for a while now and it would be played out like Deaf West's Spring Awakening and just wow I would cast Joshua in a heartbeat if given the chance cause he is such an amazing actor and was almost perfectly in time with the music as well
I think this casting choice also helps put emphasis that these gargoyles dont come to life and chill out with Quasimodo and that they're actually voices in his head talking to himself
Keep at it!
To me what makes this performance awsome is that in the book quasimodo was actually deaf due to him ringing the bell all his life which makes the character more believable. AWSOME WORK DUDE KEEP IT UP!
It is very cool that Quasimodo uses sign language. I don’t think a lot of Disney characters use it. And I think Quasimodo is going to be the first Disney protagonist to use sign language and it’s so fun to watch. Because not only is he talking he’s also signing the lyrics of a song to prove a point. I think if there’s going to be a live action remake of this musical movie Quasimodo should be using sign language because he should be the one to communicate his thoughts with sign language as a way to cope when he’s going emotionally insane so that’s what I think.
It makes me so happy that the Gargpyles signed to him too
in the book Quasimodo is deaf partially from the bells and partially from his swollen ear. I wish i could see this. Its very powerful after reading the book and watching the animated versions as he does yearn to be with others but the only one who can communicate with him is frollo as he and quasi use their own kind of signals to talk in the book. these performances are very moving as it really drives home how scared the world was of him but also how scared of the world and of himself that quasi felt in all adaptions.
1:41 that phrase, and the way the singer sings the word “alone”, along with this man’s acting. It gets me every time 🥺. I’m deaf and it makes me so happy to see a deaf actor. I don’t see very many of them.
I understand completely, I have progressive hearing loss, so learning sign language is a major interest to me. I might get either surgery or a hearing aid to help with that, but I still want to learn more signs. And when I do want to learn a new sign, I go to my mom for that, as she used to work at a deaf school. So yea, I understand the feeling of lacking hearing.
That guy’s voice is phenomenal!
"I've wasted my life" came across so clearly and bitingly, what an incredible performance
when he says the following, I’ve wasted my faith believing in saints of plaster, but the only one worth believing in what is my master, and then when he says take all the dreams you sound, take all your lies and leave me alone! Comes across as so biting! I can feel his emotion in my heart jumps! I feel so bad for the poor guy because he went through so many things only to lose everything that he’s ever loved! Good job to the actors in this performance I love it! And when Quasimodo completely loses his mind and the gargoyles are singing, it’s just very painful! To witness a man so broken lose his mind over everything in his life! Good job to the actors!
Omg 2:57 till the end gave me goosebumps...😍😍😍 I love seeing people incorporating acting and American Sign Language! More People need to see the beauty in sign!!!
I think about this performance every single day
the "and leave me alone" is incredible
I just watched “Out There” and cried. Now after watching this I’m even more taken back. Thank you.
I love it when people put emotion in sign language
Edit: I’m planning on making an animatic of this version. I’m having myself be Quasimodo, but without someone singing my lines for me as I sign. It’s gonna be me singing while signing.
Joshua is awesome as Quasimodo he should be Quasi in the Disney’s live action movie of the Hunchback hope you get the part Joshua good luck ❤️
Easily the best performance of anyone doing Hunchback especially from EJ . Very touching i see both josh and ej over and over doing this show
My brain is still calculating just how much RAW emotion went into this performance. Wow. Breathtaking. Flawless. Passionate. Meaningful. Empowering.
Oh my god I love this producting, I would cry if I met the lead actor
Right? I'd love to meet him and tell him how much he's inspired me to learn ASL!
holy shit what else has this guy been in, his acting is amazing
I really think its amazing how a deaf actor can do this however the original actor of Quasimodo was amazing in the first ever rendition of the musical.
Absolutely love so much about this production! On top of using a deaf actor (accurate to the book), but when the other actors are singing to him, they tap on him to get his attention, which is really cool!
I absolutely love this. This is my favorite song in the entire show and the amount of emotion that is in this performance is really moving.
it is very very moving! I love how Quasimodo sings in this production of the show. All the emotions! The emotions are a lot! But I love this performance of the song.
There is something awe inspiring watching these two perform together so organically. The coordination and being in sync works so well.
Please post more videos from this play!! ;; It's so beautiful! (Also if there's a full recording out there, I would 100% buy a DVD of it. Just sayin'!)
As his 'voice' helps him to close off his heart, that very last moment when he brings down his fist to 'shatter' the stone heart... such power in his body language, in the subtext spoken beneath the song... it destroys me in the best way possible. Amazing. Beautiful.
I love how the other gargoyles are also using sign language!
THERE ARE ACTUAL TEARS STREAMING DOWN MY FACE THIS IS SO GOOD Y’ALL ARE DOING AMAZING, SWEETIES!!!
I am literally crying such a beautiful performance
I really want to see what the finale looks like of Hunchback of Notre Dame with these two.
i discovered this video about a year ago, and instantly fell in love with it. i loved the concept of having quasimodo signing and having someone sing/talk for anyone that doesnt understand ASL. BUTTT im currently reading the original novel by victor hugo and in it, quasimodo IS deaf from ringing the bells. that makes this casting choice so much better in my opinion!
I love how everyone did asl that’s amazing
Josh Castille’s performance moved me to tears! he’s so phenomenal!!💜
This might be my favorite video on UA-cam
I have been completely in love with The Hunchback for so long. It is absolutely my favorite movie and musical by far, and the music NEVER fails to touch me. I have been wishing it to be on Broadway for so long now, and when the musical came out, I was overjoyed despite it being off-Broadway.
I am always very moved by everything related to The Hunchback. But never, never have I been this emotional.
Joshua Castille, E.J. Cardona, Glenn Casale, and everyone on this production team are doing something never seen before. Each and every one of them have proven to be so stunning in their roles on this team. I have never gotten this emotional while watching anything like this. The intensity is so beautiful and heart-wrenching, especially in this song.
The performance is so true to the book. Joshua's acting and talent is so, so moving, and E.J.'s vocals- wow.
I am extremely grateful to this production. I sincerely hope with everything in me that this goes to Broadway, and spreads across the globe. It deserves to be seen by everyone.
This is my favorite song in the show!!! I’m so obsessed with all the little details of this performance I wouldn’t be able to list them all. Just. Wow.
OMG I'M CRYING, I WASN'T READY FOR THIS 😭😭😭😭😭😍😍😍 ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!!
The performances, the interpretation, the emotions...all truly REMARKABLE!
A praise ti ej cardona too.
I've listened tot his song so many times and still get choked up. LUNGS OF STEEL!
This deserves millions of views
I think this actor might be my all time favorite Quasi. What a stellar performance!
I don't entirely remember the song from when I saw a performance last year, (I know the scene though in general more from having watched the movie...numerous times), but the sign language and movements just make it so much more...dramatic and emotional.
Love this guy a;so he should play Quasimodo in the disney live action
Holy Heck. This is a great interpretation. I don’t even have proper words
JOSHUA CASTILLE !!! That boy owns my heart I swear. His acting was so good!!!!!!!!!!!!
This damn near made me cry and iv seen this performed by many, but first time seeing this video. I’m so shook
What an absolutely fantastic performance. The singer mixed with the actors powerful emotions just... ahh... so so good.
God, this was my favorite part of seeing it live. There was so much emotion running through this whole scene, I'm so thankful I got to see this performance at the 5th!
This is litterally the coolest thing I've ever seen in musical theatre
this makes me cry
holy bajeez
I have a question. Did Quasimodo sign all of his lines? Cuz I know in the play he interacts with Esmerelda or Phoebus a few times. Did they sign back? How was the communication portrayed between Quasimodo and them? (I figure Frollo can sign.)
I really wish I could’ve seen this. The performance is stellar. Quasimodo expressed himself amazingly.
This videos does EJ ZERO justice. He was incredible.
HE IS INCREDIBLE. I was so honored to have front row seats to him everynight!!!
This is so amazing
i wish there was a full recording of this. ugh so good
This is breathtaking in person!
Oh my god, this was absolutely fucking fantastic.
oh my god i didnt think this song could get any more amazing and now i am blown away!
I still get chills when I find this video.
E. J. CARDONA from VOCTAVE..YES EJ SING YEEEEESSSS~!!!!!!!!
Holy crap this is phenomenal! Kudos to all the actors for their ability to sing and perform ASL at the same time, but especially kudos to the actor that played Quasimodo and the actor that sung his lines. The actor that played Quasimodo did such a phenomenal job of waving ASL into his gut-wrenching performance, and you can really feel his pain. My God, I just want to hug him. The gargoyle singer that sung for Quasimodo did an exceptional job too, the sheer range of his voice and how he was able to really capture Quasimodo's pain... I can't. This is incredible. I am hard-of-hearing myself though I do not know sign language. It makes me really happy to see HoH/deaf representation in theater like this!
I’m speechless....! Words can’t describe the way this fills my heart.
I was not prepared for how amazing this is. How wonderful and beautiful this is and so dedicated to the story! Just wow.
Umm this is amazing. I love this!
This was already my favorite song from the musical, but this rendition makes it a billion times better. Great job, Josh and E.J.!!
I love the vocals and the acting so much
Chills!!!
Wow!!! I love this song already, and I’ve see quasi played as a deaf person before but this Portrayal killed me. It’s amazing
This is so powerful. I am stunned by the intensity and overall hard-core ability presented by this cast like WOW this is the coolest piece of theater and I just love so much how it’s presented
This is excellent
Omg 😳 that’s Amazing 🤩 way to go Ej
Amazing. My all time favorite show, I have seen so many wonderful performers since this but this is the definitive version for me. The acting, the vocals, the concept; amazing. We need more of this in the world. So truly beautiful
So excited to see on top of the world. This performance was as beautiful as I expected, even more so.
Stunning performance.
This is beautiful.
Joshua is gorgeous. And his physicality is amazing.
THIS IS THE ONLY WAY THIS SHOW SHOULD BE DONE FROM NOW ON
I've learned how to sing "Out There" in ASL, and I think I'm gonna have to learn this song next!!!
To the gentleman who played the main lead. You did a fantastic job. I have been binge watching this.
It’s incredible for a myriad of reasons, one being singing bent over is very hard
That was really amazing! I love it! Greetings from a peruvian musical lover!
please share this amazing recording of these bauty
In the book Q did actually go deaf because of the bells and so had to develop a kind of sign language
What a great job and idea!
Is there any way I can get the DVD? I'm in another country but I'd definetly pay for this!
Chills every time omg. My favorite number
This is really good, like holy “dame.”
PHENOMENAL!!!!! 😍
Holy...wow!! This makes me miss my theater interpreting days sooooo much!!!
I found this absolutely amazing!
Yes my favorite number from this production! Awesome!!
Michael Arden was phenomenal but this is something else!