EXCLUSIVE: Ciara Renée Transforms into "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"'s Esmeralda

www.playbill.com/video Ciara Renée opened her dressing room door at New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse to offer a peek as she prepped hair and makeup for her character Esmeralda in "The Hunchback of Notre Dame." She talked vocal exercises, the need for lots of steam and why wearing two microphones is key.

[@mamamim6167]

OH MY GOD Michael and Patrick in their dressing rooms are so funny, "YOW" "LAAAA" 🤣😂😂

[@ashlynnheller8400]

I love how you can hear people yelping anf warming up in the back ground and she finds it normal.Reminds me of how in my dance recitals its normal to stretch anywere.

[@allisongill5890]

I like how the teaser is that she transforms into Esmeralda, but then she doesn't, lol. Still good though. Love her.

[@ingridcalderon1994]

Ciara Renée plays Esmeralda was really beautiful like an angel.

[@bunheadladymelody3355]

Ingrid Calderon I agree

[@raja-nf9jt]

She also plays Hawkgirl from The Flash and DC’s legends of Tomorrow

[@ingridcalderon1994]

Raja Mykel that’s correct

[@mephostopheles3752]

Her smile is just like Daveed Diggs'.

[@vallraffs]

Really love this musical. And you can hear how much effort Ciara Renée and the other performers put into making it.

[@aru0111]

Can You please tell me where can i find the full musical to see it?

[@glecyrances1874]

This wholw time i thought her wig is actually her real hair😮

[@bribeatriz]

her voice is so soothing

[@kirrilyjoy4790]

I loved the noises that Micheal and Patrick were making. 😂😂

[@cherrydarling7937]

Oh gosh! This show needs a come back

[@travelGranCanaria]

I don't know why, but is so relaxing to watch her and listen her voice. I want to sleep....good nigh.

[@darbygwen]

I LOVE HER SO MUCH I'M CRYING

[@Lobxx1]

Shouldnt the video be called 'transforms into a congregant?

[@ingridcalderon1994]

Lauren O'Brien because in Papermill playhouse. She's was opening wearing congregant later in Rhythm of the tambourine There's Esmeralda's dancing dress.

[@clairemcdermott9826]

Lol Michael in the backround XD

[@the-ma-an]

Michael in the background at a party

[@fruitysoupy]

@@the-ma-an I WAS LITERALLY ABOUT TO COMMENT THAT IM SCRE A M I N G

[@MSTe98]

This was a great show. I saw it a while back and I thought everyone involved was brilliant.

[@johnyankanich]

I just wanna know what kind of humidifier she has

[@Coastermania15]

I want to see this show so bad I love this play

[@tandfadams5535]

Watch the bootleg with her.

[@marytaylor9001]

Hi! Just discovering this show and wondering why tf this show never got to BWAY. 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[@oliverdelica2289]

She's Elsa on Frozen!

[@DESiSAUR]

She's in the show flash/the arrow

[@rdecembre1001]

cat and lengends of tomorrow.

[@claudefrollo6000]

I slayed in that show

[@DesireAmaiya]

I love this woman!!!!! obsessed

[@darkroselight3835]

Glad to see I'm not the only one disappointed that they doesn't actually show the Ezmarelda costume in this.

[@ColleenMcArdle789]

miss this

[@spacewiz163]

Recently saw her act and she and the whole cast were wonderful.🙂 also that’s curious about using steam to help your voice.

[@hyliedavis9921]

She sounds different when she sings and acts compared to how she speaks in her normal tone

[@gackt987]

Didn't know that she had to do her make up herself

[@ashlynnheller8400]

Yuki Shimano
I can only think of one role where the actor has help and that the Phantom.Most actors and actresses do their own makeup.

[@GenesisUnkn0wn]

hopegirl518 Ashlynn Elphaba in Wicked gets help too I think

[@faithkidwell9757]

hopegirl518 Ashlynn and lion king. They have to have professionals do it because it’s too complicated to do yourself.

[@NotRoseSpacesingOut]

@@ashlynnheller8400 And maybe Cats.

[@thesharpestofthorns___9132]

Tim Curry did his own makeup in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

[@user-uf9bm9ju4n]

In Legends of Tomorrow Season 1, they should made like some kind of musical in one of the episode!

[@samanthaandal6580]

Oh my god it's Hawkgirl

[@jacrooki9560]

Samantha Andal o my god. I just discovered she was Esmeralda and thought she was perfect. Now I realize she's hawk girl and she's perfect for that too.

[@raja-nf9jt]

Samantha Andal I know right

[@roseof_alltrades3809]

oH SO THAT'S WHERE I RECOGNIZE HER FROM!!!

[@-maxgomez.1134]

Indeed it is!

[@fionnaadeline7525]

soo this was for off broadway?

[@ingridcalderon1994]

Yes.

[@baileybieganek2446]

+Ingrid Calderon I'm praying it comes to Broadway cause then it can go on tour and I (all the way up here in Canada!) can see it!

[@ingridcalderon1994]

Bailey Bieganek yes. Just like my dream. :-)

[@Lovesickobsession19]

Bailey Bieganek apparently it isn't on Broadway because of the choir. The choir counts as part of the actors, so they'd have to be paid and Broadway told Menken and Shuartz to thin the fat, they said no.

[@baileybieganek2446]

BoundbyCronus yeah I know which makes sense but also not in a way. It mostly just makes me sad and angry

[@bingbangbongmukbang3015]

Queen Elsa!

[@leahmoore6820]

Actor warm ups are so funny.

[@ellielehto5495]

I am Michael

[@elisabethstorhaug9]

Ciara you’re going to do great as Esemeralda

[@-maxgomez.1134]

Kendra of Detective Comics’ ‘Legends of Tomorrow’!

[@mamamim6167]

I thought it was Michael Arden not Michael Jackson 😂😂😂 "OOOWWW"

[@gingerisevil02]

Where is this?

[@lucyk.5163]

I honestly thought big productions with famous names would have makeup/hairstylists to do it for them.

[@edmgarcia1954]

Is it me, or does it sound like she says "And that would be Winkle," lol...?

[@Charlotte-fw9fi]

She said "And that would be Michael" as in Michael Arden who plays Quasimodo :)

[@tracyDoo]

She has to do hair by herself :/?

[@ashlynnheller8400]

tracyDoo
Most actors are taught to do their own hair and makeup.Its just kind of a skill you learn.

[@snittersflies229]

Yeah, it saves time so you don’t depend on others so much 😌

[@kevinmorris2450]

dam u fine