Fine Arts Association ready to unleash ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ in Willoughby

The Fine Arts Association’s next production is the musical “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” based on the classic Victor Hugo novel with songs from the Disney film.

Opening June 8, the show runs weekends through June 24 in in Fine Arts’ Corning Auditorium, 38660 Mentor Ave., Willoughby. Friday and Saturday performances are at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday performances are at 2 p.m. The performance on June 24 is sign-interpreted, according to a news release from Fine Arts.

The book, published in 1831, is a romantic gothic novel set in the late 1400s. At the center of the story is Quasimodo, a hunchback bell ringer at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Tormented by the townspeople, he finds acceptance and kindness from a beautiful gypsy woman, the release states.

Director Lisa-Marie French has assembled a cast of 30, including a 14-member choir, ranging in age from 16 to 70. Heading the cast are Ryan Petersen, as Quasimodo, Haley Gagnon, as Esmeralda, and David Malinowski, as Dom Claude Frollo.

For tickets — $25 for adults. $23 for seniors and students 11 and older and $15 for those 10 and under — call 440-951-7500 or visit fineartsassociation.org/performance. Reservations are not required, but strongly recommended, the release states.

Fine Arts gives the show at PG rating.

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