</s> ▁Her cules ▁is ▁a ▁musical ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁W alt ▁Disney ▁An imation ▁Studios ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁film ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name . ▁The ▁music ▁and ▁lyr ics ▁were ▁written ▁by ▁Alan ▁Men ken ▁and ▁David ▁Z ipp el ▁with ▁a ▁book ▁by ▁Krist of fer ▁Dia z . ▁The ▁production ▁is ▁also ▁lo os ely ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁legend ary ▁hero ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Ze us , ▁in ▁Greek ▁myth ology . ▁ ▁Produ ced ▁by ▁Disney ▁The atr ical ▁Produ ctions , ▁the ▁musical ▁had ▁a ▁try out ▁at ▁the ▁Del ac orte ▁Theater ▁in ▁Central ▁Park ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁to ▁positive ▁and ▁mixed ▁reviews . ▁ ▁Development ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Alan ▁Men ken ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁working ▁on ▁a ▁stage ▁adaptation ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁film , ▁Her cules . ▁On ▁February ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁the atr ical ▁adaptation ▁would ▁premi ere ▁later ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁Production ▁ ▁Manh attan ▁( 2 0 1 9 ) ▁A ▁pre - bro ad way ▁try out ▁occurred ▁at ▁Del ac orte ▁Theater ▁in ▁Central ▁Park , ▁Manh attan , ▁New ▁York , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁annual ▁Shakespeare ▁in ▁the ▁Park ▁festival ▁from ▁August ▁ 3 1 ▁until ▁September ▁ 8 . ▁Men ken ▁and ▁David ▁Z ipp el ▁returned ▁to ▁compose ▁and ▁write ▁the ▁songs , ▁while ▁Krist