UT Tyler, Area Theater to Present “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”

November 11, 2025 | Hannah Buchanan

Spring 2026 performances set for Jan. 16 – 18 at UT Tyler

The University of Texas at Tyler, in partnership with the Stage Notes Academy of Performing Arts Theater in Athens, will present “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” Jan. 16 – 18, 2026.

Performances will be 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, and 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, at UT Tyler’s Braithwaite Recital Hall. The cast includes students from UT Tyler, Jarvis Christian University and Tyler Junior College, as well as East Texas community members. Co-directors are UT Tyler associate professor of music Dr. Sooah Park and academy executive director Karen Holmes.

“We are so excited to bring this beloved classic to the stage for our spring 2026 show in partnership with the Stage Notes Academy,” said Park.

Tickets are $22 each and can be purchased through the academy’s website. Based on the Victor Hugo novel and the Disney animated feature, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” showcases the film’s Academy Award-nominated score, as well as new songs by Menken and Schwartz. Peter Parnell’s new book embraces story theater and features verbatim passages from Hugo’s gothic novel.

UT Tyler student cast members are listed by hometown.

ATHENS – Brandy Buchanan, Daniel Holmes, Sariah Holmes and Alex Stinnette.

BROWNSBORO – Isaiah Bolch.

CENTER – Aracely Perez-Gonzalez.

FORNEY – Abigail Vives.

HENDERSON – Caitlynn Vanzandt.

KERENS – Giovanni Pinedo.

LONGVIEW – Andrea Ortiz-Sampallo and Taylor Vaughn.

TYLER – Kyna Holman.

VAN – Lucy Holden.

Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music and recognized as an All-Steinway School, the UT Tyler School of Performing Arts offers comprehensive music programs designed to cultivate students’ musical talents and prepare them for diverse careers. To learn more, visit uttyler.edu.

The Stage Notes Academy of Performing Arts provides a safe, enjoyable environment for individuals of all ages to learn and grow in the performing arts, while also enriching the local culture. For more information, call 903.340.5041.

With a mission to improve educational and health care outcomes for East Texas and beyond, UT Tyler offers more than 90 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 11,500 students. Through its alignment with UT Tyler Health Science Center and UT Health East Texas, UT Tyler has unified these entities to serve Texas with quality education, cutting-edge research and excellent patient care. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S. News & World Report as a national university, UT Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.