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So the Disney film I want to talk about is The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame was, of course, a novel by Victor Hugo before it hit the screen in any form.  The 1923 film with Lon Chaney became one of the most famous adaptations of the book for a while, and several other film adaptations came after.
However, the Disney version became a very important spin on this work.  Its music, style, and changes to the story have been very influential on later retellings of the story, and it is not even considered one of Disney's more popular films.
I think the music is probably the most influential aspect of Disney's Hunchback.  For all its flaws, it has some of the most heartfelt, beautiful, and just fun songs of any Disney film.  This music has a tendency to translate well into other mediums, which is why stage versions of Disney's Hunchback tend to be more popular than other variations of the show.
For example, this German production Der Glockner Von Notre Dame, which combines elements of the book and the Disney film, has been accepted as a very successful and popular staging.
Compare to Notre Dame de Paris, which is not based on the Disney version.  It was a popular show in France, but it failed in the United States and other countries.  The music is less varied and the choreography and costuming are odd for the story.
Of course this does not mean that all stagings of Disney's Hunchback are going to be more successful than shows that do it differently.  The idea here is that going in a very different direction has to be done very, very well, because there is already a very compelling and well-loved version of the show, different versions need to be that much better.