Thursday, November 22, 2018
Review Roundup: HADESTOWN Opens at the National Theatre!
www.broadwayworld.com: In the warmth of summertime, songwriter Orpheus and his muse Eurydice are living it up and falling in love. But as winter approaches, reality sets in: these young dreamers can't survive on songs alone. Tempted by the promise of plenty, Eurydice is lured to the depths of industrial Hadestown. On a quest to save her, Orpheus journeys to the underworld where their trust in each other is put to a final test.
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It’s really exciting that Hadestown is getting generally good reviews of its West End production, as that forecasts good things for its planned Broadway transfer next year. I don’t believe the Broadway dates have been set yet, but I know that I’m going to do my best to see it when it does go up. One of my bosses from last summer was a part of the Hadestown team at New York Theatre Workshop, and she always talked about how much she loved the show and how passionate she was about the project. I was first introduced to the show through Anaiis Mitchell’s concept album, in which she sang the part of Eurydice and Justin Vernon (aka Bon Iver) sang Orpheus’ role. I’ll always love that version of the songs, but I’m excited to see what the new cast will do with the music. To me Eva Noblezada seems like a very different direction for this role, but I think that her strong voice will be a nice addition to the show itself.
I too am very excited by the good reviews of this show. I know that there had previously been some hesitation, as with all new shows about weather this show would be as successful as they had hoped it would be. I am anxious to see when it plans to hit broadways and what that transition will look like. This show has had some great success through it's previous runs and workshops and I think will do fairly well on the great white way. I think that there are some innovative theatre-makers working on this production and really hope that it continues to move forward with Broadway in it's sights. I agree that each cast brings its own twist to the production and helps to give new eyes and meaning and refine the production bit by bit.
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