Wow, two shout outs for Hadestown JVL. I wasn't quite as taken with it as you were. I loved the choreography and the set. Hades (Page) and Hermes (De Shields) were great, as you noted today. I was just underwhelmed by Orpheus (Carney) and his song. I guess I was expecting it to be a song that would make the mystical guardians of deat…
Wow, two shout outs for Hadestown JVL. I wasn't quite as taken with it as you were. I loved the choreography and the set. Hades (Page) and Hermes (De Shields) were great, as you noted today. I was just underwhelmed by Orpheus (Carney) and his song. I guess I was expecting it to be a song that would make the mystical guardians of death bend to his will and should reduce me, a mere mortal, to jelly . Instead, it really felt like Eurydice was supporting a middling singer-songwriter who didn't have the goods. I guess writing a musical that has to have "the greatest song ever" is a tall order and there is no way to make it work for everyone.
Wow, two shout outs for Hadestown JVL. I wasn't quite as taken with it as you were. I loved the choreography and the set. Hades (Page) and Hermes (De Shields) were great, as you noted today. I was just underwhelmed by Orpheus (Carney) and his song. I guess I was expecting it to be a song that would make the mystical guardians of death bend to his will and should reduce me, a mere mortal, to jelly . Instead, it really felt like Eurydice was supporting a middling singer-songwriter who didn't have the goods. I guess writing a musical that has to have "the greatest song ever" is a tall order and there is no way to make it work for everyone.