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And it's time for the first post here with actual content, and that is that I'm kind of amazed that Hadestown is already booked and announced for Broadway, because only a few weeks ago a lot of the cast was unsure if they were returning when I spoke to them, and not in the "I can't say because it's not out" but more genuinely unsure, and it looks like they are all returning, in a very short time when theatre tends to move a bit slower than this. Usually the out of town tryout is closed for months before it's a sure thing with a few exceptions.
I liked the Edmonton version for the most part, and I loved both times I saw it at The National Theatre and was excited when Reeve was announced and love him more than when I first heard him as Orpheus, and I understand that they couldn't keep it the same as it was in New York Theatre Workshop, because it has to be more commercial, and even reviews for that production mention that the story is a bit unclear in parts, but I feel like it went too far in the other direction. The original was too ambiguous this takes away poetic lines that could be interpreted many ways for ones that have one meaning without as much of the beauty of the original.
The direction the show went did change, and had to because it's a very political show, and one that became more topical than it started out as when "Why We Build the Wall" was written in 2010 but ended up reflecting reality in a chilling way, and some of the climate change lyrics can be a little on the nose, but since it opened in 2015 has quickly become a much more pressing issue
But anyway at least Hades and Persephone's "You're early" "I missed you." is there again, though it feels wrong to not have the final parallel between both couples when Orpheus turns around and the lines are echoed. With how much more emphasis is added to Hades being insecure that Persephone is going to come back and the Orpheus's doubts that Eurydice won't still be there made more clear, it feels wrong that those lines don't get repeated.
Anais is currently taking a social media break to work on the Broadway revisions though, but still, closing at The National in January only to start previews in March feels a bit fast, but then again, I think it's at a point where the overall shape of the show is where it's going to be, and I do like where it's gotten and I've always been hopeful for Hadestown's future and continue to be. But I feel like it's going to be a show that will be interesting to see multiple times in previews since I feel like that's where a lot of the tweeks are going to happen more so than just when it first starts performances.
I liked the Edmonton version for the most part, and I loved both times I saw it at The National Theatre and was excited when Reeve was announced and love him more than when I first heard him as Orpheus, and I understand that they couldn't keep it the same as it was in New York Theatre Workshop, because it has to be more commercial, and even reviews for that production mention that the story is a bit unclear in parts, but I feel like it went too far in the other direction. The original was too ambiguous this takes away poetic lines that could be interpreted many ways for ones that have one meaning without as much of the beauty of the original.
The direction the show went did change, and had to because it's a very political show, and one that became more topical than it started out as when "Why We Build the Wall" was written in 2010 but ended up reflecting reality in a chilling way, and some of the climate change lyrics can be a little on the nose, but since it opened in 2015 has quickly become a much more pressing issue
But anyway at least Hades and Persephone's "You're early" "I missed you." is there again, though it feels wrong to not have the final parallel between both couples when Orpheus turns around and the lines are echoed. With how much more emphasis is added to Hades being insecure that Persephone is going to come back and the Orpheus's doubts that Eurydice won't still be there made more clear, it feels wrong that those lines don't get repeated.
Anais is currently taking a social media break to work on the Broadway revisions though, but still, closing at The National in January only to start previews in March feels a bit fast, but then again, I think it's at a point where the overall shape of the show is where it's going to be, and I do like where it's gotten and I've always been hopeful for Hadestown's future and continue to be. But I feel like it's going to be a show that will be interesting to see multiple times in previews since I feel like that's where a lot of the tweeks are going to happen more so than just when it first starts performances.
