Does anyone know why Nicholas Barasch has left the tour of Hadestown?

[MarkBearSF]

Posted: 6/13/22 at 3:07pm

I was lucky to catch Nicholas Barasch's last performance as Orpheus in Hadestown in San Francisco yesterday. He was wonderful (as always) and there was a nice little farewell tribute to him by the company at the curtain call.

Does anyone know why he left the tour? Does he have something lined up on Broadway?

I've been a fan since first seeing him in Drood (on our night, the audience voted for him and Chita as the lovers) and was captivated by him in She Loves Me.

[Kitsune]

Posted: 6/13/22 at 3:11pm

MarkBearSF said: "I was lucky to catch Nicholas Barasch's last performance as Orpheus in Hadestown in San Francisco yesterday. He was wonderful (as always) and there was a nice little farewell tribute to him by the company at the curtain call.

Does anyone know why he left the tour? Does he have something lined up on Broadway?

I've been a fan since first seeing him in Drood (on our night, the audience voted for him and Chita as the lovers) and was captivated by him in She Loves Me."

I think he's doing The Butcher Boy at Irish Rep.

And yes, I also saw him last week and agree he was excellent. Going again this week, and excited to see Chibueze Ihuoma's take on the role.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 6/13/22 at 3:24pm

Nicholas Barasch was out when I saw it. I saw J. Antonio Rodriguez as Orpheus and he was excellent.

[darquegk]

Posted: 6/13/22 at 5:44pm

Was Barasch on for closing night of Drood? I know the bootleg (sorry) has the “threesome ending” with the male ingenue and both female ingenues kissing; was that a frequent inclusion, or just a cheeky treat for closing night?

[RippedMan]

Posted: 6/13/22 at 5:49pm

He was great in LA. Surprised he'd leave a production contract for this, but maybe he goes back after the run?

[LarryD2]

Posted: 6/13/22 at 6:42pm

Nick has been involved with THE BUTCHER BOY for its entire development. It's a project he's passionate about.

[Alexander Lamar]

Posted: 6/13/22 at 6:46pm

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Updated On: 6/13/22 at 06:46 PM

[Alexander Lamar]

Posted: 6/13/22 at 6:49pm

RippedMan said: "He was great in LA. Surprised he'd leave a production contract for this, but maybe he goes back after the run?"

The Hadestown tour isn't on a production contract, they are on a SETA contract. A travesty, I know.

 

[PipingHotPiccolo]

Posted: 6/13/22 at 6:59pm

Really hope he takes over for Reeve Carney. That would get me back for a revisit.

[inception]

Posted: 6/13/22 at 9:47pm

Is Barasch such a promising young talent that it might be worth the risk to see Butcher Boy?

I don't know why, but when I first read about this upcoming musical, I mixed it up in my mind with Borstal Boy by Brendan Behan & got excited.  Then I realized my mistake when I read the synopsis... "Oh yikes! that book."  Butcher Boy is significantly darker, stranger.  Not sure it will be up my alley. 

[RippedMan]

Posted: 6/13/22 at 10:06pm

Well, still, SETA is still a better paycheck than the Irish Rep. But I guess there's prestige with opening a new musical off-Broadway.

[spicemonkey]

Posted: 6/13/22 at 10:15pm

slightly off-topic

but I hope they cast Damon Daunno to replace Reeve

[trpguyy]

Posted: 6/13/22 at 10:49pm

PipingHotPiccolo said: "Really hope he takes over for Reeve Carney. That would get me back for a revisit."

Unfortunately, I think his untimely exit from the tour may have doomed the chances of this happening. 

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 6/14/22 at 12:02am

As my gram used to say, “a ginger should never leave a good paying job.”

[PipingHotPiccolo]

Posted: 6/14/22 at 11:33am

I'd love to see Damon also- i enjoyed Reeve more than most, but its such an odd take on such a central performance, and I've been waiting to go back to see new blood (tho bummed I miss Lana Gordon as Persephone). 

[tourboi]

Posted: 6/14/22 at 1:14pm

Alexander Lamar said: "RippedMan said: "He was great in LA. Surprised he'd leave a production contract for this, but maybe he goes back after the run?"

The Hadestown tour isn't on a production contract, they are on a SETA contract. A travesty, I know.

"

Not necessarily. I have known many Seta contracts that, thanks to overage sharing, have paid better than Production. 

Updated On: 6/14/22 at 01:14 PM

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 6/14/22 at 1:29pm

How equity allowed the tony award winner for best musical to go out on a seta contract is a travesty.

 

After all the controversy of the recent equity cats tour not paying their cast the overages, who knows if other producers aren’t either. Producers will literally do anything to NOT pay their cast what their owed.

[R. GreenFinch]

Posted: 6/14/22 at 1:34pm

Saw Chibueze Ihuoma go on several months ago, and he's by far my favorite Orpheus. 

[RippedMan]

Posted: 6/14/22 at 7:24pm

Def seems odd he'd burn that bridge unless he was just over the show/role.

[inception]

Posted: 6/15/22 at 12:25am

He may have made a deal before he took the job that he would leave for the other show, if as someone else commented, he has been involved with it for a while.