HADESTOWN Previews- Page 19

[CedricOates]

Posted: 4/11/19 at 1:15pm

So are the green and black umbrella alternating their performances. Is one the standby or understudy. Over the top billing?

[Daddy Warbucks]

Posted: 4/11/19 at 1:23pm

“They had window cardslast night”

Could someone post a picture of the window card?

[Brian07663NJ]

Posted: 4/11/19 at 1:28pm

Are inserts next?

"At this performance the role of the umbrella will be played by GREEN"

Will it make the board in the lobby?

[Daddy Warbucks]

Posted: 4/11/19 at 1:49pm

treblemakerz said: "I'm in stitches over these posts!”

I’m blaming treblemakerz for the nonstop posts about the umbrella.  Don’t give a bunch of actors and theatre people an audience or they will take advantage of it.  



 

[Theatre_Mom]

Posted: 4/11/19 at 2:11pm

B.JAMES said: 
They had window cardslast night :)

Did you notice if they had the tote bags?  They were sold out yesterday.

 

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 4/11/19 at 2:53pm

Tote bags were sold out last night.

[Skip23]

Posted: 4/11/19 at 2:56pm

Warbucks2 said: "treblemakerz said: "I'm in stitches over these posts!”

I’m blaming treblemakerz for the nonstop posts about the umbrella. Don’t give a bunch of actors and theatre peoplean audience or they will take advantage of it.



"

 

The umbrella was the most interesting thing about the show.

 

That and the swinging lights.  Cool.....

 

 

 

[bwayoutdoors]

Posted: 4/11/19 at 2:57pm

Theatre_Mom said: "B.JAMES said:
They had window cardslast night :)

Did you notice if they had the tote bags? They were sold out yesterday.

"

They were out of both tote bags and coffee mugs last night. 

[henrikegerman]

Posted: 4/11/19 at 3:09pm

After Eight said: "BenElliott wrote:

"I do think the creative team wanted you to make comparisons to our current climate. The show just feels relevant and art should reflect what's happening in the world."

Considering the lamentable state of what's happening in the world, I think art would serve us far better by offering us an escape from it. We would no doubt offer it our undying thanks and gratitude. What's more, it's not as if we're not already bombarded 24/7 with what's happening in the world, no matter where we turn, in every possible venue. In their relentless quest to "enlighten" the dodos in the audience and play up to their fellow elites, our self-important theatre artists end up just dishing out yet another stale helping of the same tired talking points we've heard a gazillion times already --- just at far higher prices.

It's sad to see that the term "art," like so much else today, has been sabotaged. It now just serves as a protective shield behind which self-satisfied "artistes" can preen, preach, and pronounce their unending screeds before a captive audience.

We poor audiences! Can we never catch a break?!"

You are so right about this, After Eight.

I get so angry when I think of those poor audiences of the turbulent 1940s.
The "self-important" and "enlightened" traumas they had to endure, like:

Death of a Salesman, The Glass Menagerie, The Iceman Cometh, The Skin of Our Teeth, Our Town, A Streetcar Named Desire, All My Sons, Anna Lucasta, Home of the Brave, Home of the Brave, The Hasty Heart, Another Part of the Forest, Porgy & Bess, Cradle Will Rock, Pal Joey, Lost in the Stars, Street Scene, Lady in the Dark, Finian's Rainbow, Brigadoon, On the Town, Carousel, Oklahoma!, Carmen Jones Gaslight, Citizen Kane, Notorious, Sullivan's Travels,The Great Dictator, The Lady from Shanghai, The Magnificent Ambersons, The Best Years of Our Lives, Children of Paradise, The Grapes of Wrath, Mrs. Miniver, The Lost Weekend, The Third Man, The Ox-Bow Incident, The Little Foxes, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Gentlemen's Agreement, The Yearling, Henry V, Crossfire, Hamlet, The Snake Pit, All the King's Men, The Heiress, Battleground, The Snake Pit, How Green Was My Valley, The Razor's Edge, Casablanca...

With their faces so sanctimoniously and relentlessly rubbed in the mire of artiste-ic significance, it's amazing the Greatest Generation even made it into the 1950s. 

 

Updated On: 4/11/19 at 03:09 PM

[Trish2]

Posted: 4/11/19 at 3:12pm

Has the show cut down its recent run time of 2:30 (including intermission) ? Thanks in advance.

[treblemakerz]

Posted: 4/11/19 at 3:23pm

Warbucks2 said: "treblemakerz said: "I'm in stitches over these posts!”

I’m blaming treblemakerz for the nonstop posts about the umbrella. Don’t give a bunch of actors and theatre peoplean audience or they will take advantage of it.



"

If this is what I'm to be remembered for, I'll wear it with pride.

[MyLife]

Posted: 4/11/19 at 3:46pm

Brian07663NJ said: "Are inserts next?

"At this performance the role of the umbrella will be played by GREEN"

Will it make the board in the lobby?"

 

So insensitive. Umbrellas are like people and don't like to be called by the color of their fabric. It has a name... I don't know what it is, but it has one.

 

[Daddy Warbucks]

Posted: 4/11/19 at 3:59pm

A friend of mine close to the show told me they use the black umbrella whenever a Republican says something stupid in the news that day, a green umbrella whenever a Democrat says something stupid in the news that day, and the yellow polka dot umbrella when nothing stupid from either party was said that day. The latter was about to be used the other day for the first time and then Bernie Sanders realized he was in the 1% and couldn’t control his excitement.

[jbp1232]

Posted: 4/11/19 at 4:18pm

Brian07663NJ said: "Are inserts next?

"At this performance the role of the umbrella will be played by GREEN"

Will it make the board in the lobby?"

This is my my favorite thing that has ever happened. Please keep the umbrella updates coming people!

[spikethebunny]

Posted: 4/11/19 at 5:29pm

My blue umbrella is a very big fan of the green umbrella. If we go to the stage door, what are the chances of a selfie with green? Does the green umbrella ever come out?

Thanks for your help in advance!

[Trish2]

Posted: 4/11/19 at 6:05pm

Latest running time, please? Thank you.

[Theatre_Mom]

Posted: 4/11/19 at 9:17pm

Thanks to those of you who replied about the tote bags.   If anyone does see them back on sale could you please post it here?   The staff at the theater said I could come back another day and buy one.

 Thanks so much!

 

 

 

 

 

 

[musikman]

Posted: 4/11/19 at 10:53pm

Show was out by 10:35ish this evening

Umbrella was black

Oh, and go see it. It’s wonderfully inventive and beautifully done. Liked it even better than the NYTW version.

Updated On: 4/11/19 at 10:53 PM

[magictodo123]

Posted: 4/11/19 at 10:53pm

Theatre_Mom said: "Thanks tothose of you who replied about the tote bags. If anyone does see them back on sale could you please post it here? The staff at the theater said I could come back another day and buy one.

Thanks so much!

 

i was there tonight and they had them! They also used a black umbrella. Doesn’t matter to me though, I was more focused on the show as a whole. 











"

 

[magictodo123]

Posted: 4/12/19 at 4:51am

I usually try to avoid jumping on the bandwagon of shows that people predict will be big. But my goodness is this musical gorgeous, so well done....it’s Rachel Chavkins to lose, honestly. I’d be shocked if she didn’t win. I still have “Wait For Me” in my head....I’ve never seen a musical like this. By intermission I wanted to see it again. Honestly if I had one critique it would be that people need to annunciate, but otherwise this musical is destined to win big in June.

[DramaTeach]

Posted: 4/12/19 at 5:34am

My review: Gorgeous. Finally.

[GVS2]

Posted: 4/12/19 at 6:28am

Thanks to TDF, I made an unexpected return trip to Hadestown last night. (Guessing that will be the last time that opportunity happens for a very long time once the show opens.) The subtle changes that have been made to the show since seeing the performance on March 25th were quite evident last night. I got chills numerous times. My good friend, a retired teacher who I teamed with in my first year of teaching, could not stop talking about the layers of the show, the repeated allusions, the history of Greek mythology and influence in modern society, and the significance of a show like this today. (All in the 15 minutes it took to drop her off by her apartment.) She knew nothing about the show, expect for the original myth. As she put it, shows like this do not come around that often. Wishing Hadestown a successful opening next week. It has been such an honor to watch its evolution firsthand over the years. The time that Anais Mitchell and Rachel Chavkin have taken to carefully craft and revise Hadestown and use the theatrical platform to raise awareness and pose questions in a beautifully and artistic manner is to be commended. 

[magictodo123]

Posted: 4/12/19 at 8:44am

DramaTeach said: "My review: Gorgeous. Finally."

Seconded. I was absolutely blown away and haven't stopped thinking about it--or humming 'Wait For Me" since last night. 

[saxpower]

Posted: 4/12/19 at 10:02am

CedricOates said: "So are the green and black umbrella alternating their performances. Is one the standby or understudy. Over the top billing?"

They can bring in a purple one as a vacation cover. 

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 4/12/19 at 11:53am

It's sad to see that the term "art," like so much else today, has been sabotaged. It now just serves as a protective shield behind which self-satisfied "artistes" can preen, preach, and pronounce their unending screeds before a captive audience.

I've never seen anyone lament the entire history of theatre before, but the identity of the lamenter is as unsurprising as their misunderstanding of "captive audience" or their skewed perspective of reality.