Posted: 4/17/19 at 8:48pm
AM New York: New musical soars with stunning visuals and bold performances
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.amny.com/amp/entertainment/hadestown-review-1.29924932
Posted: 4/17/19 at 8:51pm
Hokosho said: "WSJhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/hadestown-review-a-musical-heats-up-broadway-11555547401"
”After “Hamilton,” “Hadestown” is the best new musical on Broadway, period.”
Posted: 4/17/19 at 8:54pm
DC Theatre Scene: Hadestown, Broadway review. Hot! Hot! Hot!
https://dctheatrescene.com/2019/04/17/hadestown-on-broadway-review-hot-hot-hot/
Posted: 4/17/19 at 8:55pm
Miles2Go2 said: "Hokosho said: "WSJhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/hadestown-review-a-musical-heats-up-broadway-11555547401"
”After “Hamilton,” “Hadestown” is the best new musical on Broadway, period.”"
I can't view the WSJ review, if you can see, could you please post more?
Posted: 4/17/19 at 8:58pm
Miles2Go2 said: "Hokosho said: "WSJhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/hadestown-review-a-musical-heats-up-broadway-11555547401"
”After “Hamilton,” “Hadestown” is the best new musical on Broadway, period.”"
BIG. WORDS.
Posted: 4/17/19 at 9:02pm
Posted: 4/17/19 at 9:04pm
What are the chances that Brantley doesn't like the new version?
Posted: 4/17/19 at 9:07pm
Posted: 4/17/19 at 9:10pm
Theatre Mania is positive/mixed.
"..Not so with the young lovers. The program tells us of Orpheus's immortal lineage and boundless charm. Carney delivers on the first quality with his savant performance, depicting a man singularly focused on his song. But there's nothing charming about that, especially in Carney's spacey, twitchy portrayal. It's easier to feel something for Noblezada's sympathetic Eurydice, even if it's mostly pity."
"Still, if you're looking for a gorgeous, formally challenging, and finely performed show wrapped in the comforting blanket of the classics, you can do no better than Hadestown, a musical fated to be the snob hit of this Broadway season."
Updated On: 4/17/19 at 09:10 PM
Posted: 4/17/19 at 9:11pm
Posted: 4/17/19 at 9:15pm
The Hollywood Reporter is overall positive:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/hadestown-theater-review-1202512
Posted: 4/17/19 at 9:20pm
The Wrap is positive while acknowledging the consensus: that the leads are not as interesting as the supporting characters and that the story is a bit thin and over relies on narration:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thewrap.com/hadestown-broadway-review-anais-mitchell-musical-orpheus-eurydice-trump/amp/
Posted: 4/17/19 at 9:26pm
Vulture is very positive.
https://www.vulture.com/2019/04/hadestown-is-a-songwriting-and-storytelling-tour-de-force.html
Posted: 4/17/19 at 9:28pm
New York Post is decidedly mixed to negative although that trailer at the top of the page makes me want to see this posthaste. I actually teared up watching it.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/nypost.com/2019/04/17/hadestown-review-broadway-douses-the-fires-of-hell-with-folk-music/amp/
Updated On: 4/17/19 at 09:28 PM
Posted: 4/17/19 at 9:28pm
Posted: 4/17/19 at 9:31pm
New York Stage Review (Elysa Gardner) - 4 stars
http://nystagereview.com/2019/04/17/hadestown-anais-mitchells-myths-and-hymns-from-way-downtown/
New York Stage Review (Michael Sommers) - 4 stars
http://nystagereview.com/2019/04/17/hadestown-red-hot-and-bluesy-score-fuels-a-trip-to-hell-and-back/
Posted: 4/17/19 at 9:32pm
YvanEhtNioj said: "So basically everyone feels the same about Orpheus and Eurydice"
Everyone feels the same about Orpheus. Some of the reviewers really liked Noblezada's Eurydice.
Posted: 4/17/19 at 9:33pm
Towleroad (Naveen Kumar): Broadway’s Sensational ‘Hadestown’ Wrenches Myth into Modern Times:
http://www.towleroad.com/2019/04/hadestown/
Posted: 4/17/19 at 9:51pm
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Posted: 4/17/19 at 10:09pm
" their climactic ascent from the underworld, the one thing that worked perfectly downtown, now doesn’t. "
Somebody wanna fill us in on how "the ascent" worked downtown with...spoiler tags I guess?
Updated On: 4/17/19 at 10:09 PM
Posted: 4/17/19 at 10:13pm
Samanthacq said: "Really wonder why Ben Brantley didn’t review it, especially since he was there. Maybe he didn’t enjoy it?"
I'm no expert but I would just assume that as 'chief" theater critics at NYT, they both see everything, literally. I also know that the last few reviews I've read in the NYT - today's Burn This, and last week Oklahoma, and shortly before that King Lear - were by Brantley. So maybe it's as simple as it's Jesse's turn?!
Posted: 4/17/19 at 10:13pm
Posted: 4/17/19 at 10:14pm
Samanthacq said: "Really wonder why Ben Brantley didn’t review it, especially since he was there. Maybe he didn’t enjoy it?"
He was probably just there to see the show. He needs to see everything to do his Awards coverage for the NYT (predictions, conversations, etc). And whether he liked it or not wouldn't impact who reviews it –– that would be predetermined (a decision between Ben, Jesse, and their editor Scott Heller).
