HADESTOWN at NYTW

Anybody going to the first performance tonight? Really interested in seeing this one!!!

I was there and thought it was fantastic! I was unfamiliar with the score but there were a lot of younger people who obviously were and seemed to be loving every minute.

Updated On: 5/7/16 at 01:00 PM

I thought it was just terrific. The music in especial. However, the storytelling is a little diffuse.But I"m not sure good narrative structure is the point. It's seems to be set in a New Orleans version of ancient Greece, using the Orpheus and Eurydice myth. They sometimes play the story traditionally, sometimes they use the Gods and mythological worlds as metaphor. Rachel Chavkin does a wonderful job directing 5/6 thrust (the other 6th is taken up by the absolutely fantastic band) and is served by an extremely gifted cast, especially Chris Sullivan. Special note to the costumes, which are perfect, from the Greek chorus's leather jackets to Orpheus's red Sal Mineo jacket. With the specifics of staging and "Great Comet"'s Amber Grey (a wonderful Persephone) needing her back this fall, there is little hope of this show transferring. It will probably extend however. Get. Tickets. Now.

Updated On: 5/12/16 at 11:06 AM

In all due respect, I am not sure how one concludes that there is very little hope of this show transferring based on.....one, the staging (that hasn't stopped Comet from transferring and it has very unique staging), and two, the fact that one of the cast members is cast in something else come fall.....when many shows transfer and these shows do not have 100% the same exact cast once it transfers (again, Comet is but one example). Just sayin'.