Posted: 4/17/19 at 9:15am
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Posted: 4/17/19 at 10:12am
David Cote of The Observer weighs in as mixed. Lots of positives but doesn't work as a total package according to Cote.
Posted: 4/17/19 at 11:03am
theNYCpro said: "David Cote ofThe Observerweighs in as mixed. Lots of positives but doesn't work as a total package according to Cote."
Idk if it's just me, but the link didn't work?
Posted: 4/17/19 at 11:10am
I wonder who will be writing the times review. Isherwood wrote the off-bway one, and Jesse Green wrote a review for Vulture.
Posted: 4/17/19 at 11:18am
YvanEhtNioj said: "theNYCpro said: "David Cote of The Observer weighs in as mixed. Lots of positives but doesn't work as a total package according to Cote."
Idk if it's just me, but the link didn't work?"
Very odd. I tried Googling, which returned a hit, but clicking the link returned "Not found". I also tried a search on The Observer's site and didn't get it there either. It seems to have been taken down.
Posted: 4/17/19 at 11:25am
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Posted: 4/17/19 at 11:49am
Mixed makes me a little nervous for the rest of the reviews. I really want this to do well!
Posted: 4/17/19 at 1:47pm
Internet was being weird and I double-posted.
Updated On: 4/17/19 at 01:47 PM
Posted: 4/17/19 at 1:53pm
raddersons said: "I wonder who will be writing the times review. Isherwood wrote the off-bway one, and Jesse Green wrote a review for Vulture."
Brantley was at Saturday night's performance, per a different NYT writer's twitter, so probably him.
Posted: 4/17/19 at 4:28pm
Posted: 4/17/19 at 6:28pm
ImAProphet said: "Here's an archiveof the Observer review if you want to read it now."
That was rough
Posted: 4/17/19 at 6:46pm
YvanEhtNioj said: "ImAProphet said: "Here's an archiveof the Observer review if you want to read it now."
That was rough"
It's also extremely accurate x
Posted: 4/17/19 at 6:57pm
I LOVED Hadestown but some of what the Observer said was fair, there is a great deal or narrating and telling not showing. Calling any potential neurodivergent character essentially a Dear Evan Hansen wannabe is rich (guess there can only be one neurodivergent character on broadway at a time). I have no problem critiquing Reeve’s performance/acting choices but the comparison was so unprompted, the shows are so different. Also comparing Hadestown’s small, more adult fan base to the Be More Chill cult, misguided to say the least.
Posted: 4/17/19 at 7:03pm
Posted: 4/17/19 at 7:42pm
YvanEhtNioj said: "Oh I agree that Act 2 is waaaayyy too long and a bunch of the songs sound way too similar. But I don't think that BMC comparison is accurate."
What they really should've done is bite the bullet and made Hades and Persephone the stars of the show and cut a lot of the young lovers stuff which they are never going to get to work properly without adding even more boring stuff. That way they could lose a whole heap of reprises and similar sounding tracks from Act 2 and make it a thrilling one act 90 minute show.
Posted: 4/17/19 at 8:21pm
Posted: 4/17/19 at 8:22pm
4 stars from Time Out:
https://www.timeout.com/newyork/theater/hadestown-review-broadway
Posted: 4/17/19 at 8:32pm
Posted: 4/17/19 at 8:40pm
So far, they all mention how catchy the score is. It sounds like NJ.com felt the same way about Hermes as the Observer
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Posted: 4/17/19 at 8:47pm
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
