Hadestown Reviews - Page 2

[Miles2Go2]

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

[Miles2Go2]

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.”

[Miles2Go2]

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/

 

[Samanthacq]

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?

 

[YvanEhtNioj]

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. 

 

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 4/17/19 at 9:02pm

Isherwood for Broadway News
Review: An exhilarating ‘Hadestown’ revitalizes a classic love story
https://broadway.news/2019/04/17/review-an-exhilarating-hadestown-revitalizes-a-classic-love-story/

[Samanthacq]

Posted: 4/17/19 at 9:03pm

Thank you jacobsnchz14! 

[jonah3500]

Posted: 4/17/19 at 9:04pm

What are the chances that Brantley doesn't like the new version?

[sm33]

Posted: 4/17/19 at 9:07pm

A rave from Deadline

https://deadline.com/2019/04/hadestown-broadway-review-anais-mitchell-rachel-chavkin-reeve-carney-1202597073/

[YvanEhtNioj]

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

[Miles2Go2]

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

Variety:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/variety.com/2019/legit/reviews/hadestown-review-musical-broadway-1203191646/amp/

[Miles2Go2]

Posted: 4/17/19 at 9:15pm

The Hollywood Reporter is overall positive:

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/hadestown-theater-review-1202512

[Miles2Go2]

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/

[Samanthacq]

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

[Miles2Go2]

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

[YvanEhtNioj]

Posted: 4/17/19 at 9:28pm

So basically everyone feels the same about Orpheus and Eurydice

[Miles2Go2]

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/

[JustAnotherNewYorker]

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.

[Miles2Go2]

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/

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 4/17/19 at 9:51pm

NYT CRITIC’S PICK
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/17/theater/hadestown-review-broadway-anais-mitchell.html

[Samanthacq]

Posted: 4/17/19 at 10:04pm

Really wonder why Ben Brantley didn’t review it, especially since he was there. Maybe he didn’t enjoy it?

[52889j]

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

[Mediamaven2]

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?!

[Rogerdellibovi]

Posted: 4/17/19 at 10:13pm

“And because Hades (Patrick Page) now has a thing for Eurydice, it’s the jealous Persephone who convinces him to let Orpheus (Reeve Carney) take her back.”-NYT review

I don’t think this is true?? I mean I guess you could interpret Persephone as jealous but isn’t it more because she admires Orpheus and wants them to be together and alive?

[SomethingPeculiar]

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).