Hadestown Understudies- Page 11

[ImAProphet]

Posted: 11/9/21 at 10:50pm

Jordan Levinson said: "Anyone heading way down tonight, LMK if there is a nice ovation after that first "I MISSED YA.""

There was, it was a very sweet moment.

[kwoc91]

Posted: 11/10/21 at 8:18am

adotburr said: "Jewelle’s Persephone dates this week:Thursday Nov 11th 7pm and Friday Nov 12th 8pm"

I have tickets for Friday and I’m SO EXCITED to see Jewelle as Persephone! I’m also excited to see Patrick Page - I’ve only seen the show with Tom Hewitt. 

[boonanas]

Posted: 11/11/21 at 8:04am

Went to Wednesday 11/10/21 Matinee and there was an understudy for one of the fates and Persephone (I believe it was this Lana character).  My question is, how would this show go on without Patrick Page and Reeve Carney?  If I saw it with them being replaced by an understudy I'd be sorely disappointed, their skill sets are so unique and fit these roles so nicely.  I may be naive, however.

[adotburr]

Posted: 11/11/21 at 8:17am

Reeve Carney to me is the weak link in this cast. He’s easily replaceable and the show will continue to sell out with the replacement.

 

[BJones3]

Posted: 11/11/21 at 9:32am

I saw it with Tom Hewitt and I thought he was wonderful! I haven’t seen Patrick Page and while I wish I could have, I don’t feel that I really missed out. Same with Amber since I saw Lana. However I am bigger fans of Eva and Reeve and would have felt I missed out not seeing them. Also I personally don’t think the show would have been the same without Andre de Shields but a lot here like his understudy better!

[Someone in a Tree2]

Posted: 11/11/21 at 10:31am

Reeve Carney is the exact reason we’re so excited to see the show again on Saturday 11-20 matinee as our first visit back to a Bway theater in 2 years. We thought he was miraculous in the part and elevated the whole show to another level. Please oh please tell me if anyone knows a reason he won’t be performing that day. 😃

Updated On: 11/11/21 at 10:31 AM

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 11/11/21 at 11:20am

I haven't read this whole thread, so my apologies if this has already been answered, but does Amber Gray do Saturday night shows? I'm going next Saturday, and would love to see her again. 

[adotburr]

Posted: 11/11/21 at 11:33am

bwayphreak234 said: "I haven't read this whole thread, so my apologies if this has already been answered, but does Amber Gray do Saturday night shows? I'm going next Saturday, and would love to see her again."

She’s been out of the show for the past month and returning this Saturday. An alternate has been announced for her but the alternate’s schedule hasn’t been announced yet. So it’s like a surprise on who you get!

[Alexander Lamar]

Posted: 11/11/21 at 12:10pm

I can understand liking his performance (I happen to like it a lot) but I’m sure the show will go on just fine whenever Reeve moves on. 
 

Made it to Boston yesterday afternoon and saw the show last night for Will Man’s debut as Hermes. He was excellent. Great voice and an excellent mover, which is not what one expects when you look at someone of his size. Only had one small line flub, but you’d have to really know the show to recognize it.  He had some really great moments throughout but the one that will stick with me - after the final “we’re going to sing it again” he took a breath as if he was about to start it all over again right there. Really impactful. Can’t wait to see more of him. 
The tour in general is great. I like how they restaged it but the lift just works so much better. I also didn’t realize that the drummer isn’t placed elsewhere on stage; instead they play from offstage but gets to come out for the exit music. 
Overall a good cast but Kimberly is an excellent Persephone - she’s now my favorite, and DAMN Kevyn is a GREAT Hades!!

[ElephantLoveMedley]

Posted: 11/11/21 at 12:47pm

Afra Hines is no longer returning to Hadestown as originally planned.

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 11/11/21 at 1:42pm

Happy trails Afra! I hope "Annie Live!" marks the beginning of a fresh new start for her (she's in the ensemble).

[adotburr]

Posted: 11/11/21 at 2:02pm

Oh wow! I’m shocked Afra is leaving! I thought she’d be a Hadestown lifer but I’m happy she has new work coming up! Excited to see her new project(s). She was my favorite Persephone! 

[boonanas]

Posted: 11/12/21 at 6:14am

adotburr said: "Reeve Carney to me is the weak link in this cast. He’s easily replaceable and the show will continue to sell out with the replacement.

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I just think Reeve and Patrick are polar opposites in singing styles that they both seem perfect for the roles.  Also, is it common that actors also can play guitar on stage?  Since he's got his own band and whatnot, he seems pretty tailor made.

[adotburr]

Posted: 11/12/21 at 7:47am

Website hasn’t been updated in a while: Anthony Chatmon, John Krause, Tom Hewitt, and Afra Hines are still listed (I know, she just announced yesterday but she was removed next day when she went on maternity leave). I wonder if the website will go through a major update once Amber returns tomorrow. 

[Thomas Jefferson]

Posted: 11/12/21 at 12:02pm

Can anyone explain why this show seems to have such poor attendance?

[BJones3]

Posted: 11/12/21 at 12:55pm

Thomas Jefferson said: "Can anyone explain why this show seems to have such poor attendance?"

Does it? It was packed with a very enthusiastic audience when I went in NYC last week and I tried to get tickets to the tour in Texas and it was pretty much sold out (for the weekend) except for single seats. 
Or do you mean the cast and understudies…..

[adotburr]

Posted: 11/12/21 at 1:04pm

BJones3 said: "Thomas Jefferson said: "Can anyone explain why this show seems to have such poor attendance?"

Does it? It was packed with a very enthusiastic audience when I went in NYC last week and I tried to get tickets to the tour in Texas and it was pretty much sold out (for the weekend) except for single seats.
Or do you mean the cast and understudies….."

I’m assuming understudies. 

[adotburr]

Posted: 11/12/21 at 1:09pm

Thomas Jefferson-

Although I cannot answer your question directly, it made me go back through my Playbills. I’ve seen the show 13 times- 9 of those shows had understudies. My first show was May 2019 and I’ve only seen the OBC once (prior to Ahmad Simmons leaving in September 2019). I’m not complaining because I love understudies but this show does have a bad attendance record. 

Updated On: 11/15/21 at 01:09 PM

[adotburr]

Posted: 11/12/21 at 1:17pm

Alexander Lamar said: "I can understand liking his performance (I happen to like it a lot) but I’m sure the show will go on just fine whenever Reeve moves on.


Made it to Boston yesterday afternoon and saw the show last night for Will Man’s debut as Hermes. He was excellent. Great voice and an excellent mover, which is not what one expects when you look at someone of his size. Only had one small line flub, but you’d have to really know the show to recognize it. He had some really great moments throughout but the one that will stick with me - after the final “we’re going to sing it again” he took a breath as if he was about to start it all over again right there. Really impactful. Can’t wait to see more of him.
The tour in general is great. I like how they restaged it but the lift just works so much better. I also didn’t realize that the drummer isn’t placed elsewhere on stage; instead they play from offstage but gets to come out for the exit music.
Overall a good cast but Kimberly is an excellent Persephone - she’s now my favorite, and DAMN Kevyn is a GREAT Hades!!"

Ohh what was the line flub? I’m just curious! But glad to hear he did wonderful!! The more I learn about the tour cast the more I want to see all of them perform (like I did with the Broadway cast). Kimberly really does shine in that role!

[kwoc91]

Posted: 11/13/21 at 6:21am

Was at last night’s show - Jewelle was FANTASTIC as Persephone!! She killed it. 
 

This was my first time seeing Patrick Page as Hades and…wow wow wow. 
 

My friend is visiting me in NY this weekend and had never been to a Broadway show here before. So glad this was her first!

[Square Peg2]

Posted: 11/13/21 at 11:11pm

adotburr said: "bwayphreak234 said: "I haven't read this whole thread, so my apologies if this has already been answered, but does Amber Gray do Saturday night shows? I'm going next Saturday, and would love to see her again."

She’s been out of the show for the past month and returning this Saturday. An alternate has been announced for her but the alternate’s schedule hasn’t been announced yet. So it’s like a surprise on who you get!"

I just saw tonight's show (Sat 11/13, 8pm) and Lana was in. She was amazing, but I've been waiting years to hear Amber's voice in real life and thought tonight was as close to a sure bet as any night would be. Goes to show you never can tell.

[Square Peg2]

Posted: 11/13/21 at 11:11pm

adotburr said: "bwayphreak234 said: "I haven't read this whole thread, so my apologies if this has already been answered, but does Amber Gray do Saturday night shows? I'm going next Saturday, and would love to see her again."

She’s been out of the show for the past month and returning this Saturday. An alternate has been announced for her but the alternate’s schedule hasn’t been announced yet. So it’s like a surprise on who you get!"

I just saw tonight's show (Sat 11/13, 8pm) and Lana was in. She was amazing, but I've been waiting years to hear Amber's voice in real life and thought tonight was as close to a sure bet as any night would be. Goes to show you never can tell.

[Alexander Lamar]

Posted: 11/14/21 at 11:22am

Wow, I would’ve thought the first Saturday night show would have been a sure thing too. 

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 11/14/21 at 11:26am

Alexander Lamar said: "Wow, I would’ve thought the first Saturday night show would have been a sure thing too."

I'm seeing the show again this coming Saturday night, and I thought a Saturday night show would be a sure thing too for catching Amber Gray... Guess I will have to wait and see who I get!

[AndreyIsntHere]

Posted: 11/14/21 at 1:33pm

Lana posted on her IG stories yesterday that she "suddenly" had to go on so its possible it was an emergency cover. Amber doesn't use social media though. I'm sure if something really really really really awful was going on with her we'd know in some way (maybe not), so it's possible there was just a scheduling conflict. Like, maybe Amber is out to film another project and she had to come back to set last minute? I don't know, take all of that with a grain of salt, but it's clear that Lana was not originally supposed to go on and since I have no idea what Amber is up to, all I can do is hope/assume that she had to do something last minute with something else she's working on, and that she's ok otherwise.

Today Lana posted "last one of the week" in her Persephone costume, but I don't think it means much - it's Sunday. Of course it's the last one of the week.....Though I guess some people call Sunday the first day of the week, but in that case she'd probably say something like "only one of the week"? Ha, I know I'm just overthinking and getting into semantics now lol. I am curious about it though.

Also, I'm pretty sure Khaila Wilcoxon is no longer a swing and has been promoted to full-time Worker and u/s Eurydice (though she must still u/s a Fate too because I know she went on as a Fate earlier this week). But whenever she's on as a Worker there is no board indicating that "The role of Worker will be played by Khaila Wilcoxon", whereas it used to do that in the past - she's been on very steadily.
Also, Trent Saunders replaced John Krause and he's very adorable. I hope to catch him as Orpheus or Hermes (I think an earlier post said he understudies both) some day.

Updated On: 11/14/21 at 01:33 PM