Hadestown West End Cast Recording
Hadestown West End Cast Recording
#1Hadestown West End Cast Recording
Posted: 12/15/24 at 9:06am
Sorry if I missed a post, but has anyone listened to this yet? I find it absolutely beautiful and the new voices (especially female Hermes vocals but even the two leads) make it a must-listen. Hadestown fans are quite lucky with both the OBC and this recording now.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
willep
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/08
#2Hadestown West End Cast Recording
Posted: 12/15/24 at 10:44am
I’ve listened to what they have of the second act on there about 100 times now.
#3Hadestown West End Cast Recording
Posted: 12/15/24 at 11:06am
Its embarassing that a live recording is so incomplete in 2024 when space is absolutely not an issue.
willep
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/08
#4Hadestown West End Cast Recording
Posted: 12/15/24 at 11:52am
Obviously it was a decision they made not based on space. It’s what they did for the NYTW recording too. That being said, I really wish we had the full show of both.
Updated On: 12/15/24 at 11:52 AM
#6Hadestown West End Cast Recording
Posted: 12/15/24 at 6:02pm
Can’t figure out why this needed to exist.
willep
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/08
#7Hadestown West End Cast Recording
Posted: 12/15/24 at 6:49pm
I wasn’t sure either until I listened to If It’s True.
Alex Kulak2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/11/16
#8Hadestown West End Cast Recording
Posted: 12/16/24 at 11:33am
I understand not wanting to have every note of music on the album, but no "Hey Little Songbird"? No "Our Lady of the Underground"? What's going on here?
#9Hadestown West End Cast Recording
Posted: 12/16/24 at 3:17pm
Painfully incomplete for no real reason. How do you not have Doubt Comes In. Not having the single most important moment of the show is so insane to me. I just don't get it.
chrishuyen
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/12/14
#10Hadestown West End Cast Recording
Posted: 12/16/24 at 5:20pm
If it were something like Taylor Swift, I'd say they're specifically holding back tracks to release a bonus disc later to juice album sales, but seeing as cast albums rarely make it onto the charts that's doubtful. I understand there's a physical limitation on CD/vinyl, but why not release a complete version on digital?
Anyways, I like some of the new interpretations (though the accents take some getting used to), but I don't think they'll replace any of the other recordings for me.
#11Hadestown West End Cast Recording
Posted: 12/17/24 at 11:15am
Finn’s interpretation of ‘If it’s true’ is a gut punch.
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SingingEachtoEach
Chorus Member Joined: 12/6/24
#12Hadestown West End Cast Recording
Posted: 12/17/24 at 11:40am
I like the Orpheus and Eurydice in this but I don't love the Hermes. She plays it a bit too angrily/intensely for me. I know there's a huge variety in this role, though and that doesn't make it bad, it's just not my favorite take.
theatergoer3
Leading Actor Joined: 4/13/13
#13Hadestown West End Cast Recording
Posted: 12/17/24 at 10:21pm
Can’t find the other West End thread but Theatreboard is implying the OG’s may be taking over in London (and potentially more).
Updated On: 12/17/24 at 10:21 PM#14Hadestown West End Cast Recording
Posted: 12/17/24 at 10:38pm
Delete. Double post
In our millions, in our billions, we are most powerful when we stand together. TW4C unwaveringly joins the worldwide masses, for we know our liberation is inseparably bound.
Signed,
Theater Workers for a Ceasefire
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Updated On: 12/17/24 at 10:38 PM
#15Hadestown West End Cast Recording
Posted: 12/17/24 at 10:38pm
Supposedly so they can film a proshot with the OBC leads. I’m curious if this would be for one of the NTs filmed presentations.
In our millions, in our billions, we are most powerful when we stand together. TW4C unwaveringly joins the worldwide masses, for we know our liberation is inseparably bound.
Signed,
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theatergoer3
Leading Actor Joined: 4/13/13
#16Hadestown West End Cast Recording
Posted: 12/17/24 at 10:43pm
Call_me_jorge said: "Supposedly so they can film a proshot with the OBC leads. I’m curious if this would be for one of the NTsfilmed presentations."
That would make sense. Could release this spring (if the rumored closing happens in NYC).
#17Hadestown West End Cast Recording
Posted: 12/18/24 at 7:05am
For five weeks only.
https://www.theatermania.com/news/hadestown-original-broadway-stars-to-reunite-for-west-end-production_1758722/
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
#18Hadestown West End Cast Recording
Posted: 12/18/24 at 7:15am
Anyone know what the presale code is?
UPDATE: Nevermind, ticket's won't be on sale till tomorrow at noon, UK Time.
The idea is to work and to experiment. Some things will be creatively successful, some things will succeed at the box office, and some things will only - which is the biggest only - teach you things that see the future. And they're probably as valuable as any of your successes. -Harold Prince
Updated On: 12/18/24 at 07:15 AM
willep
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/08
#19Hadestown West End Cast Recording
Posted: 12/18/24 at 8:35am
Wowwww lucky London! I’d be thrilled if they film it, I have to imagine that’s the only reason they’d be all back.
Wayman_Wong
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#20Hadestown West End Cast Recording
Posted: 12/18/24 at 9:35pm
Mickey Jo Theatre: Are 'Hadestown's' original Broadway stars coming to the West End to film a proshot?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flLZgCUkjnk
inception
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/13
#21Hadestown West End Cast Recording
Posted: 12/18/24 at 10:39pm
How much money did they throw at them all for this to happen?
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#22Hadestown West End Cast Recording
Posted: 12/18/24 at 11:08pm
Oh dang. That's amazing that all five are coming back. I wonder if they'd be able to get them to also close out the Broadway run whenever that happens.
#23Hadestown West End Cast Recording
Posted: 12/19/24 at 3:03pm
just got an email ---- Presale started today --
"Due to overwhelming demand, all available tickets for performances February 11 thru March 9 are now SOLD OUT. Therefore, the general public onsale will no longer be going ahead tomorrow [Friday December 20th]."
SHOCKED if this doesn't extend at least 3 weeks
Slotted spoons don't hold much soup
Updated On: 12/19/24 at 03:03 PM
inception
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/13
#24Hadestown West End Cast Recording
Posted: 12/19/24 at 4:20pm
90% of those tickets will probably be on Stubhub or whatever is most used to resell in London.
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#25Hadestown West End Cast Recording
Posted: 12/19/24 at 8:22pm
The8re phan said: "just got an email ---- Presale started today --
"Due to overwhelming demand, all available tickets for performances February 11 thru March 9 are now SOLD OUT. Therefore, the general public onsale will no longer be going ahead tomorrow [Friday December 20th]."
SHOCKED if this doesn't extend at least 3 weeks
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I'm sure the cast have other obligations and this was just a package deal to do a filming. Eva and Amber are both directly coming off Broadway runs and starting here with not even a 10 day rest period.
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