Lillias White will be the new Hermes in Hadestown! — Page 10

Just something interesting I thought I'd share, in this video when T. Oliver Reid (the current Hermes) gets asked who his favorite Broadway diva is, his answer is Lillias White. Might be hinting at something?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtk1UoqpkFg

EDSOSLO858 said: "OFFICIAL: Lillias White begins performances September 13!

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Do we know how long she'll be with the show?

 

Another one. GO Lillias White. That is exciting!

I really did not care for this show on or off broadway...but Lillias could get me back for one last shot!  Inspired casting.

Play Esq. said: "I really did not care for this show on or off broadway...but Lillias could get me back for one last shot! Inspired casting."

I saw it on Broadway and didn't care for it, but then I saw the tour with Levi Kreis who can SANG and found the score gorgeous and story interesting. No offense to Shields, who is a living legend, but his vocals / performance didn't do much for me. But the tour really made the material sing, to me. 

Now would be the perfect time for the Tony comittee to  raise the possibility of the "Best Replacement" Tony, right? 

INSPIRED casting!!! Bravo! Wow. How incredibly lucky for audiences to get this moment.

 

This is how it should be. Wow. Love love love. 

PipingHotPiccolo said: "i cant wait to see what she does with it, but i am concerned about how she will sound, solely based on the press hits she did for Chicago last year. rooting for her 100% though."

I watched her live streamed London concert a few months back, and she was in phenomenal voice for her age. 8 shows a week is obviously different than a concert, but I think she still has it in her.

Funny story, when they did the Dreamgirls Concert reunion on Stars In The House, Seth suggested a "down a step" reunion concert, to which Lillias replied: nobody here needs down a step! just a little extra rehearsal!

JSquared2 said: "Some of y'all are acting like Beyonce is going into the show! Don't get me wrong, Lillias will be perfectly fine and is good casting --- but her name isn't going to sell a single ticket at the box office."

Oh, you're one of those....SMDH

Hoping to see Lillias but have no desire to see Reeve Carney again. 

JSquared2 said: "Some of y'all are acting like Beyonce is going into the show! Don't get me wrong, Lillias will be perfectly fine and is good casting --- but her name isn't going to sell a single ticket at the box office."

She sold me at least two tickets.

humorous to think Lillias White will sell tickets. Would love to believe it doesnt matter for Hadestown, which has sold well on its name alone, and what a blessing to be able to cast without worrying about whether a celebrity can keep your show afloat! But she aint a household name. Grip needed here.

Lets see what she sounds like. We can appreciate her incredible talent while also noting how unpleasant she sounded croaking through Mama Morton last year. 

You’ll probably get more responses to that question in the Hadestown Understudies thread but there is a weeklong gap between T. Oliver’s last performance as Hades and Lillias’ debut, so there will need to be some coverage there.