Lillias White will be the new Hermes in Hadestown!- Page 17
Lillias White will be the new Hermes in Hadestown!
willep
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/08
#400Lillias White in Hadestown??
Posted: 7/18/23 at 8:24pm
Mr. Wormwood said: "I love that some of these characters in Hadestown can be replaced by different races or genders or ages and it all works. Hermes has gone from younger white man (off Broadway) to older black man to older black woman. Persephone now going from black to white. Hades could do the reverse too at some point (someone like Norm Lewis?)"
Umm, Hades is literally doing the reverse with this announcement? (Not to say that people of color haven’t already played Hades).
#401Lillias White in Hadestown??
Posted: 7/18/23 at 8:41pm
Alexander Lamar said: "I think Reeve will soon follow Eva and leave."
God I hope so. Excited as I am for Betty Who and Phillip Boykin, I cannot sit through Reeve's fried vocal screlting anymore. It was so tired and phoned in when I saw it last year.
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Peppa222
Chorus Member Joined: 5/9/22
#402Lillias White in Hadestown??
Posted: 7/18/23 at 8:44pm
She sings main vocals in about 3-4 songs throughout the evening, but I wouldn't say any of it is out of Betty's range. I'm more interested to see what she does acting wise and she's such a departure from previous interpretations.
#403Lillias White in Hadestown??
Posted: 7/18/23 at 9:12pm
willep said: "Mr. Wormwood said: "I love that some of these characters in Hadestown can be replaced by different races or genders or ages and it all works. Hermes has gone from younger white man (off Broadway) to older black man to older black woman. Persephone now going from black to white. Hades could do the reverse too at some point (someone like Norm Lewis?)"
Umm, Hades is literally doing the reverse with this announcement? (Not to say that people of color haven’t already played Hades)."
Lol you are right. I was confusing Philip Boykin with someone else. My bad.
ErmengardeStopSniveling
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
#404Lillias White in Hadestown??
Posted: 7/20/23 at 11:11am
Solea Pfeiffer is the new Eurydice.
Big talents coming into Hadestown this late in its run, but an odd career move for someone who was poised to be "the next big thing" prior to Almost Famous sputtering out on Broadway. But a paycheck's a paycheck!
Is she still attached to CHESS?
singer234
Leading Actor Joined: 8/31/08
#405Lillias White in Hadestown??
Posted: 7/20/23 at 11:21am
If not, I hope Taylor Louderman joins. Apart from Kinky Boots I’m not sure she has ever played an adult in a Broadway show?
#406Lillias White in Hadestown??
Posted: 7/20/23 at 11:24am
This is some truly incredible casting for the second and third replacement round of this show. Now we just need to get Reeve to give up the ghost and pass the torch on to someone… even half watchable. He’s the only thing preventing me from slapping down my card to see the show again.
willep
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/08
#408Lillias White in Hadestown??
Posted: 7/20/23 at 11:26am
Glad it’s official. I am so dang excited for Solea and to revisit this show.
#409Lillias White in Hadestown??
Posted: 7/20/23 at 11:34am
ColorTheHours048 said: "This is some truly incredible casting for the second and third replacement round of this show. Now we just need to get Reeve to give up the ghost and pass the torch on to someone… even half watchable. He’s the only thing preventing me from slapping down my card to see the show again."
Well, this is the first replacement for Eurydice.
#410Lillias White in Hadestown??
Posted: 7/20/23 at 11:37am
jkcohen626 said: "ColorTheHours048 said: "This is some truly incredible casting for the second and third replacement round of this show. Now we just need to get Reeve to give up the ghost and pass the torch on to someone… even half watchable. He’s the only thing preventing me from slapping down my card to see the show again."
Well, this is the first replacement for Eurydice."
I’m speaking generally about the cast, not just Solea. I’m aware she’s the first replacement for Eurydice, thanks.
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#411Lillias White in Hadestown??
Posted: 7/20/23 at 12:15pm
Philip and Solea? Holy God, what incredible talent!
#412Lillias White in Hadestown??
Posted: 7/20/23 at 12:17pm
Now we just need to know who's replacing Lillias?
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.
ElephantLoveMedley
Broadway Star Joined: 10/14/21
#413Lillias White in Hadestown??
Posted: 7/20/23 at 12:19pm
Solea couldn't be more perfect casting for this role.
#414Lillias White in Hadestown??
Posted: 7/20/23 at 12:39pm
Lillias has extended through Feb. 4, 2024.
https://www.playbill.com/article/solea-pfeiffer-will-succeed-eva-noblezada-in-broadways-hadestown?fbclid=IwAR1_VDM3W2Mfl-x8bdFPHg7wSXkYOav-nKrM83uPOsCbLkIJZ5bB8IsRxXg
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.
#415Lillias White in Hadestown??
Posted: 7/20/23 at 1:57pm
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hearthemsing22
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/14/20
#416Lillias White in Hadestown??
Posted: 7/21/23 at 10:14am
singer234 said: "If not, I hope Taylor Louderman joins. Apart from Kinky Boots I’m not sure she has ever played an adult in a Broadway show?"
I do not see her in any role in this show. Sorry (not really)
gibsons2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/26/19
#417Lillias White in Hadestown??
Posted: 7/21/23 at 10:27am
ACL2006 said: "Lillias has extended through Feb. 4, 2024."
I guess all this talk about Hadestown struggling and freeing up Walter Kerr was just a talk. Hadestown is here to stay.
singer234
Leading Actor Joined: 8/31/08
#418Lillias White in Hadestown??
Posted: 7/21/23 at 10:37am
I was referring to her replacing Solea in Chess should it come to Broadway, not Hadestown. She has no business in that show lol.
Ke3
Broadway Star Joined: 6/25/20
#419Lillias White in Hadestown??
Posted: 7/22/23 at 11:51pm
I wonder how long Lillias will stay. Her CBS Sunday Morning interview made it clear she has no plans to retire but she's also spoken before about getting bored easily. Which is why she headed out of Chicago almost as quickly as she joined.
Listener
Featured Actor Joined: 9/25/22
#420Lillias White in Hadestown??
Posted: 7/23/23 at 12:50am
ElephantLoveMedley said: "Phillip Boykin is Hades and Betty Who is Persephone, starting 9/5."
I cannot lie....I spent a good minute thinking "ok. But...Betty....who? Buckley? WTH does 'Betty Who Is Persephone' mean? Come on - quit teasing and give us a last name here!"
*hangs head*
#421Lillias White in Hadestown??
Posted: 7/23/23 at 4:35am
quizking101 said: "Alexander Lamar said: "I think Reeve will soon follow Eva and leave."
God I hope so. Excited as I am for Betty Who and Phillip Boykin, I cannot sit through Reeve's fried vocal screlting anymore. It was so tired and phoned in when I saw it last year."
It felt tired and phoned in when it was at the National in London 4-5 years ago lol!! I just don't understand the casting decision - the whole show seems to rely on the beauty of his song/voice but I just couldn't hear it and it took me completely out of the show (as much as I respected and enjoyed what I was seeing of course).
"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
#422Lillias White in Hadestown??
Posted: 7/28/23 at 6:54pm
Can Reeve leave so they can have Nicholas Barasch join the Broadway production?
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.
#423Lillias White in Hadestown??
Posted: 8/13/23 at 2:28pm
Anyone attending Eva's final performance today?
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.
#424Lillias White in Hadestown??
Posted: 8/13/23 at 7:23pm
I was there. Malcolm Armwood was on for Hermes, and I thought he was fantastic. Eva was stunning as usual; Flowers was particularly shattering and earned a standing ovation. I could feel everyone near me bracing themselves for the Wait For Me reprise, and of course it was thrilling. Reeve gave a nice speech at the end, and Andre, Amber, and Patrick all came on and said lovely things. Still a beautiful show after the fifth viewing.
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