I love how they change things up with every cast rather than trying to find people who look and sound similar to the original. It is fun to see everyone’s take on the characters.
I've seen the show 8 times in New York and I completely agree with this comment I love how each person portrays their role so differently. Kudos to casting
His voice is so clear!! I genuinely thought he was autotuned, until I watched another video of the performance taken from the audience and he sounded exactly the same!!!
I wouldn't have noticed in either version without this comment. Listening to both it is much clearer in this version. It really does strengthen those lines.
@@cgt9056 you're kidding right??...... Many people do it, from movie stars to Broadway stars 😂😂 I think the accent is cool but for you to say " can't get rid of an accent you've had all your life that easily " is just you making excuses
I saw her as Angelique on Broadway twice & there is a certain way she portrays her roles that are just fantastic like Lillias is amazing as Lady Hermes but there is just something extra with Melanie’s Hermes that is just amazing!!! 😁😁😁😁
So, the one armed ensemble member was in the show when it was in London before the Broadway run. I remember seeing it on its last night at the National Theatre.
My poor Orpheus looked like he was having an anxiety attack 😭😭 Hope he's doing well, his portrayal of the love of Orpheus is the best I've everr seen. Much love to everyone, and peace ❤
Okay, I love LOVE the subtle additions and changes of the ending. First, the marimba/xyliohone like instrument playing the argeggio through the first of the double chorus section… then when Eurydice is singing her line and the PERCUSSION
Allie Daniel as the 3rd Fate is getting a lot of special mentions and deservedly so, but I’m truly obsessed with the way Bella Brown as the 1st Fate does the line “Who are you to lead them?” Not only does she sing it sublimely, there’s something about the way she looks at Orpheus that conveys pure malice. Gives me chills every time!
i once did a production with Grace... so happy that she is breaking through !!! She was always such a kind and pleasant girl and so incredibly talented !! Will never forget how wonderful it was to play alongside her ! I wish her all of the best and i am so so happy to see her doing such amazing things. She is so incredibly gifted
@@Dirgimzib Yes the Bway Cast does has its diversity but Fate 3 (Allie Daniels) is Trans & also covers Hermes as the Understudy, Grace is mixed, There is an Amputee cast member as Ensemble & so many more. There is more to diversity than just Race & Ethnicity 💙
i have such a hard time liking different portrayals of hadestown than the live album, but this is genuinely mindblowing!! every single character was cast perfectly!!
Saw this in London yesterday and was blown away by the vocals. Just listened to the cast recording and it just doesn’t capture the raw visceral performances that this cast are bringing to the material.
i’m actually sobbing i love this so much. also i love how in the cast there’s a visible disability and there’s a trans woman. you don’t see stuff like that so much, even in such a notably inclusive place like theater. also persephone is absolutely stunning and this new cast overall is incredible. i’ll literally swim across the atlantic ocean if i have to to watch this.
The fact that one of the chorus members, which is a heavier dance role, has a limb difference is amazing as a disabled woman who didn’t see a single visibly disabled person in musical theatre growing up. I remember openly sobbing as I watched Ali Stroker receive the Tony for Oklahoma since I knew it meant today’s disabled theater kids would be less likely to be told that no one want to see a disabled (insert character name) when they audition for a part.
@@samanthanotsamiam8404 beth hinton-lever (the woman with the limb difference) is also an understudy for eurydice which will be lovely to see!!!! & allie daniel is an understudy for hermes. as much as i absolutely ADORE the main cast, i'd love to see those two in these roles too!
I’m American (in Alaska actually) and one of my coworkers casually said that they just went to London and saw this cast of Hadestown and I about had a heart attack. I was like, “You saw arguably the best cast of Hadestown ever assembled perform?!”
Saw this the other night on the West End. Euridice and Persephone were both played by their understudies (two of the fates in this), and both were incredible!
It has to be said, that this musical - unlike others - can change it's cast and it's accent - but at it's core it's a love story about two people who fight death and must come to terms with letting go - only to start again though they know the answer. It's a universal and eternal love story - and my heart breaks every time I watch it - the same way that every time I fall in love with them.
Is the amputee company member here the same one form the London production all the way back from 2019? I remember that being such a striking image in that bootleg
I saw this on the 6th of July. The cast was slightly different but incredible nonetheless. If you're considering going but are unsure, please take this as a push to go! The only thing I'd recommend is getting a seat a little higher up, not on the ground, so you can see the stage effects to their full potential
Apparently (this was confirmed by their Hermes, Melanie La Barrie) that its just for promotion to kind of give the hype of the newest production of Hadestown or something like that
I love how they change things up with every cast rather than trying to find people who look and sound similar to the original. It is fun to see everyone’s take on the characters.
This is why I love hadestown, it's not a molt to fit, it's a story to tell
Hell yeah - that's an amazing Hermes getting it done
I've seen the show 8 times in New York and I completely agree with this comment I love how each person portrays their role so differently. Kudos to casting
@@vincentfritzthat is one of the messages this show tries to tell
@@thebloodmoonwarrior The ending really lends itself to seeing it again with a new cast, that it's all just a sad song we're gonna keep on singing.
Shout out to the male ensemble member doing the lower harmony riffs starting at 1:08 when singing "show the way" gave me 𝕔𝕙𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕤!!
His voice is so clear!! I genuinely thought he was autotuned, until I watched another video of the performance taken from the audience and he sounded exactly the same!!!
Sameee, I loved that part, it’s simple but it adds so much to the song
I wouldn't have noticed in either version without this comment. Listening to both it is much clearer in this version. It really does strengthen those lines.
First thing I heard listening to this again a month later without remembering this at all.
I've a funny feeling this is the alternate for Hades, I got to see him last Thursday as Hades and he was fantastic
the way fate no. 3 delivered😮💨. Perfection👌
Thats Allie Daniels!! 😁😁😁
Allie is 🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽 top tier
Watched her yesterday and she was incredible
I just love the three of them together. They compliment each other so much
Saw her debut Hermes recently, she was phenomenal and plays the character so differently to Melanie (this Hermes) but she really did deliver
hermes’ accent 😭🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Trinidadian accent :)
Hated it!
@@Annkelia wellyou really can't remove an accent you grew up with so easily
Low key gives vodo witch vibes and I kinda dig it.
@@cgt9056 you're kidding right??......
Many people do it, from movie stars to Broadway stars 😂😂
I think the accent is cool but for you to say " can't get rid of an accent you've had all your life that easily " is just you making excuses
I love this entire cast but Melanie is just a force of nature! I love her Hermes
It really comes down to these actors understanding the spirit of these charters, and she brings such a flavor to Hermes.
I saw her as Angelique on Broadway twice & there is a certain way she portrays her roles that are just fantastic like Lillias is amazing as Lady Hermes but there is just something extra with Melanie’s Hermes that is just amazing!!! 😁😁😁😁
I need a cast album SO BADLY 😭
Oh, I hope they keep the Hades/Orpheus handshake, what a subtle but meaningful addition/change!
Not an addition, it's done on Broadway too
@@emalaw1329 The handshake is more one-sided on Broadway. Here both Orpheus and Hades are clearly interested and genuine, instead of just Orpheus.
Yes it’s kept like this on the west end
Happens in the west end show, it was quicker than this but I absolutely loved it :)
This is the strongest Hadestown cast I've seen in a long time, and these Fates are absolutely SERVING.
Eurydice’s accent adds such a cool touch to the song
Fate #3 at 2:02 gave me CHILLS
Facts, female tenors are probably the rarest vocal type but wow does she sound cool
allie daniel is the most delightful ever i think
STUNNING
@@Phasmaniawe have one in our choir- she is a force of nature lmao
right?? i need a name because she has such an addictive voice ❤
I hope this means we get another album.
Same that would be sooo good
I've heard people saying it's definitely going to happen, also since Anais Mitchell is rewriting some lyrics.
@@Anne-wf1vo I love that there are so many ways to enjoy this story
@@Anne-wf1vo rewriting??????
@@Anne-wf1vo Is she really? :0
Where did you hear that?
that fate trio is CRAZYYYYYYYYYY good wowie
Have we had a bad Fate Trio?
This Hermes is AMAZING she is GIVING in this performance 👏
seriously, love her
So, the one armed ensemble member was in the show when it was in London before the Broadway run. I remember seeing it on its last night at the National Theatre.
Glad to see them bring people back from the original London Run! Especially for the ensemble
She kills! It also makes the fact that hadestown bleeds the workers dry hits harder
“It” us crazy 😭
My poor Orpheus looked like he was having an anxiety attack 😭😭
Hope he's doing well, his portrayal of the love of Orpheus is the best I've everr seen. Much love to everyone, and peace ❤
Okay, I love LOVE the subtle additions and changes of the ending. First, the marimba/xyliohone like instrument playing the argeggio through the first of the double chorus section… then when Eurydice is singing her line and the PERCUSSION
As a percussionist thanks for the appreciation ^^ we go noticed but completely unpraised too often
I really, really hope that this musical gets the longevity of Wicked.
Allie Daniel as the 3rd Fate is getting a lot of special mentions and deservedly so, but I’m truly obsessed with the way Bella Brown as the 1st Fate does the line “Who are you to lead them?” Not only does she sing it sublimely, there’s something about the way she looks at Orpheus that conveys pure malice. Gives me chills every time!
i once did a production with Grace... so happy that she is breaking through !!! She was always such a kind and pleasant girl and so incredibly talented !! Will never forget how wonderful it was to play alongside her ! I wish her all of the best and i am so so happy to see her doing such amazing things. She is so incredibly gifted
I think what I love most about Hadestown in general is that the diversity while not a main „point“ in the plot still holds symbolical significance.
This is a really good point
Broadway needs this diversity!! The amount of representation here is incredible and missing in the NYC production!
Seems to me in this case they just casted the best
They really should!!
Isn't the current BWay cast fairly diverse? Most are non-white except for Eurydice (1/4 Chinese tho), Persephone, and 2 out of 5 of the main workers.
@@Dirgimzib Yes the Bway Cast does has its diversity but Fate 3 (Allie Daniels) is Trans & also covers Hermes as the Understudy, Grace is mixed, There is an Amputee cast member as Ensemble & so many more. There is more to diversity than just Race & Ethnicity 💙
@@grandeflamesbutera3949 do you think it's fair to comsciously cast for this, I think it should be, the best gets the role
i have such a hard time liking different portrayals of hadestown than the live album, but this is genuinely mindblowing!! every single character was cast perfectly!!
1:48 WHO ARE YEEWWWW
This diversity of talent springs tears into my eyes. What an amazing cast!
Jesus I really want to see this show so bad 😭 it’s such a mastery of music and design
My God the Fates are phenomenal
The bass in the ensemble just adds another layer of depth through the riffs that we never knew we needed.
Saw a touring production in San Francisco a few years ago- this show is really something special. And this cast looks AMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAZING!
Love this cast! Hermes is a force! Love the muses too!
What an incredible Eurydice!! :O
literally everyone here is phenomenal. i was blown away
oh jeez they’re all so incredible
what a phenomenal cast; here's hoping for an official recording🙏🙏🙏
Amazing. I’m obsessed with this eurydice!!! 🖤🙌
THIS CAST!!! Chills. Literal chills.
Saw this in London yesterday and was blown away by the vocals. Just listened to the cast recording and it just doesn’t capture the raw visceral performances that this cast are bringing to the material.
I'M LITERALLY CRYING THIS IS AMAZING
Went. Saw it. PLEASE record it. I'll buy it! All of them are gorgeous!
Oh gosh, literal goosebumps
Hey, the Fates' part was really well done.
are you KIDDING?!? phenomenal
❤❤❤ omg they sound amazing
i LOVE this performance
I just watched this play last Saturday. It was unbelievable ❤ I loved it. It’s so powerful. Dónal Finn 🇮🇪 wow, amazing voice.
Seriously just got chills from this cast. Incredible!!
I really want to see this whole production
They just announced a cast recording!! I really hope it’s this cast ❤️❤️
Saw this on Saturday, absolutely amazing!
The Fate singing at 2:01. OOF! That "higher than your fellow men" so much serotonin.
i’m actually sobbing i love this so much. also i love how in the cast there’s a visible disability and there’s a trans woman. you don’t see stuff like that so much, even in such a notably inclusive place like theater. also persephone is absolutely stunning and this new cast overall is incredible. i’ll literally swim across the atlantic ocean if i have to to watch this.
The fact that one of the chorus members, which is a heavier dance role, has a limb difference is amazing as a disabled woman who didn’t see a single visibly disabled person in musical theatre growing up. I remember openly sobbing as I watched Ali Stroker receive the Tony for Oklahoma since I knew it meant today’s disabled theater kids would be less likely to be told that no one want to see a disabled (insert character name) when they audition for a part.
@@samanthanotsamiam8404 beth hinton-lever (the woman with the limb difference) is also an understudy for eurydice which will be lovely to see!!!! & allie daniel is an understudy for hermes. as much as i absolutely ADORE the main cast, i'd love to see those two in these roles too!
Phenomenal cast 👌
This cast looks incredible!
I’m American (in Alaska actually) and one of my coworkers casually said that they just went to London and saw this cast of Hadestown and I about had a heart attack. I was like, “You saw arguably the best cast of Hadestown ever assembled perform?!”
i get chills every single time omfg🩷🩷🩷
THE ENSEMBLE IN THIS CAST IS INCREDIBLE!!!
Hades is a beast he's like two heads taller then everyone on stage
What a beautiful cast 😍
This was beautiful. I wish I could see this cast live!
Damn this cast is INCREDIBLE!!!
Saw this the other night on the West End. Euridice and Persephone were both played by their understudies (two of the fates in this), and both were incredible!
i am going to faint. please god let me see this show
Big up Melanie Hudson. Trinidad to the world!!!
This cast and show are phenomenal live too, absolutely spellbinding
I absolutely love West Ends Hades
Glorious
chills chills CHILLS i love music i love art i love stories i love being alive!!!!
Holy moly what a blast! I can’t wait to see the show next week on Monday. 😎
I cant wait to see this live❤
It has to be said, that this musical - unlike others - can change it's cast and it's accent - but at it's core it's a love story about two people who fight death and must come to terms with letting go - only to start again though they know the answer. It's a universal and eternal love story - and my heart breaks every time I watch it - the same way that every time I fall in love with them.
I love this cast soooo much 😍🔥🔥
The cast are amazing .
I saw this recently in the Westend .
Stunning .
Saw them yesterday literally fell in love😭😭
2:44 I’m sorry but the a capella part just😩😩
Is the amputee company member here the same one form the London production all the way back from 2019? I remember that being such a striking image in that bootleg
Yep, Beth Hinton-Lever iirc!
She's not an amputee; it's how she was born.
Watched this cast while I was in London and I hope with everything I have we get a cast recording of them 😭😭 i love them so much
i saw him live last week! he was AMAZING, along with the rest of the current broadway cast!
Persephone looks soooooo MAMA! I wanna watch huhuhu
THE ALTO FATE WOOOOWWWW
I wish we could get a Hadestown like this in Portland OR
Omg who is this Persephone she is drop dead gorgeous! Her voice
Gloria Onitiri - she's great
@@Amatureb Thank you so much!!
@@Panacea246 Np!
EXACTLY! She really looks like A QUEEN!
okay this. this we need a proshot of. or a bootleg
the best cast after the obc!!
Not enough people are talking about how determined that 1 armed girl is!
allie daniels is INCREDIBLE, i never stop repeating her part at 2:02
She’s amazing
Im ment to be doing something else rn but have gotten distracted down to hole to HadesTown by watching live performances XD
London cast album I beg
appena pianto per questo cast😢 pazzeschi!!!!!
2:30 Do my eyes deceive me or did they cast someone with a disability in the show?! Is it finally happening?!
Yes!! Beth Hinton-Lever, who iirc was also in the production when Hadestown was at the National theatre in 2018
Fate 3 is an absolute star
I saw this on the 6th of July. The cast was slightly different but incredible nonetheless. If you're considering going but are unsure, please take this as a push to go!
The only thing I'd recommend is getting a seat a little higher up, not on the ground, so you can see the stage effects to their full potential
What's the story behind the costume change?
I'd like to know that too!!
Apparently (this was confirmed by their Hermes, Melanie La Barrie) that its just for promotion to kind of give the hype of the newest production of Hadestown or something like that
They were temporary placeholder costumes until the actual costumes were ready because this televised performance happened in the middle of rehearsals
this is the best cast I’ve seen since the original 💯
hermes ❤❤❤
YESS
Fuuck the fates are so so good every production I listen to. The white person? Literally so amazing- they all gave me chills
Eurydice's voice or something with her mic is so aethereal and perfect and vast it almost sounds like it could be sung by a ghost
❤
CAST RECORDING WHEN
im only crying because its a sad song and their accents are js beautiful i love it 😢
0:35 I CANT ITS SO SAD BUT THEIR ACCENTSSSSS
WOW Fate #3... CHILLS