![]() ![]() SET LISTĪndré De Shields: Hermes Kimberly Marable: Persephone Jewelle Blackman: Fate, accordion Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer: Fate, violin Kay Trinidad: Fate, percussion Reeve Carney: Orpheus Eva Noblezada: Eurydice Patrick Page: Hades Anaïs Mitchell: composer, vocals, guitar Liam Robinson: piano, accordion Brian Drye: trombone, glockenspiel Megan Gould: violin Ilusha Tsinadze: guitar Ben Perowsky: drums Malcolm Parson: cello Chris Tordini: bass CREDITS (Mitchell wrote it a full decade before the 2016 election, but you'd never know it.) Though the song includes the full cast, it's also a show-stopping showcase for the sonorous thunder of Patrick Page, who performs with a gravity befitting the king of the underworld. And in "Flowers," Eurydice looks back with regret and resignation on her decision to leave Orpheus for the promise of Hadestown.įinally, the set concludes with "Why We Build the Wall," which quickly became Hadestown's most talked-about number. "When the Chips Are Down" showcases the three Fates - spirits who often drive the characters' motivations - as played by Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer and Kay Trinidad. A raucous full-cast tone-setter, "Way Down Hadestown" lets Hermes (André De Shields, in a role that won him a Tony) and Persephone (Kimberly Marable, filling in for Amber Gray) set the scene before a medley of "Come Home With Me" and "Wedding Song" finds Orpheus (Reeve Carney) and Eurydice (Eva Noblezada) meeting and falling in love. Thankfully, we captured something truly glorious - a five-song distillation of a robust and impeccably staged Broadway production. We hit several delays along the way due to scheduling issues, only to end up rushing in an attempt to record while playwright Anaïs Mitchell - who wrote both the musical and the 2010 folk opera on which it's based - was eight months pregnant. We'd actually been trying to put this show together since the spring of 2019, when Hadestown was a freshly Tony-nominated hit musical. The reminders are everywhere - in the way 16 performers bunch up behind the desk, singing formidably in close proximity as a large crowd gathers just off camera - that this took place in the Before-Times. On ExpressNews.You can probably guess that we recorded the original Broadway cast of Hadestown before the coronavirus pandemic made live theater (live anything) an untenable risk. Apocalyptic climate change references abound as well, and are chillingly – or, perhaps, sweatily – familiar: “Ain’t no spring or fall at all anymore/ It’s either blazing hot or freezing cold.” The otherwordly story’s set and costumes evoke New Orleans’ French Quarter and the Depression. The Fates – Belné Moyano, Bex Odorisio and Shea Renne – are marvelous as well as they swoop in and out of the action. ![]() Kevyn Morrow is all seductive malevolence as Hades, some of which falls away when he is in the company of his bride, Persephone, the fantastic force of nature Kimberly Marable. Chibueze Ihuoma and Alex Lugo (filling in for Morgan Siobhan Green on Tuesday night) have a swoony chemistry as Orpheus and Eurydice that powers the love story. The stellar cast and the smoking seven-piece band make the most of the material, written by Anaïs Mitchell and developed and directed by Rachel Chavkin. Kimberly Marable stars as Persephone in the touring production of "Hadestown." The Tony-winning musical is making its San Antonio debut at the Majestic Theatre. On : Texas premiere of 'American Mariachi' is a sign of change at The Public Theater of San Antonio It does not end well – a sad tale, indeed. If he turns to look at her at any point before they reach the other side, she will be returned to Hadestown. He agrees to let Eurydice go, but there is a catch: Rather than traveling side by side, she will have to follow him, and he will have to simply trust that she is there. Hades, the lord of the realm that bears his name, is won over by Orpheus’ music, which reminds him of the love he once felt for his wife Persephone. Orpheus then makes the dangerous journey to retrieve her. In this telling, she makes a choice to go to Hadestown, where she is promised more security than she has found with Orpheus, a dreamy singer-songwriter too consumed by his art to focus on anything practical. Kevin BerneĪs the story goes, the lovers are parted shortly after they fall for one another. It is drawn from the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice – one of the all-time sad tales.Ĭhibueze Ihuoma, center, plays Orpheus in the musical "Hadestown." The show is currently playing at the Majestic Theatre. Hermes, known as the herald of the gods, both tells and is part of the story. ![]() In the Tony-winning wow of a musical, which is making its San Antonio debut this week at the Majestic Theatre, the information comes from Hermes, who's played by Levi Kreis with wit and authority. ![]()
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