![]() ![]() But in terms of the way it stretches the singers' voices, I don't have to do a whole lot to embody the king of the underworld because Anaïs has already done that with where she's written the role. Page: "Yeah Anaïs wrote this crazy role, which is the king of the underworld and it is truly, we call it sometimes a 'folk opera,' and I'm never sure exactly what that means. I tell everybody that my dirty little secret about the show is that although I've now been involved with this show over a period of three years and I've performed it many times and rehearsed it many, many, many, many times, I will still - when I go to the gym - put on a song from the show to workout because I like the music that much." It had a sound that just hooked me - songs that I wanted to sing, and songs that I wanted to listen to. It was unlike anything I'd heard on Broadway before and more like things I listened to at home, like Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Jeff Buckley, Joni Mitchell. Patrick Page: "The music for me was the thing that attracted me to the project to begin with. (Matthew Murphy/Courtesy of the production) Interview Highlights "And I have never, ever seen any reaction like this from an audience." Reeve Carney and the Broadway cast of Hadestown. "This is my 15th Broadway show," he says. In that moment, he says he knew "something very special is happening." Page says he could feel the excitement and energy vibrating off the audience during the show. "The music is very expressive, so no matter who's listening to it and what their musical background was when they were growing up or what influences them most, the music is kind of a free-for-all," she says.įor Patrick Page, "Hadestown" is "like being at a rock concert." That timeless element comes from the "fresh" feeling the show's musical lineup radiates, Noblezada says: The upbeat, catchy songs give the classic myth a lively twist. " feels like it does have a timeless element but in a different way than the Greek myths." "I think the great thing about Greek tragedy is they exist to teach us about ourselves," Carney says. And Amber Grey plays Hades' wife, Persephone. Patrick Page ( acts as Hades, god of the underworld, who brings Eurydice to Hadestown, an underground factory. Eva Noblezada ( plays Eurydice, Orpheus' muse. ![]() The New York production stars Reeve Carney ( as Orpheus, a young dreamer and songwriter. The musical " Hadestown" retells the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus' journey to the underworld.īased on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, the show is filled with vibrant characters woven into a modern love story, thanks to the stage adaptation of the 2010 folk opera concept album by singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell. (Matthew Murphy/Courtesy of the production) Facebook Email Reeve Carney and Eva Noblezada. ![]()
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