![]() Michael Bolton, all his soulful hits, to be at MGM Northfield Parkĭebuting in 2019 and directed by Rachel Chavkin (“Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812”), the Broadway production was nominated for scores of Drama Desk Awards, Outer Critics Circle Awards and Tonys, winning plenty, including the Tony for Best Musical. Shyamalan’s ‘Knock at the Cabin’ is chilling, (maybe) end-of-the-world stuff | Movie review ‘Hadestown’ captures 8 Tony Awards, including best musical ‘Hadestown’ choreographer talks about the physical demands on dancers in musicals Related Articlesĭavid Neumann, choreographer of Playhouse Square-bound ‘Hadestown,’ worked on ‘White Noise’ shoot in Northeast Ohio Mitchell spent years developing “Hadestown,” which included her recording a 2010 concept album featuring Bon Iver’s Juston Vernon and other guests. Dominique Kempf, Nyla Watson and Belén Moyano portray the Fates in “Hadestown.” (T. And the former, who graduated in the spring from Ball State University, appears to have a bright future ahead of her.Īnd we shouldn’t forget about a shout-out to the talented trio of ladies as the show’s Fates, its personification of destiny: Dominique Kempe, Belen Moyano and Nyla Watson. Nonetheless, the latter, a guitar-playing Nigerian-American actor, captures his character’s requisite innocence and enthusiasm. Charles Erickson)Īs for the leads, it took us a little bit to warm up to the singing of the 22-year-old Whitley, and we never quite got there with that of Ihuoma, as he often sings in a falsetto that may not be to all tastes. ![]() Chibueze Ihuoma is the young, idealistic Orpheus in the North American Tour of “Hadestown.” (T. Other gems include “Way Down Hadestown,” Act I closer “Why We Build the Wall” - led by Quinn, a tall drink of water and an impressive baritone - and that second-act opener with those band intros, “Our Lady of the Underground,” in which West delights. (Dude, come on.)Ĭan Orpheus survive the long, difficult to journey to Hadestown and rescue the woman he loves?Īgain, it almost doesn’t matter as you sit back and take all of this musical magic in, starting with the infectious, toe-tapping opening number, “Road to Hell,” in which, again, Graham is wholly entertaining. Upon meeting Eurydice - portrayed by Hannah Whitley, who grew up in Twinsburg - Orpheus is so taken by the young woman that he asks her to marry him. Hermes introduces us to Chibueze Ihuoma’s Orpheus, a young musician working on a song. Nathan Lee Graham’s Hermes is your fantastic emcee for “Hadestown.” (T. His Hermes is, essentially, our emcee for the evening, and Graham’s well-dressed character delights in a round of audience play before getting the show on the road (to hell) with his engaging singing. Once the show’s club-like stage first is populated with performers, we meet one of the most enchanting, Nathan Lee Graham. With its collection of superb-sounding on-stage musicians - backed by a backstage drummer and introduced with flair to spare early in the show’s second act by Brit West’s Persephone - “Hadestown” feels like a visit to the coolest New Orleans club you can imagine. That’s because “Hadestown” plays more like an elaborate concert, where, with apologies to the gifted actors on stage, the real star is Mitchell’s wonderfully jazzy-and-rootsy songs. The show’s tale is based on Greek mythology - it is constructed loosely around the story of Orpheus and Eurydice, with Hades and Persephone as key supporting players - but you can forgive yourself if you get only so wrapped up in the story. ![]() ![]() “Hadestown,” singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell’s Tony Award-winning musical, is on stage at Playhouse Square’s Connor Palace, and it is, quite simply, a joy. Going to hell and back shouldn’t be this much fun.
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