Hadestown - Wait for me, Reeve Carney and Lillias White

[@Galistarwater]

Lillias White is amazing! She voiced Calliope, one of the Muses, in Disney's Hercules over 20 years ago, and now she's playing Hermes. His line, "His mama (Orpheus's) was a friend of mine!" comes full circle, because Calliope is the mother of Orpheus in Greek mythology.

[@daniellucy7805]

I knew that she was a muse in Hercules, but I hadn't considered what that meant before! Very cool.

[@theforgotten1213]

That's so cool!

[@azvascos7542]

I know some Greek mythology but that is next level trivia!

[@ensignbeedrill]

Way cool!

[@chocolatesouljah]

@@azvascos7542 I thought the same! twas brillig!

[@kaylamichellehutto]

I absolutely love Reeve but the way he’s running at 1:32 has me sobbing

[@Tony-un3yu]

Lillias White is proof you can be a badass at any age. Her voice is everythinggg!

[@dallastexas5653]

I mean wasn’t Andre older than her

[@Tony-un3yu]

@@dallastexas5653 yeah and what does that have to do with anything

[@phoenixc33]

@@dallastexas5653 Yeah, that's why he retired. Your point being?

[@chocolatesouljah]

@@phoenixc33 Andre did not retire. He left HadesTown to appear in the well-received revival of "Death of a Salesman."

[@kaleidoscopekayley]

I will never understand why they didn't choose Wait for Me as the Act One closing number. This is the textbook definition of a what that kind of song looks, sounds, and feels like!

[@HarryJeffery]

They experimented with it according to the director, but it just never quite worked.

[@th3Invincible]

Anais talks about this in "Working on a Song." One of the main reasons was that it made Act II feel too Hades-centric.

[@kaleidoscopekayley]

@@th3Invincible I read that too. While I completely respect her creative decisions, I disagree with this one.

[@ChillyCucumber]

@@kaleidoscopekayley Because it's a tragedy. Ending act 1 on Wait for Me is too hopeful. Instead, they end act 1 with Eurydice being taken into Hades's office to sign away her soul.

[@atranquillibausher]

Oh I think the 1-2 gut punch of this and Built the Wall is a perfect act 1 ending.

[@Cain-x]

It is a shame the sound didn't come though in the recording. It is something else to see this live and it is an ephemeral experience.

[@bigonbooks4736]

I saw it on tour and oh my God...amazing.

[@cryptnotputtinglastname392]

When the walls split like that when I saw this live a whole back, that was the point I started BAWLING because I realized I was really there and really seeing it. It’s like an out of body experience istg

[@spamilton1351]

Cannot explain how this actually makes you feel whilst watching in person. The sound mixing / vibrations within the theatre are so cool like goddamn

[@ignbqsil]

it’s so good

[@lilychu8912]

Really worth seeing in person, Video cannot capture what it"s like to be in the audience and become part of the set with the lighting effects. One does not need to be a regular theater goer to see why they won a Tony for lighting.

[@sbro9743]

Just saw the matinee yesterday. Was pleasantly surprised Patrick Page was back. Lilias White took me to church. . The show was amazing. Nothing can capture the feel of being there. The cast was perfect. I highly recommend seeing it.

[@acunym]

I find it insane that Reeve Carney went from a flopped Spider Man musical to a thriving Hadestown. it just goes to show, you can do bigger and better things even if you have a flopped project from earlier on.

[@karalynne7616]

Absolutely love this show, and this scene live is mesmerizing! No way to capture in video, but brings back the memories for sure. Reeve is so darn likeable, you wanna hug him 🤗 And I can hear Lillias is fantastic (I saw T. Oliver Reid)! I wanna see again...

[@Omeg1776]

He was fantastic too! I was full on bawling at road to hell reprise

[@reyzorwolf5633]

I LOVED T. Oli’s version

[@wuttatota148]

One of my life long goals is to hug Reeve and Eva 😭

[@randomname9291]

@@wuttatota148 same, although I doubt either of us will get the chance to.

[@SalomeRiingen]

@@Omeg1776 C 2:17 2:18 2:19

[@belle6631]

Saw it again yesterday, this is one of, if not the best set experiences on Broadway - audience gave an ovation for damn near 45 seconds

[@kelseyg71993]

This is the most incredible scene I’ve ever witnessed in any of the musicals I’ve seen. I had goosebumps all over, and the roar of applause at the end was SO loud!!

[@hitsjolly8934]

Lillias voice 😍

[@Maria_Xiao]

Reeve's voice. His la la la's are just 😍😍😍

[@elphbwckd212]

I thought they sounded really weak and just a bit flat in this video. Must have been a vocally rough day for him. He's usually much stronger. The ending also didn't have the same power he usually delivers

[@wuttatota148]

@@elphbwckd212 Really? I thought the first "la" of each line sounded so soft and beautiful. Much better than the official recording imo

[@averageoilithmoment]

I saw this show in April, and it was so amazing. I would give an arm and a leg to see it again 💗

[@bellarc321]

Same!

[@kothoshi]

Saw Hadestown in July when Patrick Page was out, but Tom Hewitt was excellent too! The show was so incredible, I sat front row and one of the lamps that swing out here stopped right above my head and it made me want to just live in that chair at Walter Kerr forever. So happy for Lillias White as the new Hermes and even more excited to go back and see Hadestown again and again and again

[@CreateAmazment]

From this angle I never realized how far the lights actually swing out over the audience. being in those front rows must be a crazy experience watching this

[@badlucksparrow40]

Hopefully they release some HQ clips of her performance soon! I need to see more!

[@omarsalem1219]

I just want a pro shot

[@brooklynbuglet]

This casting was inspired! She’s a fantastic replacement for Andre

[@mattwhatevz]

Saw this for the first time on Saturday. This show was unbelievable! If you haven’t seen it yet, do yourself the favor

[@Blahblahblah31175]

I was lucky enough to see this live in April of 2023, absolutely life changing. I went on a school trip to nyc, I had been waiting forever to see this show. Best night of my life.

[@petercumins1120]

His name is REEVE

[@elliseyoung]

Saw this show 4 days and still can’t over this part omg

[@MsMere78]

One of the BEST staged moments of the show! Absolutely stunning!

[@boyohio1980]

wow omg wow. Your seats are somethinbg I will never have and the VIEW IS AMAZING!!!!! I just love this show sooo much. I seen it FEB 5 2023 Cleveland. Hands down the best show I have seen in a long time. So thios song I love and this version from your seats is sooo good. Thanks

[@boyohio1980]

Oh snap this is when the set movies. Omg I LOVEEEEEEE THIS VIDEO!!!!!!!!

[@julesd0m]

Saw it front row like 2 weeks ago, absolutely astounding

[@LOLWAAHH]

This was surreal to experience near the front row

[@jennifermercado4259]

goshhhhhhhh I saw the show in February and I would loveee and do anything to see it again. My favorite musical ever and I miss seeing it on stage so much.

[@asmileisspecial]

I so desperately want to see Hadestown live but I think I missed the boat as I think it was in London before Broadway 😭 Lillias has such a fabulous speaking voice, I want to hear her sing in Hadestown.

[@th3Invincible]

London Hadestown was almost a completely different show. It wouldn't have been like this

[@mickeyDs4]

Bless you with every fiber of my being for getting even this snippet of Lillias performing Wait for Me. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@amdyblade2245]

I get to see the show tonight! Super excited!

[@nataliereyes6055]

how was it??

[@amdyblade2245]

@@nataliereyes6055 STUNNING!!! The guy who played Orpheus was incredible

[@MeaganRose08]

god i love this choreography

[@MattB0610]

Can we do a pro shot with the cast as it is now? I never thought we’d have a worthy successor to de Shields but it looks like I was wrong

[@chocolatesouljah]

I haven't seen this in person and I have been somewhat indifferent to other clips I've seen, but this clip felt magical! Thank you for this post. 🙌🏾❤‍🔥🥰

[@MisterMagikarp]

Honestly watching them descend into the stage gets my eyes watery... I wish the tour didn't have an "elevator." I get it, not every stage can accommodate the broadway production so they make due.

[@lizzabbott]

Love this SO much !

[@wuttatota148]

Reeve's lalalalas became more beautiful omg i didnt think that was possible

[@star_the_silly_real]

I’ve seen this musical two times now but since my memory is horrible i only remember random parts, but my mom might be taking me for my birthday!

[@emmymulreaney]

Great recording! Do you have the whole show?

[@azvascos7542]

When did Reeve come back? We saw Hadestown for the third time in January 2022 and he was gone then.

[@th3Invincible]

You saw Jordan Dobson in January? Pretty sure Reeve was already back by February 1st. Jordan was fantastic though.

[@azvascos7542]

@@th3Invincible We enjoyed him too. We also saw the tour with Nicholas Barasch as Orpheus, he did a great job.

[@paulaunger3061]

Reeve Carney has a beautiful voice, but why can’t they just turn up the volume on his mic? His performance sounds weaker than everyone else’s just because he’s so quiet, but with a mic there’s no need at all. Just make him louder!

[@wuttatota148]

Yeah his voice is so ethereal as Orpheus i'm a bit sad that the company kinda overpowers his voice in the chorus parts

[@paulaunger3061]

@@wuttatota148 I read a comment on the Guardian's review of the London production in which someone commented that Reeve sounded quiet in the first half, but had a lot more 'oomph' in the second - and that they 'didn't know what he'd spent the interval doing'. I suspect he was having a word with the sound engineers!

[@elisep7938]

Lillias White❤️

[@piecesofme8531]

HAS ANYONE EVER GOTTEN HIT IN THE HEAD WITH ONE OF THOSE THINGS?

[@wuttatota148]

Reeve did, he posted about it before. He got lamped in the head

[@th3Invincible]

They asked Jordan Dobson to play the role again in March because Reeve was out again, and on his first day back, he got hit in the head by one of the lanterns, and he forgot to shake Hades' hand in Wait for Me II. So, he screwed up both Wait for Me's lol.

[@meganhash7840]

CHILLS

[@mystufftube]

Do you have any more?

[@Callie_Castle]

Nov 1st I’ll be there! Wait for me! I’m coming!

[@undercover_spy675]

im i the only one dying bc of reeves run in 1:30, he looks like a todler adjfjasfhadfha

[@jasferia1062]

OMGGGGG YESSSS

[@justinwiland4792]

Am I the only one who doesn’t think Lillias’s vocals aren’t that good? It just feels like she’s screaming at Orpheus the whole time, as opposed to André’s serious explanation of how to get to Hadestown. Maybe it’s a personal opinion. Maybe André just set the bar high, idk

[@movieforceofficial]

Where did Andre DeShields go?

[@chocolatesouljah]

Mr. DeShields will be opening in the Broadway revival of "Death of a Salesman" on October 9th, 2022.

[@claddagh1826]

oh man . . . . while i do not think reeve is the best singer or actor on broadway (though he is tied for the hottest with derek klena), he is thousands of times better than the orpheus on tour right now. that guy is absolutely horrendous, and watching this makes me even sadder than i was that i had to get that guy and not reeve.

[@th3Invincible]

You mean Chibueze or was it the tour understudy? Cause if you saw Chibueze, this would be my first time hearing abything bad about him... What did you not like about him?

[@Meg-hs1zy]

Recording from the box is braveee lol

[@ohcrabapples]

Alright who the heck has the slime tutorial for this?

[@wuttatota148]

I'm saying i love this performance and cast so much

[@cait812]

Hopefully no one as the YT bootlegs tend to be uncredited + usually not actually for trade but once they're uploaded it's way easier for the person behind them to get caught and banned.

[@potato.pancake]

who recorded this?

[@Deliocapasso]

I did

[@pepperflaked5404]

wait is this at the paramount?

[@thedspot7209]

this is at the walter kerr on bway

[@claddagh1826]

hm . . . . lillias white's delivery is much less intense than andre de shields (which is not a good thing, in my opinion). does anyone that has seen the tour know if the choreography with the lights is included? that part is just brilliant!

[@kelvinkao7436]

Yes. Just no elevator. That box the drummer sits in on Broadway instead have doors that opens vertically that's used as entrances and exits. So instead of entering and exiting at the center of the stage, they would go to the back instead.

[@th3Invincible]

I saw the show with her. I don't really like that she comes off as more of a caring parent than a messenger of the gods... From giving Eurydice a hug before Road to Hell to calling Orpheus "baby" in Epic III, she doesn't give off the divine energy Andre did, or the coolness and commanding tone that T Oliver Reid had. Her voice is incredible though, let's see how she grows in the role.

[@wowitscat]

who was playing the violin omg they were having an off day

[@royliu2282]

not reece carney lol very nice recording tho

[@al4realz]

Yes it was him. We were at that performance.

[@jacemiguez8792]

Lillias has an amazing voice, but the way she was saying/singing some of the words just seemed so flat to me. not in the music terms sense, just in the way that her tone was the exact same on every word she said

[@krazykittymatt]

Is Reeve sick here or did he destroy his voice with this role?

[@wuttatota148]

What's wrong with his voice? He sounds fine to me. I think his mic is a bit quieter than the others though

[@Woooooooap]

He brings in his rock influence into the role so he's not sick nor was his voice destroyed.