Hadestown performs 'Wait for Me' | Olivier Awards 2024 with Mastercard

[@DiWriter]

Carribbean Hermes is just *chef's kiss*

[@schketchy]

I met her when she was in & Juliet!! I was so excited when I found out she was Trinidadian bc I am too. She’s amazing.

[@brooklynbuglet]

Right???? Something I never knew I needed but now that I have it I need a recording with her

[@sneezypete382]

Nah

[@thomasfa18]

It's just futurama hermes

[@imakelonelinessworkforme9120]

Is she talking in her normal voice or has she exaggerated her accent for effect. Either way i love her so much & think it’s perfect for the role but just curious since I’ve not heard her outside this performance 😅

[@jillianjacinto6210]

Shoutout to Grace Hodgett-Young (Eurydice). She pulling double duty. Because not only she had a cameo in Sunset Boulevard performance with Tom, she was also nominated and still had to perform with her current show Hadestown. Good for her :)

[@im_living_dead]

And she’s setting off to Broadway soon as well! Sad to lose her but happy NYC will be able to see her 😌

[@finno9306]

@@im_living_deadjust saw her in hadestown and now back home and seeing her first preview in sept *play you get the best of both worlds*

[@misfittoys5873]

She was a phenomenal Eurydice

[@rorolilred]

I just saw Hadestown and she's so great!!

[@robertmolnar4302]

To the people saying he was weak for turning back: this is Orpheus. If he wasn't the kind of person who would turn back to make sure Euridice was walking with him, he wouldn't be the kind of person who goes down to Hell to get their love back. This wasn't a test. Hades always knew he would turn around. That is just the hopeless romantic he is. He was never going to be able to save her :(

[@wolfydawolf5680]

Yep! Exactly why Hades went "I let them try." When Persephone asked why he let them go.

[@sarahhandberg5185]

Yes and a completely like different view is that this is Greek mythology. The heroes always have some fatal flaw: Odysseus’ was hubris, (most of them are tbh. Their egos are too big) but orpheus’ was doubt

[@pileofsaltOG]

Tbf it was a test but a hard one

[@MusicsObsession]

Thank you for the spoiler

[@sarahhandberg5185]

@@MusicsObsession it’s literally a 2500 year old story

[@rachaelpoulin1997]

The actress playing Hermes fucking KILLS

[@kgal1298]

I was about to say I looooove this Hermes.

[@nicolefarrugia4914]

She’s incredible!

[@LackofFaithify]

She has some amazing pipes

[@LackofFaithify]

She is amazing

[@kenaworthen]

I just saw her live and she is UNREAL

[@LuanneXuan]

Irish Orpheus is just so perfect to me

[@hektorvictor877]

It's carribean

[@LuanneXuan]

@@hektorvictor877 I think thats hermes, correct me if i'm wrong tho

[@calebfraser2650]

@@LuanneXuan You are correct Luanne

[@jezeannwilliams1145]

Trinidadian accent. Some folks think its close to Irish because of the natural melodic twang

[@ItsPaulGrant]

@@jezeannwilliams1145 That's Hermes. Dónal Finn, who plays Orpheus, is Irish.

[@meganhash7840]

Everything about this is phenomenal, but one thing that stood out was how *hopeful* Orpheus seems here. It makes Doubt Comes In hit different, because we see him start out with the same hope he had in the first version of Wait For Me, only for it to be crushed when doubt does eventually come in.

[@danielt5464]

It’s those damn muses!!

[@dignature123]

Oh i just KNOW the turn around hits you hard.

[@cor289]

his hopeful smile at 3:58 makes me want to cry

[@nicolefarrugia4914]

@@dignature123I saw it on Sunday for the first time, I knew the myth so I knew it was going to happen, but the gasp that came out of me was as if I’d been punched in the gut!

[@evelynbegay2495]

Yes, when we begin a love relationship, we hold so much faith and hope. I definitely saw that in this scene. I ache for them. I remember when my husband and I started dating, I felt the same hope and doubt. He was so good looking that I was afraid he had unresolved issues stemmed in insecurity that might manifest in infidelity. Of course, that didn’t happen but we lived in so much poverty. There’s nothing wrong with having a small wallet, but it was tough at times. We also had so much love for one another and for life. I see now we were very fortunate, just like this youthful, energetic love. I feel my husband may have liked back once too many because we’re now separated. He disappeared from our path three years ago. I’m walking by myself now, and I’m waiting for his reappearance.

[@Nygeld]

mama Hermes really fucks me up every time she speaks. My GOD

[@angelicatiffanygarcia1055]

Hermes deserves an award, I love the delivery so much

[@epazza2679]

I meet her at stage door back in feb and she was the nicest person you can ever meer

[@moviefreak316]

Each character has special moments of delivery, and it is amazing to see and hear. From Persephone’s delivery of “you let them go” with hades, to the Fates (special shoutout to the 3rd fate who sings the part so hauntingly and powerful), to Hermes who I could listen deliver any of their lines with such conviction, to the hope in Orpheus’s hope. It really is amazing

[@camaraann8728]

Yes!

[@kgal1298]

I will always love the line: "The dog you really got to dread Is the one that howls inside your head It's him whose howling drives men mad And a mind to its undoing" It's not only the general foreshadowing, but also just how true that line is for people.

[@JW-xx1um]

Ask any addict. They will agree.

[@andreasanchez3557]

I have an anxiety disorder and it’s severe… this is true for me

[@chilixi]

It's the truth...it's biblical. satan is the great deceiver. But TRUST in the Lord Jesus Christ is what redeems you and gives you HOPE.

[@NeverEverWatchThis]

The pure diversity of the people in this show is insane. Jamaican, Irish, British, Mexican, African, a person without an arm, a trans person, and so much more.

[@mh56487]

It is really cool! I had no clue Hadestown did both race and gender blind casting but its really nice. It makes every cast actually feel unique in a way you cant get when you have to go for the exact same gender, race, body type, and accent. The Jamaican lady who plays Hermes does a great job and her voice scratches the same itch that OG Hermes'' accent did. Although I will say it is slightly funny hearing "Im coming" in such a heavy British accent when youre used to the American version XD

[@therobinflieseast]

Minor correction, Melanie La Barrie (this version of Hermes) is Trinidadian not Jamaican!

[@christinemarquez1563]

this west end cast might be my fave after the original. the accents add SO MUCH to the show wow

[@talianiwa]

SOOO MUCH

[@Sharpe1502]

This cast gave me goosebumps. They’re AMAZING! I wish I was in England right now.

[@emhu2594]

I hated it. I dont care about the speaking accent but it really hindered the singing specifically for Grace Hodgett young and Donal finn.

[@ellien-w619]

Saw this on Friday and the casting is just impeccable. Hades in particular was phenomenal I honestly couldn’t imagine a better one. But everyone was phenomenal. The production was beautiful too. I want to go again so bad. This cast is incredible.

[@marvynpowis-smith3961]

Finally some appreciation for Hades. Couldn’t agree more

[@braedenhill9434]

Patrick Page >>>>>>>>>>>>>>

[@ellien-w619]

@@braedenhill9434 this is how I know you haven’t seen Zachary James’ Hades live loool

[@braedenhill9434]

@@ellien-w619 Patrick Page did it on Broadway. No hate to this guy, he's certainly better than the US National Tour Hades, but to come out and say some dude did it better than Patrick Page ever did when he was with the show for years and years and truly defined the role and how its cast is a step too far for me.

[@braedenhill9434]

@@ellien-w619 alsoooo patrick got a tony nomination for his portrayal sooooo

[@togapast]

Saw this in the West End about three weeks ago. Got out of the theatre and immediately bought tickets to see it again. I just can't get over it.

[@kgal1298]

I've seen it twice live including with the original Broadway cast, it never fails to deliver plus how it ends and just starts again makes it an instant replay. I just wish they'd do a live shoot and upload it somewhere like they did with Hamilton and Waitress and a few others

[@jeanmarine2]

Same here except the Broadway version in early January with Jordan Fisher and Solea Pfeiffer - won the lottery - wow. Hoping to see it again next month in NYC before Jordan Fisher leaves. Finally gave up on the Broadway lottery as the show got even more popular. The west end version also is so strong...

[@R4y-G1a]

that alto as the fate ate so fucking hard like omfg that note that she hit had me shaking omg this is amazing

[@niknaksim]

I watched this a few weeks ago and Eurydice was an understudy (she is playing the second fate in this clip) and I honestly could not tell one bit until I was looking closely at the program later. I cannot believe this didnt dominate the Oliviers this year, I saw only one nomination. It is hands down the best theatre I have ever seen, even my partner who is not bothered by musicals was blown away enough that he wants to see it again with better seats.

[@rhonal4198]

I think we had a few understudies too but honestly you couldn't tell until you compared them closely to the programme and even then we weren't fully sure because they were all so absolutely insanely talented!

[@AndrewFrancisIlyrian]

You mean your boyfriend?

[@niknaksim]

@@AndrewFrancisIlyrian what is your issue?

[@JoeRH91]

Saw this last night, and the Orpheus, Eurydice and Hades were all played by understudies, and it's awesome to see all of them here in the ensemble!

[@BenjaminBellamarca]

It was a good year for theater! Operation Mincemeat was simply incredible- I don't envy the judges.

[@allisonbergh4429]

The west end knocks it out the park with casting

[@juliettemathier]

I‘m desperately waiting for a recording of THIS cast ❤

[@ktmac8]

I'm trying to articulate and understand why an Irish Orpheus makes *so much sense*.

[@emhu2594]

I would settle for someone who sings well with a clear accent

[@del_3]

you guys need to know this persephone is the absolute best, seen her as persephone twice now and she blew me away both times, absolutely incredible! show stealer for sure

[@poppynobes4943]

I've just realised why I found this performance so baffling on TV - they cut out a tonne of context at the beginning! I get it now. Looking forward to seeing this cast tonight.

[@malaikakegode2921]

Enjoy!

[@darkviktory]

This was phenomenal. Love this cast so much!! 🎉

[@katrina_SJD]

I wish this did the show justice, parts here sound slightly off but I've seen it twice so far (Opening night and the 11th) and it was so much better.

[@maartenkos98]

Yep it almost feels like there is something wrong with the monitors. Some vocals like the three ladies or the solo in the end were a bit off key.

[@bartvos8635]

Melanie La Barrie scares me. In a good way.

[@Phasmania]

Grace’s voice genuinely always gives me goosebumps. Her rendition of Wait For Me is unreal

[@cuchelo1]

Not me sat her sobbing and also looking at flights to London to see this cast...😭😭😭🤔🤔🤔

[@im_living_dead]

You gotta be quick cause our Eurydice will be leaving for NYC soon!

[@KristinaEmilyOfficial]

Love love love this performance! It sounds so powerful with their incredible voices! Stunning show!🌹

[@Ghouliegrimes]

Donal Finn is so goddamn handsome wow

[@roseJ96]

Blind casting is part of why I adore theater.

[@mh56487]

Its amazing. Im so happy more and more musicals are doing this cause it adds so much to the viewing experience. It also allows you to actually get the best actor for the job, instead of going for an aesthetic copy of the OG actor, which risks you losing a bit in the voice or acting skill.

[@paddy_black]

Saw most of this cast this week in London. Soooooo worth the trip, they got a well deserved standing ovation from the whole theatre. Stunning!!!

[@Ghouliegrimes]

I LOVE THIS MUSICAL

[@BasicLullabye]

I saw them about a month ago. Absolutely phenomenal. I sat sobbing at parts that never struck as hard before (Epic III, y'all... I'm still recovering). This cast is unbelievable.

[@joannemorris1953]

Donal Finn was phenomenal, my family and i were transfixed by his powerful performance, but there was not weak member in the whole cast- what a show! Thank you all.

[@sienna7065]

I like how as soon as hades lwts go of persephones hand someone elses replaces it showing how he busies himself to avoid missing her

[@lilyginnybella]

I got the privilege of watching this cast, it was incredible in all senses of the word. I was reduced to tears by the emotion on the faces of these wonderful actors.

[@YunaElphabaLovegood]

oh, it's the Reprise! Yay!

[@Eric19401]

This is the first time I've seen anything from the London version of 'Hadestown'. I like this interpretation. I'll have to listen to the entire West End soundtrack.

[@RogueEkko9]

doesn't matter what cast, I get chills every single time I hear this song. The way it builds, and the growing feeling of dread and passion as we get closer and closer to the moment that Orpheus let's his doubt's cloud his mind and his love for Eurydice cause him to turn, WOW

[@Lilacsandgooseberries]

Saw it during premier week and it was amazing! so so good

[@JJBATLEY]

I love allie just vibing at the back

[@Russianbluekitten717]

I love how there is someone with only one arm. it shows that anyone can do this if they try hard enough

[@wolvzvr1896]

i think there was someone with one arm in the origional cast too, im not too sure acctually 😭 but it really does show hadestown is for everyone

[@naranioshaughnessy7559]

Or if casting is conscious, open, expansive & is committed to diversity

[@finleyforevermore]

​@@wolvzvr1896 Yeah, there was an amputee in the 2018 London production! And now they've casted one again for the West End production!

[@perriefaith520]

It also works with the story because the residents of Hadestown are desperate people/the first to die in the natural crisis following Persephone’s absence. People with disabilities can struggle much more in times of trouble than people without them. It makes sense that someone with a disability would take the deal to save themselves.

[@ShuntedMate]

@@finleyforevermoreit’s the same actress - Beth Hinton-Lever and I believe she is one of the covers for eurydice this time.

[@alixwithani8250]

I love that so many of the principle actors have strong regional accents. Irish, (edit, was wrong about actor’s origin, She’s Trinidadian!) . Just awesome.

[@With_the_lights_out]

Just watched this at the west end and I was blown away by the music and the actors

[@evilbob9970]

such intense emotion coming from the whole cast. absolutely breath-taking, every single one of them

[@AdamDrew]

I've never listened to this song and not cried. Maybe THIS time they make it. "Show the way the world can be..."

[@AzariaBrain]

It was such a privilege to see this cast live, absolutely phenomenal!

[@catherinecassell9993]

We watched the matinee hadestown yesterday and was absolutely blown away. I’ve never had so many goosebumps, just incredible from start to finish ❤

[@DTOPRODUCTIONS-dm1uc]

I saw this twice on Broadway and this version hits differently

[@pearline4684]

I love the fates and their musical/melodical addition to the songs.

[@cedricpicard297]

The enlarged orchestration on this makes the song hit so hard

[@The_impossible_souffle]

Beautiful

[@lucyinthesky9479]

Saw this cast with the understudy Eurydice a few weeks ago, they were all absolutely phenomenal. Completely blew me away, best show I've seen.

[@ElBracket43]

Seen it in London, Lyric theatre. Awsome actors! All of them! They absolutely stunned me! I love the Eurydice (Grace Hodgett Young), the Hermes with dreads (Waylon Jacobs), the amazing lady of the underworld (Gloria Onitiri). Let’s shorten this: holy crap that was lifechanging! Can‘t stop watching videos, singing, humming and whistling the songs to myself. Thank you all for fulfilling this masterpiece! ❤

[@leighcarasso]

Great show just saw it in Philadelphia this past weekend with the touring cast.

[@triplegoddess3404]

This was an amazing show I want to see it again .

[@Selimanth]

Saw this cast at the weekend and i was absolutely blown away by the show. Irish Orpheus, Trinidadian Hermes with a lone American Hades bring so much to the storytelling. Orpheus and Eurydice are just gorgeous together but Hades and Persephone stole the show for me. Perfect casting all around

[@hannahkate18]

IM OBSESSED (with the still from 2:05 (and them))

[@SkatKat]

Please oh please do an official recording. We will buy!

[@Pchorney]

One of the best shows I have ever seen!

[@solynaraayman-dubbingartis3285]

Carribean Hermes is something else😍😍

[@Sharpe1502]

Omg Persephone and Hades are so hot!!! This cast is amazing!

[@antonellamR2D2]

What a wonderful cast!

[@queenbeeautumn]

Saw this with this cast for my birthday after waiting like 5 years for it to come on in the UK, and it was worth the wait!!!

[@whisp_]

Saw it yesterday with this cast and it was absolutely phenomenal 🙏

[@SPXC3_MUSHR0oMSWcue]

And geez- Anything from this i could not believe- and now I have a reason to go! Persephone is BEAUTIFUL and has a great, GREAT voice! Same for Euridice, Hades, and Orpheus. The amount of emotion in this is so controlled, you wanna cry, but its also so happy!

[@potterlover96]

Going to see it in the west end this weekend, gutted to have not been able to see Donal and Grace but also so SO excited to see Madeline and Dylan take it on!!

[@kimdoogleouo4521]

Oh I love this cast!!!!

[@sashapuskas1777]

This song gives me chills every time I hear it, love it especially "Wait For Me (Reprise)"!

[@anyaowen7481]

I saw this cast live over the weekend and it was absolutely phenomenal. I was completely moved to tears, and I even cried on the subway home, it was so emotional and affecting, it reeally stays with you !

[@goomee]

wow. what a cast.

[@EllieDaisy]

His Irish accent is just lush. Haven’t heard this with any British accents yet - so exciting!

[@DsB779]

Have just seen this cast live in London. They were spectacular. The characters came alive like never before. They played with so much talent and joy. It was absolutely unforgettable. Their variety, the realness. London theatre at its very best

[@Greg_Romford]

I saw this cast on Saturday night third row from the front in the middle. Amazing!

[@reaganking9812]

Literally watched this last night, its phenomenal live, this casting is amazing.

[@connorjohnstone6420]

Just saw it today - my new favourite musical!

[@sbev0574]

This cast delivered one of the best performances I have ever seen. I can absolutly recommend Hadestown in London

[@dezm851]

oh my god this performance is life changing.

[@poppeta22]

Saw this in New York. Absolutely incredible

[@R1xel]

Just a reminder for everyone, the west end album is now live on streaming platformsss!!

[@laurenlovesspace]

saw this yesterday im in love

[@potato.pancake]

THIS IS SOOOO GOOD IM LOSING MY MIND

[@Aaren_B]

Saw the show yesterday what an incredible piece of theatre this cast are unreal book tickets now x

[@andybanana1505]

I saw them live a few weeks ago and I honestly prefer this Donal as Orpheus as opposed to Reeve. I mean I LOVE Reeve, but Donal has such incredible emotions when he sings. He had me sobbing

[@Colossaldud]

Why is no one talking about the fates!? They're absolutely incredible!!

[@silverwings582]

STOP IM OBSESSED WITH 2:47

[@zoe_lixx]

I love this song😭

[@ryancorrigan9183]

Watched this earlier for my birthday and we need a west end cast recording so bad

[@monican88]

are they performing with an expanded ensemble for this? did they also include the stand bys and swings? it could be me but I don’t remember the cast being this big.

[@Ambroos]

Looks like double the workers, it's never more than 5 in the regular performances as far as I know.

[@limitlesssoul2882]

Whoo Hades 😍🪭🪭🪭

[@TheTyrantOfMars]

Saw this at the weekend with my girlfriend, absolutely spellbinding truly a great experience

[@tatumtrowbridge15]

About to do this show for a teen camp and I’m so excited for this song I want to play a worker so baddddd

[@SilverAerialist]

Irish Orpheus is killing me

[@angelikakowalska2312]

Great show❤

[@SWGpittsburgh]

Thanks for the footage. Not sure why it’s not online officially. Redmayne was criticized for this performance, but I think the camera work did him a terrible injustice. In Kit Kat Club (August Wilson) theater, his performance commanded the attention of the entire audience. The exaggerated expressions are never meant to be seen in tight close-ups. They were meant to be at the center of a night club, drawing all audience in. And that’s what the Emcee role is. It was an unbelievably powerful show.

[@Andieisverycool]

2:31 WHO ARE YEWW😡😡😡

[@gavindalziel9022]

Sounded awful

[@medioreblatherskite]

I NEED A TUTORIAL FOR THIS CAST

[@mariaeastcoast3271]

Also hoping for a tutorial for west end Sunset.

[@damiairis4344]

I saw these performers on the west end (although Madeline Charlemagne was performing as Eurydice that day). It was brilliant although the stand outs were the actors for Hermes and Hades

[@PiuPiuThePenguin]

I just watched this last weekend and I was in tears, I laughed and I felt every emotion inbetween - what a wonderful cast, for me the big standout star was Hermes ❤ I loved it so much

[@melissagola3786]

Is no one going to talk about how this ISN'T wait for me? It's the reprise! They didn't give hadestown any awards and managed to mistitle the KZbin video. Flawless -_-

[@noodlearg9745]

are all of the swings on there as well?? the workers chorus is usually only 5 people

[@nicolefarrugia4914]

Yes! Love that they had the entire company in for this 🥰

[@tinywizard36]

Melanie La Barrie is a powerhouse, whenever she sings I feel like I have to sit down and pay better attention