HADESTOWN IS BEAUTIFUL - BLACK PEOPLE REACT
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A couple of black guys named Noob & Awesome watch another Patreon requested musical. This time we check out the Hadestown soundtrack and it's great. This is a first time blind reaction. We have never heard this before.
Almost as great as Cats(2019)
Don’t oversell it now, damn.
HADESTOWN is way better than cats
Look up Andre De Shields Tony Award speech he is such an inspiration human. Also look up the interview about history on Broadway. He has been on Broadway since he was in his early 20’s he is currently in his 70’s
I'm so sad there's no pro shot of hadestown because the visuals and set design are also so good
I think that they professionally filmed it, but it is in the archives
@@bridgetkane2856 If you're lucky enough to have seen the slime tutorial, it's sooooo good, and the moment happens, it hurts!
Chances are if a show gets to the point that it's even nominated for a Tony, then there's at least a professional recording for the archive. It might not be like Hamilton, were they filmed 3-4 different shows but it'll be better than any... slime tutorial.
I'm really hoping that if one good thing comes out of these two crap years it's that we see more filmed theater. Movie adaptation of a professionally filmed version of the original cast.
there might be one soon 👀
Orpheus didn't fail. He brought the world back into tune. He saved the world, but it cost him his faith in the world and because of that, it cost Eurydice's life.
And that's why he always tries again to bring her home! 8 times every week, across USA, UK and South Korea.
It's the standard "The boy who left his village at the beginning of the story could never have slayed the dragon, only the man he became because of his journey to kill it ever could" myth archetype.
The crazy thing about Why We Build the Wall is that it was written so long before trump’s political career. Dude just fit in perfectly into the villain that they’d written
Incredibly late response but it’s really funny how people get upset because they think it’s a pointed political criticism at Trump but in reality she was just writing something that the literal god of the underworld would do and then Trump actually wanted to do it😂
@@davismorgan99 exactly. He just fit the evil leader archetype perfectly. Maybe not what we need to say about our president 😂😂
i was so fortunate to see hadestown live, and when hades sings super low (especially in hey little songbird), you can literally feel how deep his voice is as it reverberates through the theater, it's crazy. ppl kept like nervously laughing every time he sang lol
seconding this, patrick page's bass reaches your soul
I’ve seen it live twice. The soundtrack gives you the songs but seeing it live gives you a whole different experience. I cried 4 separate times the first show and twice the second. It is the best musical by far in every aspect The performance, musical direction, lyrics, set design, sound design and lighting design. It doesn’t even compare to Hamilton. Especially since Hamilton had it easy getting to Broadway by Lin-Manuel Miranda writing and starring in it he was already a big deal on Broadway because of In The Heights he got Hamilton to Broadway much faster then most shows can.
@Cannibal Teddy originally I wasn’t a fan of Orpheus and Hermès (bc I liked the off Broadway’s versions better) but the Broadway versions have definitely grown on me a lot.
Watching two strangers listen to a musical you love is something that can be so personal, actually
Right!
I understand what you mean! Especially when you see them enjoying it the way you did the first time ❤️
A few fun facts:
Why We Build the Wall was wrote in like 2006 so way before the whole Trump wall thing
The actors who play Eurydice and Orpheus are together in real life
The writer had never written any sort of musical before this she was a folk song writer/performer
Fun fact. I saw Hades Town at the Barre Labor Hall in VT. It was mesmerizing. All the gang from Langdon Street Cafe making magical art. Amazing to see Hades Town blossom and spread. So please at their success.
You say "before the whole Trump wall thing", but it's VERY MUCH ABOUT the already-existing walled borders, and the implications of such isolationism and hostility when it comes to the climate crisis.
@@TranScripting I think they're more making the point that that song predates Trump's 2016 campaign promise to "build the wall", not the actual existence of a border wall
I feel like you deserve to know that Orpheus and Hades were Peter Parker and the Green Goblin in the spiderman musical
God speed spider-man
@Cannibal Teddy did you get a refund ? Cause that's unacceptable
Spider-Man has a f****** musical
WHAT
@@kassidytucker8431 not any more
i felt so bad when you wanted orpheus to succeed because in the greek myth, he looked back at the last minute. epic iii was my favorite
Evan Greek mythology in 6th grade and I was so into it I would always read this story of these two but I would something for different name. Finally saw the music on but I went in there blind I didn't read the plot I just knew that it was about Greek mythology so when they mentioned that she has to walk behind him and he cannot trimbag I already knew the story and that was like hardly going to ended are they going to do their story or the original story it's always bittersweet because every time I reread the story I wish and hope for them put some Greek mythology stories are not happy
The myth of Orpheus and Eurydice: the birth of the phrase you had ONE JOB!!
The thing that always gets me in "Doubt Comes In" is that prior to this, whenever Orpheus sings there is some kind of accompanying vocals, but in the end when he sings there is no answer
If you want to know what will happen to Orpheus, he will travel the world singing his sad song. Just as before, people will gather around to listen to him, the wildest animal will curl up at his feet, rivers will break their banks, and trees with either bow down to hear him or will uproot themselves to get closer. He tries to kill himself but he can't, no animals will kill him, fire refuses to burn him, when he tried to jump off a cliff the wind caught him and carried him gently down. Then the story goes three ways. Either a group of nymphs will get sick of him singing sad songs and will kill him to get him to stop, or a group of women (probably also nymphs) will kill him out of a jealous rage because they all love him but he can only love Euridyce and then they flee through the woods in horror at what they've done with his blood dripping from their fingers, or the Meneads (the most loyal followers of Dionysus) will get angry at him for not paying tribute to Dionysus (he used to but he didn't this time) and will try throwing stones and sticks at him to kill him but the stones and sticks won't hurt him because they can't bring themselves to do it because they love him to so the Meneads tear him limb from limb. His lyre will be made a constellation and either the Muses (including his mother) or Apollo (who taught him how to play the lyre when he heard the boys talent) will briefly use his head as an oracle post before changing their minds and finally bury his head. His soul or spirit however, will journey back to the Underworld, and he will be sent to Elysium and finally will reunite with Eurydice.
Don't forget Zeus being like "A mortal cannot come back from the underworld alive and speak tales" and just straight up kills him.
"But it would be different dancing if it was Black people." *looks at Persephone, played by Amber Gray* Uh, about that...
Also, I kinda want y'all to listen to the musical "Six" now. It's a LOT shorter, so there's that!
she actually acted in a show about how white people don't consider her white but a lot of black people don't consider her black
it's actually called... uh... the slur for a person who's 1/8 black and 7/8 white
@@QuikVidGuy Should I br glad I dont know which slur you mean from that discription? XD
You have no idea how often I randomly remember this moment and comment and giggle all alone in a room XD
I'm so happy that you guys appreciate Orpheus'/Reeves voice so much cause I've heard too many people shit on it just because he doesn't have that 'theater' sound
Yea theatre snobs don’t get wrong imma always prefer vocals but if the delivery is there than who cares,you PERFORM a song
It's so sad how Orpheus starts out hopeful and optimistic but Eurydice's betrayal and the hardships of the Underworld teach him doubt.
I was just thinking about that she died first…..
Eurydice didn’t betray him. He promised that things would be good and they would take care of each other, then he went off by himself to obsess over his song and she was left to shiver and starve in the cold. So he betrayed her. As the show says, it’s easy to judge when you’re warm and have a full belly.
@@denisesudell2538 What if it's both? His failure as a lover, Eurydice's betrayal, and the hardships of the underworld taught him doubt.
"Why we build the wall" was one of the first songs written for this musical... a full decade before Trump... Anais Mitchell has been... increasingly horrified at how relevant that song became
You guys: we don't want this to turn into a 4hr video
Me: bold of you to assume I wouldn't watch 4hrs of you reacting & dissecting this musical
For real.
this musical is one of my favs of all time, I’m really glad you guys reacted to it. I wish they had a pro-shot of it because the set and lighting is absolutely phenomenal
12:23 fgjksfkds no I thought that too, Why We Build the Wall was originally written around 2006 and hasn't been changed much since then. If I remember correctly it's based off of George W. Bush's presidency and is about the metaphorical walls that divide us. Anaïs just predicted the future XD
It's not just metaphorical. It is very much about the literal physical walled borders and the implications of that hostility for people fleeing climate crises.
The alto among the muses has such an incredibly rich voice. There's so much put on high notes but that voice...
I wasn't expecting you guys to like it so much, but I'm really happy you did!!!!
Thanks for supporting bruh
@@TwoScoopsXD thank you for being you
I officially can't imagine Orpheus without his backstreet boy homies now. You've enhanced a musical that I previously believed to be perfect, bravo
I remember when I 1st heard Hadestown, I knew the myth but by the time "Wait for Me (reprise)" came, I forgot all that and hoped it would end differently.
Sidenote: since y'all seen Heathers, you could react to the musical.
This happened to me, too! I knew the myth but I was way too into the story that when I first saw it I was expecting a different outcome.
I just realized while watching this video that it’s been 10 years since I first listened to the concept album this show is based on. It’s been so crazy to watch it grow and become a whole ass broadway musical. Wait For Me has a special place in my heart. So cool to see you guys get into and be moved by it all 🤙🏼
Ain't heard the original
@@TwoScoopsXD there's that original concept album and the 2017 off-broadway cast. I joined the fandom around the same time this recording was released so I don't have a favourite album out of all of them and I don't mind the changes made. The annoying thing about the original though is that even thought that's filled live they don't have all of the songs - they skip stuff like 'wedding song' and 'epic 1' if you can believe it.
@@agenttheater5 for clarity, just mentioning that by original (where they cut out wedding song, etc) you mean the off-broadway. I really wish they’d been able to keep those but I believe it comes down to CD space 😔
I actually prefer Damon Daunno as Orpheus, but obviously Reeve puts on a good performance as well!
@@dearestkyra yeah, sorry I thought I'd said 'off-broadway'. I still can't decide between Reeve and Damon. Does it count as being greedy if I kind of want there to be a live professional filming of both the 2017 performance and the 2019 performance?
@@agenttheater5 no I’d say that’s perfectly valid and I’d like that as well 😌
“How many gods are there to choose from”
*laughs in Greek mythology.
The gods were all appearing as humans constantly and sleeping with mortals. So many of the myths are “and this god slept with this mortal and this other god got pissed af because immortal pettiness”
Awesome reaction to spectacular show that I hope to see again when Broadway can reopen
You want a jazz vibe, listen to the original cast recording of Hadestown. Way Down Hadestown goes so hard.
also to ur point about chemistry; the eurydice and orpheus actors are dating irl! (sorry for the spam lol i just love this musical)
Also I'll have you know that the actors who played Orpheus and Eurydice are actually dating
14:20 Hades would be so mad if anyone did try to beat death, I mean, he's not in a hurry for anyone to die, he knows they will eventually, but he doesn't like losing what is his and unfortunately when someone's time is up, that means they're his. See the story of Sisyphus who tried to trick Hades, Persephone and Thanatos (Hades's lieutenant basically, he's the God of Death while Hades is the God of the Dead, he's basically like the Grim Reaper so when the fates cut someone's string, Thanatos - or Hermes, he has a lot of jobs as well as chiefly messenger of the gods and god of messengers, travellers, merchants and thieves, and one of them is to bring the souls of the dead to the land of the dead when Thanatos is too busy - comes by and gathers your soul to take it to the land of the dead), long story short the guy ends up trying to push a boulder up a hill only for it to tumble back down to the bottom soon as it reaches the top - he was never a nice guy though.
Hades isn't necessarily evil - or he wasn't when Persephone first met him all those years ago - but he's always hated losing what's his.
Remembering that "what's his" rightfully includes the heavens themselves, you can kind of understand how he'd be a little bitter at the idea of losing anything *more* now that he's spent an eternity with the worst job available despite being the eldest son. That's Mythology Fanon, though, as in reality, Hades doesn't have much characterization at all (any he might have once had beyond taking his job seriously seems to have been lost with the lost pages of the hymn to demeter) and seems to have been invented from a piece of Mycenean Poseidon to fill the role of Persephone's husband...because the only role she's ever had is Queen of the Dead, and evidently ancient greece decided that meant there had to be a king *actually* calling the shots down there.
People say that he was so close to the end and because of this it should’ve been easy to not look back, but I feel it would become way more tempting to look because it’s a now or never moment. But I heard that in the myth, he looked back because he thought they both had passed, but only he had. So that’s funny.
There’s the implication in the end that Hermes keeps telling the story hoping it’ll turn out different.
Hades is the only Greek god that doesn't actively screw mortals over
Glad to see y’all cover this show, this is one of my favorite shows of all time!
YESSS!!!! I have been soo ready for this as soon as that post came out.....
It's lit
This music by Anais Mitchell with the visuals created by Rachel Chavkin and team are beyond AMAZING!! When I saw it on Broadway i immediately LOVED the music. And the. I couldn't stop thinking about this whole show, so much so that I had to see it again immediately. That didn't happen to me with any other show. And Reeve Carney, who plays Orpheus does look like a Backstreet Boy, Lol. Perfect casting all around!!! Brilliant, brilliant show!!!
If you want a musical with early R&B vibes that also does a good job showing poverty/desperation Little Shop of horrors. If you watch the movie look up the original film ending, it is more accurate to the musical and is buck wild (Godzilla, but with man-eating plants).
The actor and actress who play Orpheus and Eurydice are together in real life!
You guys should watch their tiny desk concert!!! It’s incredible
Damn it, I finally get a break at work and find out I'm 2 hours late to my own request?
The worst part is that there's no way I can watch this whole video before my break is over.
18:41 There's 12 olympian gods, they're the major ones. Hades isn't one of them as his domain is the underworld but he's still on the same rank as them, Persephone isn't one of them either but she's an important figure still (the mother she mentioned is Demeter who is one of the 12, as is Hermes). There are lots and lots of minor gods though and even a few Titans such as Hecate (goddess of witchcraft) who sided with the Gods when the waged war against their father Kronos the king titan (the one who ate his children, Hades and Demeter included). Orpheus's mother Calliope is one of the 9 muses, they're all minor goddesses or the arts (they're the result of Zeus's 9 day tryst with his aunt). So yes while Zeus didn't have that much to choose from when he married his sister Hera (though he did choose her out of his three sisters, guess he picked the one that seemed to be the one most equal to him - beautiful, intelligent, powerful and just as proud and as stubborn as he is), Hades had a few more options. He has cheated on Persephone a few times but by no means as much as his brothers Zeus and Poseidon have cheated on theirs.
Everything you said was good until you said he cheated on Persephone? Where did you hear that?
@@tiringsarcasm Well I know about Minthe, I think there was one or two more, but in any case it's nothing compared to the number of times Zeus and Poseidon cheated on their wives.
@@agenttheater5 I remember Minthe being specifically a pre-Persephone fling. Huh
@@tiringsarcasm maybe I heard it wrong. The version I heard was that it was persephone who turned her into a mint. Maybe there are jut different versions of the song
@@agenttheater5 Probably.
You should listen to the 2016 New York Theatre Workshop recording too!! Mostly different actors, many different lyrics, but it's so cool to see a previous incarnation of this show.
Also, it's always a pleasure to see melanin in the theatre space. So glad you loved this show!
Ha! This is everything. Hope you can come see us live somewhere.
yo I'd love to
I'm glad you enjoyed it
"just to clear up any confusion, this song was written in 2006"
Omg omg fuck yesssss! I'm so glad you reacted about this this is my favorite musical!♡
I really enjoyed your reactions! It’s really cool to hear from different perspectives and see what you guys bring to the table!
Ah! One of my favorite musicals. I'm glad you guys liked it. :))
I always cringe when people r reacting to hadestown and don’t pause cuz every word is so important! Love this reaction though thoroughly enjoyed
I would not enjoy a piece of music if I was pausing constantly. Ruin the flow
Watch the wait for me performance from the Tony's on RUclips. The visuals make it even more powerful
I was listening to this earlier today wow.
It would be cool to see you guys react to the Beetlejuice soundtrack, it's not fully sung through so the plot is harder to understand near the end, but the music is great.
Hades sounds like Tom Waits to me. If Tom ever stopped chewing glass when he sang
The dating pool of gods is their family tree
my god i loved this so much. 😂 good stuff guys
Honestly compared to most of the big gods hades was one of the most tame especially compared to Zeus and Poseidon
If you liked this musical you might actually like spring awakening (with Jonothan Groff and Lea Michele) the style of some of the songs are similar and it has a similar structure, highly recommend
omg that finally explains why those are the two musicals i listen to most lmao
I think Orpheus was black off-broadway if that helps. Mitchell used a lot of black music for this
Also Hadestown is based off Pullman, Illinois
I feel like the short-haired guy only started getting into it in act 2, he just looks so checked out
don't do this to im, people who don't like musicals don't like musicals
I love how the muses literally sang at you not to judge her for trying to survive and 20 minutes later you come back to "I wouldn't forgive her for this" like dude...
Dude was tired. We had reacted to 3 other movies just before this
@@TwoScoopsXD that's a long day holy shit
The chemistry of Orpheus and Eurydice is most likely due to the actors dating irl
You should react to Clouds on Disney+
"Except I wouldn't do this for a chick, if a girl left me for the underworld" that cracked me good
So funny you mention the god dating pool thing because Persephone was Hades' niece. But we don't talk about that :P
There are 12 main Olympian gods but there are like a bajillion other minor gods Hades could have chosen from
Could we send you to a broadway show with Dani B???
Now react to Spring Awakening, bye
That was amazing!! I love when you joke it;s always funny as heck xD btw it would be so cool if you watch "pierre natasha and the great comet of 1812" I'm russian so it would mean a world to me if u watch it :D