Wednesday, April 20, 2022

review - HADESTOWN - National Tour: ASU Gammage

Morgan Siobhan Green and Nicholas Barasch
Photo by T. Charles Erickson
 
highlights from local critics reviews - (click link at bottom of each review to read complete review)

Click here for more information on this production that runs through April 24

"The Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice has inspired dozens of stage, screen, and literary adaptations, including the well-known movies Black Orpheus and Moulin Rouge, the plays Metamorphoses and Eurydice, and the opera Orpheus in the Underworld. The Tony-winning Best Musical Hadestown is the latest stage adaptation of the famous story, but for this modern retelling, co-creators Anaïs Mitchell and Rachel Chavkin intertwine the doomed love story of Orpheus and Eurydice with the myth of Hades and Persephone into a cautionary tale about love and sacrifice, set above and in the desolate underworld. While the intimacy of the story is somewhat lost in the large ASU Gammage venue, and the plot leaves a little to be desired and could be fleshed out more, the touring cast excel in delivering a vibrant production which is in town through this Sunday...."   -Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway (click here to read the complete review)

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