no joke, this scene is incredible live. It is genuinely pitch black in the theatre before those lamps start swinging in. And when the set moved apart??? Sensational. This whole show was a sensory explosion, loved every minute of it
Yep, this video doesn't fully capture the bright lights on the wall behind the separating set or the top of the set lifting up to reveal more of the wall and lights in the underworld.
This was insane live. The theatre was so dark then as it built up the lights got so bright and the vocals made it so chilling and stunning. I felt like I couldn’t t breathe bc of how amazing it was
Just watched this live a couple days ago and I have to agree, NOTHING prepares you for watching this live. It seems simple, but I have never had chills the way I had when watching this at the theatre. Remarkably done!
This is genuinely one of the most awe inspiring moments in any show. The lighting, the set change, the sheer emotion in all of it. I’ve never experienced something so amazing like this live, and probably will never top it again.
I genuinely broke down into tears seeing this live. The emotion, the longing, to reunite and bring him his love. And don't get me started on the ending. What a musical.
Of every musical I’ve seen, this is the greatest scene ever. Its like an experience in itself, and truly makes you feel like youre on the journey. If youre trying to decide whether or not to see this, please do, its sensational.
Like other people here, I saw this show 2 weeks ago and I honestly was not ready for this scene. The dark theatre with lights coming from nowhere on the stage sets the tone. The music starts picking up and you are sudenly desperate to find Eurydice that you can't comprehend what is happening, you just start feeling it. Man, hands down my favrotie show. Once the song was finished, I couldn't even applaud because that was so intense!
I saw this today in the CIBC theatre in Chicago. I was really high up, balcony seats at the very back of the theater, but I could see everything. When this song happened, I was crying. Tears streaming down my face, trying not to make noises out loud. It was beautiful. There were times you could only see Orpheus, surrounded by dark grey mist and the shadows of the others while the lamps swung back and forth behind him and the set split. Beautiful staging, lighting, set work, and directing.
So I just found this while looking for Hadestown content, specifically Hadestown content because my hyperfixation with the musical is returning since the show is coming back on September 2nd. This is absolutely amazing and I really wish you could've gotten the whole musical from that angle because it's perfect!
I was sitting in the third or fourth row from the front when I saw this a little off center, and once of those incredible lamps went right over my head. The only other Broadway show I’ve ever seen was Great Comet and I had the same feeling of being there in the characters’ world. Rachel Chavkin is truly a beast at what she does.
Saw this live last night. The stirring in my entire body as this song ramped up is quite literally unfathomable for me to describe. Hands down one of the best theatre experiences I've ever had.
My boyfriend brought me to see Hadestown recently. He got us seats that were in the SECOND ROW from the stage. You better believe the beauty I saw during this scene was unimaginable. That was the scene that I most excited for, and he knew that, so he also got me an official Hadestown Wait For Me shirt from the merchandise stand. Needless to say, I don’t think I’ll ever experience something like that night again.
I've never seen it, been wanting to since covid began, and I've listened to the soundtrack so many times, however I have a ticket for late March, so I'm hoping and praying that I am able to travel to the US in a couple of months!
the greatest live performance i've ever seen. had tears at the end. it's other-wordly good. these guys are so talented, if you can get a chance GO!!!!!!! AND DONT LOOOOOOOOOOOK BACK
Dare I say it, this is one of the best songs of all time. It’s one of the only songs that can move me to tears just by listening. I’ve never seen it live, and can’t imagine how much of a wreck I’d be emotionally after seeing it.
Saw hadestown live, and this scene was the most beautiful performance ive ever seen. The lights and setwork mixed with the incredible music made it a moment i'll never forget. If you get a chance, i'd 100% reccomend going to see hadestown live. this song especially will make you glad you saw it.
watched this live for the first time tonight! we waited outside the theater when it was over and saw EVA FUCKING NOBLEZADA! she walked right past us it was so cool
We saw the show in January 2022 and, on the way home, made plans to go again. (We're in NY State but about 6 hours from NYC.) It was so phenomenal and the stagecraft was amazing. The album is great, as is the book "Working on a Song" by Anaïs Mitchel if you want to know more about how it came to be. I knew and loved the music but seeing it live was an amazing experience. This show deserved to be filmed as a movie like Hamilton so everyone can experience it. It's that good. We're going back at the end of March and I can't wait.
I saw this live in London yesterday and honestly no words can describe the experience. It's immense. I was totally overwhelmed in the best possible way. Theatre at its best.
This musical triggered multiple ASMRs - especially this scene when the beat drops and the stage transforms. You MUST see this live and experience it at least once in your life.
its insane how incredible this show is both to me personally and to everyone who has experienced this... i coukd talk about this show forever. ive fallen in love with it
OMGGGG DUDE!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love this song and your view point and live INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!!I loved this musical. I seen it in Cleveland and hands down the best thing I have see in a long time. Sooo this prospective blow me away. Thanks
I JUST BOUGHT TICKETS I CANT WAIT AHHHHHHH EDIT: It was PHEMONENAL!! Everyone (including me) was sobbing during wait for me. And when the walls open? holy shit It was so powerful. I saw the West end cast with Grace and Donàl :)
I went in to the show not knowing most of the music, and as we got toward intermission, I was thinking Orpheus seemed like a useless dingleberry. Then we got to this song and ohhhhh, now I get it.
i saw the tour,broadway and the tour again. I swear the broadway ruined it for me because the stage being bigger and darker made this scene something else. Still would recommend the tour though.
This might be an unpopular opinion but I think the instrumentation to signal the end of the song is a little awkward, no? It's an INCREDIBLE scene, 100%, and that's my only issue, but I wonder did they alter that eventually? I feel like this is the first time I've noticed that kind of unclear full stop.
This is in London. They changed a lot of details on Broadway. Now the song ends as is in the cast recording. And in musicals there's a lot of cases were songs end without warning like this one.
@@toolate4348 Good to know, I genuinely wasn’t sure! Most of the time when a song has a sudden conclusion, there’s still more of a distinct sense of the song being purposely unfinished. The cadence here for some reason came across as incomplete to me. Thanks for your info!
This is the London run, pre-Broadway. notice Orpheus has a completely different costume. I suggest Wait in the Wings’ video about the history of Hadestown to learn more.
I was lucky enough to see it at the Walter Kerr a few days ago from the third row. This scene, it made me burst into tears, and I wasn’t even expecting it. I’ve lost count at the number of shows I’ve seen on Broadway, and this sequence is right up there with the best of them. So powerful.
I started sobbing when the stage changed. And it’s not even a drastic change??? It just expands and some light shines through. But between the music and the lighting and the smoke and the way it all moved together- it felt like pure magic and i was just so overwhelmed by the beauty
thats how i feel about eurydice singing the end on wait for me II. i'm a contralto & i dont have money for vocal training so i can only dream of hitting those notes lmao. my range is actually very similar to orpheus's
I watched Hadestown with my sister live this past weekend without ever listening to the soundtrack, nothing. This song and the end were the only times I cried but this song for me was so powerful. By far the best song performance in the show
Agreed !! My favorite song in the show without a doubt. It’s so thrilling & full of yearning. Brought ne to tears all 3 xs I was fortunate to see it on Broadway. Seeing the Tour in early 2023.
It was the best musical I’d ever seen live. I’m so blessed to have gone and seen the original Broadway cast before COVID shut everything down. If it ever comes to you, it’s worth every penny to see
I went with my school in February before the shut down and was only a few rows back it was the most incredible thing I’ve ever seen the videos will never do it justice
I saw this on Broadway a few days ago with 2 of my friends. I was not that taken with the show. Then this number started and it all clicked for me/ I understood why Hadestown won so many awards. This song and staging is amazing. No words can explain it. I cry every time i hear it
Completely agree. I saw Hadestown on Broadway this afternoon and for a while I decided it was good but not phenomenal. Then this song started. It was one of those rare moments when I knew I would miss a moment as it was still happening. As soon as the song ended I wished I could experience it all over again. I watched this video and every other version on youtube trying to experience it again, but these videos are nothing compared to it live. I’ve already considered getting tickets for another show of it just so I can experience it again
@@daniellegershman9165 I literally did that last December; in large parts because of this song - I had seen it on a Wednesday with a friend, and we had good seats. I was blown away by the staging etc of this song. As my flight out of NYC was only Friday evening, and my friend already had to leave around 2, I was checking out the Friday matinee show *that evening* - as soon as I saw that there was a solitary seat left in the front row, I immediately hit BUY... ONE OF THE LAMPS WENT RIGHT OVER MY HEAD ...also, I got a drink during intermission, and during the intro to "Our Lady of the Underground", Persephone (Betty Who) got me stand up and clinked her flask against my cup, so that was fun
I love Reeve Carney so much y'all don't even understand Also thank god they changed Orpheus' personality from the London one. Denim jacket Orpheus just isn't for me
Oh my god, I won a lottery and got a center orchestra seat third row from the front and let me tell you to experience this part so close is AMAZING, the lights literally swing above that part of the audience, and you become lightly shrouded in the mist, and then all of the sudden Orpheus rises above the mist and above YOU, and the whole stage expands to the peripherals and you realize halfway that your viewing angle has basically doubled and you have this expansive and beautiful stage in front of you with these swinging lamps and phenomenal singing and incredible movement of the actors as well as the stage. It's just an overwhelmingly magnificent piece to experience so up close that you literally feel like you're venturing into the underworld along with Orpheus.
This was the last show we saw before the shut down and the first show we saw when Broadway opened back up. We saw it last weekend and it was just as enjoyable as the first time. They actually made a few changes in the show.
Just saw this on Broadway last week. It's astounding and inspiring to see this scene live. I paid $300 for 2 tickets in orchestra and the show was worth EVERY penny. The lamps actually flew above us and it really puts you in the scene.
I have been fortunate to have seen Hadestown three times on Broadway. THIS is my absolute favorite part of the show ! Great Job, Everyone ! And Reeve ! I hope to see him perform this at least once more on Broadway !! The BEST Orpheus, without a doubt ! I cannot WAIT to finalllllly see the Broadway Tour in a couple days !!
Honestly the most surreal thing to see live. It felt like my heart was going to reach out of my chest, that I’d exhale my soul out. It was. So so so so good
I know I’m a year late, but when I saw this live, my friend audibly gasped and started shaking my arm and was like “THE STAGE IS MOVING! ITS MOVING!” you definitely notice it and it is amazing.
Anaïs Mitchell conceived the original concept for the show while driving home from visiting her long distance partner. As she traversed the highway in the dead of night, the chorus of Wait for Me popped into her head as the highway lights passed by atmospherically and she thought of her lover. When she initially pitched the show after writing a few songs, she told the story to her choreographer friend and the lanterns were implemented to give the same visual punch as highway lights.
I saw this phenomenal musical 6 times on Broadway Once you see this entire scene it’s going to blow you away. Overall this is a Phenomenal musical to see on Broadway.
Saw this on Broadway this weekend with Jordan Fisher. Like many others, I was absolutely SOBBING during this sequence. Quite possibly the best moment of theatre I've ever experienced. It was overwhelming in such the best way possible.
i went to see this show at the Kennedy Center blindly. i had no idea what it was about, all i knew was that i liked Greek mythology. i like seeing things more than once so i can focus on different things, and i would definitely go see this again when it comes back near me. this is one of my favorite songs in the whole show, and the lamp show gave me some anxiety because i was worried they’d hit each other😂
This song just hit different. The show was amazing! I could feel myself leaning toward the stage during this song and I got actual goosebumps. It was so amazing
no joke, this scene is incredible live. It is genuinely pitch black in the theatre before those lamps start swinging in. And when the set moved apart??? Sensational. This whole show was a sensory explosion, loved every minute of it
Nice it is truly a one and only thing
Yep, this video doesn't fully capture the bright lights on the wall behind the separating set or the top of the set lifting up to reveal more of the wall and lights in the underworld.
I agree! This scene live is one of the best theatrical experiences I’ve ever had! I had chills it was that amazing!!
Just saw the show earlier this week! My jaw dropped during this part. Definitely a sensory explosion.
Ugh I wish I could see this live 😭
This was insane live. The theatre was so dark then as it built up the lights got so bright and the vocals made it so chilling and stunning. I felt like I couldn’t t breathe bc of how amazing it was
this is so real
Saw this yesterday on tour when I tell you I WENT FERAL when the stage started moving, things like this make doing theatre for living worth it
😂😂😂😂 imagining your reaction.
NO THAT WAS ME. THE TROMBONE WAS RATTLING MY BONES AND THEN THE SET MOVED AND I ALMOST LOST IT.
I WAS GARGOYLE POSING ON MY SEAT I ALMOST CRIED THE FIRST TIME I SAW IT
Just watched this live a couple days ago and I have to agree, NOTHING prepares you for watching this live. It seems simple, but I have never had chills the way I had when watching this at the theatre. Remarkably done!
I would genuinely sell my soul to see this live
I've seen it twice and oh my god its amazing. Wait for me is the best number but the whole show is amazing.
I just saw it yesterday in NYC. My second broadway experience ever. I was sobbing almost the whole time.
The original cast in this video is still performing on Broadway and it is now on a US tour.
I would sell my soul to hades to see this live. Idk if anyone would rescue me out of hadestown tho
Hades be like: 😎
This is genuinely one of the most awe inspiring moments in any show. The lighting, the set change, the sheer emotion in all of it. I’ve never experienced something so amazing like this live, and probably will never top it again.
I genuinely broke down into tears seeing this live. The emotion, the longing, to reunite and bring him his love. And don't get me started on the ending. What a musical.
Of every musical I’ve seen, this is the greatest scene ever. Its like an experience in itself, and truly makes you feel like youre on the journey. If youre trying to decide whether or not to see this, please do, its sensational.
Like other people here, I saw this show 2 weeks ago and I honestly was not ready for this scene. The dark theatre with lights coming from nowhere on the stage sets the tone. The music starts picking up and you are sudenly desperate to find Eurydice that you can't comprehend what is happening, you just start feeling it. Man, hands down my favrotie show. Once the song was finished, I couldn't even applaud because that was so intense!
Everytime Orpheus says "With all my heart" I get forcibly reminded to the Book of Life and I feel like I got hit with a truck
yep
Fun fact is that the book of life is actually based on Orpheus and Eurydice too
@@valentinasisi I can't find it. Is The Book of Life also a musical?
@@thirtythreeflavors it’s a musical movie.
Hi fellow ace!
I saw this today in the CIBC theatre in Chicago. I was really high up, balcony seats at the very back of the theater, but I could see everything. When this song happened, I was crying. Tears streaming down my face, trying not to make noises out loud. It was beautiful. There were times you could only see Orpheus, surrounded by dark grey mist and the shadows of the others while the lamps swung back and forth behind him and the set split. Beautiful staging, lighting, set work, and directing.
“How much dry ice are we thinking for this number?” “Yes.”
So I just found this while looking for Hadestown content, specifically Hadestown content because my hyperfixation with the musical is returning since the show is coming back on September 2nd. This is absolutely amazing and I really wish you could've gotten the whole musical from that angle because it's perfect!
Hi! I'm pretty sure this clip was cut from a longer video called "Hades has a Town" that has the whole musical if it helps
Omg I saw the show yesterday in London and my hyperfixation has started
I was sitting in the third or fourth row from the front when I saw this a little off center, and once of those incredible lamps went right over my head. The only other Broadway show I’ve ever seen was Great Comet and I had the same feeling of being there in the characters’ world. Rachel Chavkin is truly a beast at what she does.
And Bradley King is incredible. He lit both Great Comet and Hadestown.
Saw this live last night. The stirring in my entire body as this song ramped up is quite literally unfathomable for me to describe. Hands down one of the best theatre experiences I've ever had.
Saw this on tour a couple of weeks ago, and it was AMAZING! This was probably my favorite part of the entire show! I love this song!
My boyfriend brought me to see Hadestown recently. He got us seats that were in the SECOND ROW from the stage. You better believe the beauty I saw during this scene was unimaginable. That was the scene that I most excited for, and he knew that, so he also got me an official Hadestown Wait For Me shirt from the merchandise stand. Needless to say, I don’t think I’ll ever experience something like that night again.
I watched it live 2 days ago and it was amazing! You have no idea how amazing it was to see the stage transforme into the underworld. It is EPIC!
Ive seen it aswell (a few times) it is indeed epic
I've never seen it, been wanting to since covid began, and I've listened to the soundtrack so many times, however I have a ticket for late March, so I'm hoping and praying that I am able to travel to the US in a couple of months!
the greatest live performance i've ever seen. had tears at the end. it's other-wordly good. these guys are so talented, if you can get a chance GO!!!!!!! AND DONT LOOOOOOOOOOOK BACK
i have tickets to see this show in september and i’m so damn excited i don’t know how this show isn’t more popular
I love how casual it is to see the stage just rise from the center in the first couple seconds
Dare I say it, this is one of the best songs of all time. It’s one of the only songs that can move me to tears just by listening. I’ve never seen it live, and can’t imagine how much of a wreck I’d be emotionally after seeing it.
Saw hadestown live, and this scene was the most beautiful performance ive ever seen. The lights and setwork mixed with the incredible music made it a moment i'll never forget. If you get a chance, i'd 100% reccomend going to see hadestown live. this song especially will make you glad you saw it.
I got chills just watching this so imagine my reaction watching it live
watched this live for the first time tonight! we waited outside the theater when it was over and saw EVA FUCKING NOBLEZADA! she walked right past us it was so cool
We saw the show in January 2022 and, on the way home, made plans to go again. (We're in NY State but about 6 hours from NYC.) It was so phenomenal and the stagecraft was amazing. The album is great, as is the book "Working on a Song" by Anaïs Mitchel if you want to know more about how it came to be. I knew and loved the music but seeing it live was an amazing experience. This show deserved to be filmed as a movie like Hamilton so everyone can experience it. It's that good. We're going back at the end of March and I can't wait.
Was able to see this show for the first time last night. Absolutely breathtaking. Chill-inducing. Would go again even just to see this one piece.
I saw this live in London yesterday and honestly no words can describe the experience. It's immense. I was totally overwhelmed in the best possible way. Theatre at its best.
This musical triggered multiple ASMRs - especially this scene when the beat drops and the stage transforms. You MUST see this live and experience it at least once in your life.
its insane how incredible this show is both to me personally and to everyone who has experienced this... i coukd talk about this show forever. ive fallen in love with it
Love this song - saw it in the small theatre downtown - it was so surprisingly wonderful!
HE'S SO TALENTED
I would sell my soul to see this live 😀
would you sell your soul to hades??
@@good_vibes_sometimes yes yes I would
Same honestly
Just sell your stuff then buy tickets to watch it.
@@duskwolf9235 Same!
I just saw the tour tonight and this scene gave me full body chills, soo good 😫
I saw this yesterday on tour and I was not prepared for this. I'm still sobbing
Watched this live twice and sobbed my eyes out both times.
Man, I just don’t like “I’m cool because only cool kids wear jean jackets” Orpheus. He is so much more endearing as a “head in the clouds” dweeb type.
agreed!
Yeah London Orpheus is too arrogant for my taste
i saw this live last night, this is such a beautiful scene
OMGGGG DUDE!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love this song and your view point and live INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!!I loved this musical. I seen it in Cleveland and hands down the best thing I have see in a long time. Sooo this prospective blow me away. Thanks
I JUST BOUGHT TICKETS I CANT WAIT AHHHHHHH
EDIT: It was PHEMONENAL!! Everyone (including me) was sobbing during wait for me. And when the walls open? holy shit It was so powerful. I saw the West end cast with Grace and Donàl :)
if i don't get the chance to see this live i'll bawl my eyes out
하데스타운 하도 찾아봤더니 뉴욕까지 와버려따 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
A friend of mine introduced me to this and it is amazing. I absolutely love this!
Went to watch it last night and still goosebumps
Noice
Amazing stage design!
I'm sorry but that growling la la la took me out of it 🤣
Im guessing this is the London production or preview of broadway run. The final orpheus look he’s still in his worker clothes without the jacket.
Andre De Shields is a damn legend folks
Yeah hes awesome if you ever meet him in person hes what you expect and so much more
Thanks for this, it's a new point of view for those who can't be there to see it!
I love this song ughh
I really wish I could see this musical. It’s seems so amazing. This is why I do theater.
I went in to the show not knowing most of the music, and as we got toward intermission, I was thinking Orpheus seemed like a useless dingleberry. Then we got to this song and ohhhhh, now I get it.
Just found this clip so i could capture even a glance of what it looks like
Same comment as everyone. See this live. Nosebleed. Go cheap as possible. The show accommodates so it doesn't matter.
i’m seeing this on march and i fear nothing will prevent me from leaving the theatre a complete and total wreck
Twas awsome!!! Saw a special show for first responders and essential workers on Sept. 1
Reeve is wearing the jean jacket, which I think (but can't prove) was worn during the London run. He doesn't wear it on Broadway.
This is in London.
The fact this isn't the Act One closer shook me when I saw it
do you have a link to the original video (or preferably the entire musical)?
My god, what did I just experience
I can say from experience. When those headlamps turn on right in your eyes, it’s a lil discombobulating
뉴욕가서 영어로 보고 들어도 다 이해될거 같아서 안심이다
기다려라 뉴욕!!! Wait for me!!!
who else cried lol
it was playing near me (about an hour's drive) but *balcony* tickets were like $180 USD ;~;
I hate living in the middle of nowhere. I don't get to see Broadway shows often. They're so cool.
i saw the tour,broadway and the tour again. I swear the broadway ruined it for me because the stage being bigger and darker made this scene something else. Still would recommend the tour though.
This might be an unpopular opinion but I think the instrumentation to signal the end of the song is a little awkward, no? It's an INCREDIBLE scene, 100%, and that's my only issue, but I wonder did they alter that eventually? I feel like this is the first time I've noticed that kind of unclear full stop.
This is in London. They changed a lot of details on Broadway. Now the song ends as is in the cast recording. And in musicals there's a lot of cases were songs end without warning like this one.
@@toolate4348 Good to know, I genuinely wasn’t sure! Most of the time when a song has a sudden conclusion, there’s still more of a distinct sense of the song being purposely unfinished. The cadence here for some reason came across as incomplete to me. Thanks for your info!
@@Baratsuki on Broadway Orpheus rides the elevator down into the stage during that final instrumental (the one on the album). It’s a great moment
와 앞에서 봐도 장관인데
Why did it just stop abruptly before the piano part? Isn’t orpheus supposed to be running around dodging the lamps for a bit at the end?
This is the London run, pre-Broadway. notice Orpheus has a completely different costume. I suggest Wait in the Wings’ video about the history of Hadestown to learn more.
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TikTok brought me here 🎉
is this broadway?
Che che
London.
@@toolate4348 oop im wrong lol though it was🤣
This is New York
I wish I was able to see this live🥲🥲🥲
I can't put into words how overwhelming this sequence is to experience live.
I was lucky enough to see it at the Walter Kerr a few days ago from the third row. This scene, it made me burst into tears, and I wasn’t even expecting it. I’ve lost count at the number of shows I’ve seen on Broadway, and this sequence is right up there with the best of them. So powerful.
Agreed! Saw it today and almost cried. Full body chills!
I started sobbing when the stage changed. And it’s not even a drastic change??? It just expands and some light shines through. But between the music and the lighting and the smoke and the way it all moved together- it felt like pure magic and i was just so overwhelmed by the beauty
Reeve Carney sings “Wait” like he’s not even trying. That’s like my most limit breaking note.
thats how i feel about eurydice singing the end on wait for me II. i'm a contralto & i dont have money for vocal training so i can only dream of hitting those notes lmao. my range is actually very similar to orpheus's
I watched Hadestown with my sister live this past weekend without ever listening to the soundtrack, nothing. This song and the end were the only times I cried but this song for me was so powerful. By far the best song performance in the show
Agreed !! My favorite song in the show without a doubt. It’s so thrilling & full of yearning. Brought ne to tears all 3 xs I was fortunate to see it on Broadway. Seeing the Tour in early 2023.
It’s like movie. This must be amazing to watch live. Love theater
It was the best musical I’d ever seen live. I’m so blessed to have gone and seen the original Broadway cast before COVID shut everything down. If it ever comes to you, it’s worth every penny to see
@@michaelboone5113 jealous, I hope they will do tour when things are normal.
It's coming to sergerstorm and I'm hyped. Apparently starts at 20 dollars
I went with my school in February before the shut down and was only a few rows back it was the most incredible thing I’ve ever seen the videos will never do it justice
I did see it live. Amazing. THIS WAS MY FAVORITE SONG
I saw this on Broadway a few days ago with 2 of my friends. I was not that taken with the show. Then this number started and it all clicked for me/ I understood why Hadestown won so many awards. This song and staging is amazing. No words can explain it. I cry every time i hear it
Completely agree. I saw Hadestown on Broadway this afternoon and for a while I decided it was good but not phenomenal. Then this song started. It was one of those rare moments when I knew I would miss a moment as it was still happening. As soon as the song ended I wished I could experience it all over again. I watched this video and every other version on youtube trying to experience it again, but these videos are nothing compared to it live. I’ve already considered getting tickets for another show of it just so I can experience it again
@@daniellegershman9165 I literally did that last December; in large parts because of this song - I had seen it on a Wednesday with a friend, and we had good seats. I was blown away by the staging etc of this song.
As my flight out of NYC was only Friday evening, and my friend already had to leave around 2, I was checking out the Friday matinee show *that evening* - as soon as I saw that there was a solitary seat left in the front row, I immediately hit BUY...
ONE OF THE LAMPS WENT RIGHT OVER MY HEAD
...also, I got a drink during intermission, and during the intro to "Our Lady of the Underground", Persephone (Betty Who) got me stand up and clinked her flask against my cup, so that was fun
As someone who just watched this live for the first time, this really does no justice to it. Wow.
if this show closes bc of covid I won't make it
Thank God they survived.
the "nawwww i aint suppose to say" got me laughing the voice was so good
I love Reeve Carney so much y'all don't even understand
Also thank god they changed Orpheus' personality from the London one. Denim jacket Orpheus just isn't for me
i have class in ten minutes and now i’m crying
Oh my god, I won a lottery and got a center orchestra seat third row from the front and let me tell you to experience this part so close is AMAZING, the lights literally swing above that part of the audience, and you become lightly shrouded in the mist, and then all of the sudden Orpheus rises above the mist and above YOU, and the whole stage expands to the peripherals and you realize halfway that your viewing angle has basically doubled and you have this expansive and beautiful stage in front of you with these swinging lamps and phenomenal singing and incredible movement of the actors as well as the stage. It's just an overwhelmingly magnificent piece to experience so up close that you literally feel like you're venturing into the underworld along with Orpheus.
This was the last show we saw before the shut down and the first show we saw when Broadway opened back up. We saw it last weekend and it was just as enjoyable as the first time. They actually made a few changes in the show.
They made changes between the shutdown and re-opening?
Just saw this on Broadway last week. It's astounding and inspiring to see this scene live. I paid $300 for 2 tickets in orchestra and the show was worth EVERY penny. The lamps actually flew above us and it really puts you in the scene.
YES. Those lamps are the scariest and coolest thing when they swing above you like that
I have been fortunate to have seen Hadestown three times on Broadway. THIS is my absolute favorite part of the show ! Great Job, Everyone ! And Reeve ! I hope to see him perform this at least once more on Broadway !! The BEST Orpheus, without a doubt ! I cannot WAIT to finalllllly see the Broadway Tour in a couple days !!
와,, 진짜 조명 미쳤다 너무 좋아
Honestly the most surreal thing to see live. It felt like my heart was going to reach out of my chest, that I’d exhale my soul out. It was. So so so so good
I love how you dont even notice the stage changing with all the misdirection.
oh live you absolutely notice it and its incredible
im pretty sure everyone in that theatre gasped, even if they did know about it
You do
You do.
I know I’m a year late, but when I saw this live, my friend audibly gasped and started shaking my arm and was like “THE STAGE IS MOVING! ITS MOVING!” you definitely notice it and it is amazing.
I'm curious what the lights represent, as in the swinging lights.
Anaïs Mitchell conceived the original concept for the show while driving home from visiting her long distance partner. As she traversed the highway in the dead of night, the chorus of Wait for Me popped into her head as the highway lights passed by atmospherically and she thought of her lover. When she initially pitched the show after writing a few songs, she told the story to her choreographer friend and the lanterns were implemented to give the same visual punch as highway lights.
I saw this phenomenal musical 6 times on Broadway Once you see this entire scene it’s going to blow you away. Overall this is a Phenomenal musical to see on Broadway.
Absolutely cried experiencing this lighting live. The audience member in me loves this and the stage manager in me hates this.
Saw this on Broadway this weekend with Jordan Fisher. Like many others, I was absolutely SOBBING during this sequence. Quite possibly the best moment of theatre I've ever experienced. It was overwhelming in such the best way possible.
Saw this live a few weeks ago, that background split honestly was so impacting
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i went to see this show at the Kennedy Center blindly. i had no idea what it was about, all i knew was that i liked Greek mythology. i like seeing things more than once so i can focus on different things, and i would definitely go see this again when it comes back near me. this is one of my favorite songs in the whole show, and the lamp show gave me some anxiety because i was worried they’d hit each other😂
I have seen this show three times and I still get chills watching this number live.
This song just hit different. The show was amazing! I could feel myself leaning toward the stage during this song and I got actual goosebumps. It was so amazing
the things id give to see this in theathre