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

I was about to say I looooove this Hermes.

She’s incredible!

She has some amazing pipes

She is amazing

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.

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

It's carribean

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

@@LuanneXuan You are correct Luanne

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

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

It’s those damn muses!!

Oh i just KNOW the turn around hits you hard.

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

@@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!

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.

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

@@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*

She was a phenomenal Eurydice

SOOO MUCH

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

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

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...

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

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

Finally some appreciation for Hades. Couldn’t agree more

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

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

@@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.

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

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!

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

Enjoy!

Also hoping for a tutorial for west end Sunset.

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

Orpheus is Irish

Literally only one person has a British accent lmao

@@Neoyoshgamer No? All the fates, Eurydice and most of the ensemble have British accents. Orpheus is played by someone from Ireland, Hermes is Trinidad, Hades is a yank and Persephone is a brit doing an accent.

I think the issue is, the choreography and staging for this number is reliant on the turntable. Ive seen it live and its so much better in person than translates on television. You don't get the same emotion. I will say though i cannot get enough of this cast. So good!

how so?

When I read that they picked this song for the Olivier Awards, I was surprised. This song really needs the turntable for the last part of the song right after the Fates. The visual of the road starting up under Orpheus’s feet and him starting to walk out of Hell is powerful, and Orpheus’s last chorus just reinforces that. Hermes delivering the last verse while Orpheus is just standing there, instead of while Orpheus is walking away, is also a little awkward. They did the first Wait for Me for the Tony Awards, but without the visual of the walls, it loses something there as well. I think Way Down Hadestown would have been a better pick but I love the West End Hermes so I’m glad they went with this. The cast still did a great job, though! This show absolutely needs to be experienced in a theater, the set design adds a lot to show. I’ve seen it three times now but I might go back for a fourth with the current cast in NY.

But his acting here is...

I think this version is good to showcase the main cast and some of the choreography. Wait for Me is a very Orpheus centric song, the Tony performance sort of worked around this to showcase the rest of the cast but it's still very much just Orpheus (and you don't get the cool lamps). Way Down Hadestown is a great choice actually to showcase the whole cast but I wonder if they don't do it because it's more dance heavy and almost 5 minutes and Eurydice doesn't sing in it? Edit: to add, I think the song/performance doesn't necessarily from the lack of a turntable unless you've seen it with the turntable. Like, it only falls a little if you've seen it because of just how well it works, so expectations are working against you

@@kl-1447I imagine if they performed Way Down Hadestown they would cut out the dance break completely and maybe one verse from either Hermes or Persephone

@@kl-1447 Agreed -- this one you get Eurydice. Also: I think this is the part of the story that the largest proportion of an audience knows. Orpheus and Eurydice: oh right, the guy who went to Hades for his wife and turned around. So I think it's probably to pick the part that shows off the cast the best without needing any special staging AND that viewers will understand.

? I think they fit quite well

They created your language, to be fair. Love all the accent of the World

the accents gave a new dimension to Hermes that i really love

"Don't ask where brother dont ask when", to me always implied not to think too much about the setting

Why not? She is phenomenal and a massive powerhouse.

There's a female one on broadway now. They are the storyteller, their gender isn't relevant.

@@dignature123 *was one on broadway

Because she’s clearly the best possible casting

Hermes has been played by a woman before but ok