The Second Life Book Club with Draxtor - E.M. Wright Meets Nicole WilsonI wrote a book! And then was on a virtual book club in the Second Life!
Hadestown "Wait For Me" Tony Awards Performancethe cast of hadestown performs "Road To Hell/Wait For Me" on june 9th at the 73rd annual tony awards
tickets and show info: https://www.hadestown.com
captions added 9/4/2020. sorry it took so long!
I'm a little messed up.
Hadestown: NPR Music Tiny Desk ConcertThis performance was recorded on March 2, 2020. We will continue releasing Tiny Desk videos of shows that had already been taped. In light of current events, NPR is postponing new live tapings of Tiny Desk Concerts. In the meantime, check out Tiny Desk (home) concerts! They’re recorded by the artists in their home. It’s the same spirit — stripped-down sets, an intimate setting — just a different space.
June 1, 2020 | Stephen Thompson -- You can probably guess that we recorded the original Broadway cast of Hadestown before the coronavirus pandemic made live theater (live anything) an untenable risk. The reminders are everywhere — in the way 16 performers bunch up behind the desk, singing formidably in close proximity as a large crowd gathers just off camera — that this took place in the Before-Times. To be specific, on March 2.
We'd actually been trying to put this show together since the spring of 2019, when Hadestown was a freshly Tony-nominated hit musical. We hit several delays along the way due to scheduling issues, only to end up rushing in an attempt to record while playwright Anaïs Mitchell — who wrote both the musical and the 2010 folk opera on which it's based — was eight months pregnant.
Thankfully, we captured something truly glorious — a five-song distillation of a robust and impeccably staged Broadway production. A raucous full-cast tone-setter, "Way Down Hadestown" lets Hermes (André De Shields, in a role that won him a Tony) and Persephone (Kimberly Marable, filling in for Amber Gray) set the scene before a medley of "Come Home With Me" and "Wedding Song" finds Orpheus (Reeve Carney) and Eurydice (Eva Noblezada) meeting and falling in love. "When the Chips Are Down" showcases the three Fates — spirits who often drive the characters' motivations — as played by Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer and Kay Trinidad. And in "Flowers," Eurydice looks back with regret and resignation on her decision to leave Orpheus for the promise of Hadestown.
Finally, the set concludes with "Why We Build the Wall," which quickly became Hadestown's most talked-about number. (Mitchell wrote it a full decade before the 2016 election, but you'd never know it.) Though the song includes the full cast, it's also a show-stopping showcase for the sonorous thunder of Patrick Page, who performs with a gravity befitting the king of the underworld.
SET LIST
"Way Down Hadestown"
"Come Home With Me/Wedding Song"
"When The Chips Are Down"
"Flowers"
"Why We Build The Wall"
MUSICIANS
André De Shields: Hermes; Kimberly Marable: Persephone; Jewelle Blackman: Fate, accordion; Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer: Fate, violin; Kay Trinidad: Fate, percussion; Reeve Carney: Orpheus; Eva Noblezada: Eurydice; Patrick Page: Hades; Anaïs Mitchell: composer, vocals, guitar; Liam Robinson: piano, accordion; Brian Drye: trombone, glockenspiel; Megan Gould: violin; Ilusha Tsinadze: guitar; Ben Perowsky: drums; Malcolm Parson: cello; Chris Tordini: bass
CREDITS
Producers: Stephen Thompson, Josh Rogosin, Morgan Noelle Smith, Kara Frame; Creative director: Bob Boilen; Audio engineers: Josh Rogosin, J. Czys; Videographers: Kara Frame, Morgan Noelle Smith, Melany Rochester, CJ Riculan, Jack Corbett, Shanti Hands; Associate Producer: Bobby Carter; Production Assistant: Shanti Hands; Executive producer: Lauren Onkey; VP, programming: Anya Grundmann; Photo: NPR
Critical Role Opening Theme: It's Thursday NightJoin us for an adventure with Campaign 3’s new opening title and brand new theme song! “It’s Thursday Night (Critical Role Theme)” is available for purchase or streaming below!
Spotify: http://bit.ly/C3ThemeSpotify
YouTube Music: http://bit.ly/C3ThemeYouTubeMusic
iTunes & Apple Music: http://bit.ly/C3ThemeiTunes
Amazon: http://bit.ly/C3ThemeAmazon
Deezer: http://bit.ly/C3ThemeDeezer
Tidal: http://bit.ly/C3ThemeTidal
Along with other music platforms!
Song Credits:
Song Title: “It’s Thursday Night (Critical Role Theme)”
Written by Peter Habib & Sam Riegel
Produced, Mixed, and Mastered by Habib for Headphone Heist
Recorded at Stash Studios
Vocals by: Laura Bailey, Liam O’Brien, Taliesin Jaffe, Ashley Johnson, Matthew Mercer, Marisha Ray, Sam Riegel, Travis Willingham
Video Credits:
Starring: Matthew Mercer, Travis Willingham, Marisha Ray, Laura Bailey, Ashley Johnson, Sam Riegel, Taliesin Jaffe, and Liam O’Brien
Featuring: Robbie Daymond
Director: Steve Failows
Creative Director: Marisha Ray
Head of Production: Vinnie Singh
Producers: Maxwell James and Steve Failows
DP: Michael Schmidt
AC: Shawn Sanders
Cam Op: Michael Schmidt
Cobra High-Speed System by Camera Control
Camera from Pannyhire
Cobra Programmer: Simon Wakley
Cobra Assistant: Sam Goddard
Gaffers: Nick Giomuso, and Kevin Cho
Key Grips: Iah Beardenvrai and Zied Jendoubi
Swings: Joshua Simpson, Ryan Silber, and Kim Youngcheon
Dolly Grip: Bill Boehme
Electrician: Billy Yates
Set design by Flip this Bitch
Wardrobe Stylist: Jenny Newman
Hair & Make-up: Hannah Starke and Netsuki Blackwelder
Set Photographer: Christopher Lockey
Production Coordinator: Jeremiah Rivas
Production Assistants: Matt Booncompar, Jared Deiro, William Greenberg, Dariush Nothaft, and Ian Corrales
Editor: Steve Failows
Post Production Supervisor: Tal Levitas
Assistant Editor: Sarah Leeper
Additional Editing: Will Lamborn
Colorist: Chadwick B. Williams
Compositor: Christian Brown
Rotoscoping by Rotomaker
Critical Role Flaming Logo by Shay Goldberg and Outpost VFX
Special thanks to Bryan Forrest, and Jeff, Joe, Scott, and Sue at FTB
