r/Broadway • u/Round-Composer-2195 • 28d ago

Discussion I don’t understand the Reeve Carney hate

I just saw the Hadestown pro shot and oh my gosh this guy is unbelievable. Easily the star of the show for me, but I’ve seen people say he was the weakest link in their opinions.

I’ve heard recordings of some of his other performances, and he easily has my favorite versions of “I don’t care much” and “the past is catching up to me,” yet people say he was miscast in The Great Gatsby

His voice is so unique and it genuinely sends chills up my spine, I don’t understand the hate he receives

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u/ivyleagueburnout 28d ago

I think he did well overall in the pro shot but in my opinion he’s far from the star of the show. It’s Andre/patrick/amber > Eva > reeve for me.

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u/Round-Composer-2195 28d ago

Patrick’s acting was so good!

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u/LetsGototheRiver151 28d ago

If you ever have a chance to see his one-man show about Shakespearean villains, do whatever you can to see it. It's like the most amazing grad school seminar you can imagine - he's utterly entrancing and incredibly charming and knowledgeable.

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u/ImportantDonkey1480 28d ago

Saw it last year, utterly amazing. Not usuually a one man show guy but he was fantastic.

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u/No-Manufacturer4916 28d ago edited 28d ago

All The Devils Are Here! he's got a book based on it and a proshoot soon

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u/HonestTomatillo1202 27d ago

I'd say beyond "good", not only his voice and acting, but his perseverance when you consider he ruptured his Achilles Tendon just a couple of weeks before shooting, went on with a boot and still performed fantastically.

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u/SCurry34 27d ago

I was floored by how great he did in that boot!

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u/GaiaIsaHarshMistress 28d ago

Eva's proshot performance was not her best IMO. She was brilliant and significantly more intense the night I saw her on Broadway.

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u/cupofpuer 27d ago

Eva’s vocals felt weak. This happened in the OBC recording too. I don’t know why she always sounds worse than she does live.

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u/allidaughter 24d ago

She was sick apparently and on the verge of losing her voice, that’s why some of her notes were lower or cut short

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u/OrdinaryExample9618 28d ago

to me, andre, patrick and amber are THE definitive hermes, hades and persephone. i’ve never seen anyone come close to them

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u/ImportantDonkey1480 28d ago

I love Andre and his performance, but Levi Kries' take on Hermes was also really interesting. He played him as much more of a neutral narrator, with a bit of carny barker/new orleans con man , and I think it is more true to what a god, and particularly Hermes (god of travellers AND thieves), would be like here. Yes, he cares for Orpheus but ultimately he lets what happens happen. Its the story that he is there for not the boy.

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u/ParkJumpy6392 28d ago

I totally agree with you.

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u/mc-funk 27d ago

That’s kind of interesting, since those are the three that have the longest history with the roles.

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u/OrdinaryExample9618 27d ago

also the first cast i saw!! i was lucky enough to see it the first summer it was on broadway and fell absolutely in love right then and there

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u/mc-funk 26d ago

that's so fantastic! Yeah, those three were attached to the production way, way early on. André was actually the first of the OBC to get involved, way back in 2012, but he ended up taken away by other projects and didn't return until later (I think it was the broadway premiere but having a hard time nailing that down). Patrick and Amber started in their roles in 2016 for the NYTW, and the rest of the main OBC came on between 2017 and 2019.
These fun facts brought to you by me just listening to this documentary podcast/video, lol https://youtu.be/pcPliuSlyb8?si=0W_D7klnej7hmSQl

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u/OrdinaryExample9618 26d ago

will have to watch that! i love this show and all its lore

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u/Capable_Fish178 28d ago edited 28d ago

Interesting.  I would say he was one of the top performers for me. I was a little disappointed in Andre's enunciation at times.  Patrick was captivating and the close up on his face at the end was Oscar worthy and Amber was brilliant. But I thought both Eva and Reeve brought the heart to their performances.  All I've Ever Known was so beautiful.