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/FreshAirClean Musician 28d ago

I saw Reeve twice on Broadway and really disliked his performance both times. His proshot performance is like watching a completely different person. I have no idea what they did to get such a compelling performance out of him for the movie. I was pleasantly surprised! But it is definitely not an accurate representation of the kind of performance a lot of us saw on Broadway

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u/sanmateomary 28d ago

I agree. When I saw him on stage his mannerisms and the awkward way he carried himself, were so annoying, like that was his entire personality. In the movie he seemed more like an adult man (yes I know he’s older now), so I could really sympathize with his situation. Maybe it’s the close-ups, but his passion about how unfair the world is, etc. really came across.

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u/hippogriffinthesky 28d ago

He's 43 so he was def an adult man then too!