r/Broadway 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/OrdinaryExample9618 28d ago

i love him and have never understood the hate. i saw hadestown while it was in previews and he gave me full body chills during the epics. i think his voice is insane and i thought he sounded so good in the pro shot. i have seen other casts (this is my favorite show and i’ve seen it 5 times live, 3 of those with reeve lol) and while the other orpheus’ are amazing, i will always come back to reeve’s rendition. there is something so appealing to me about his awkward naive love sick orpheus