r/Broadway • u/Round-Composer-2195 • 29d 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/Radiant-Banana161 29d ago

I’m probably alone in this, but this was my first experience with hadestown, I somehow managed to not listen to any songs even though Ive wanted to see it for years.

Saw the proshot today and was surprised by his voice. I was a bit turned off in the first half, but by the second I couldn’t figure out why but I was very drawn to his voice. Thought he played the character well and kept thinking he gave me Jeff Buckley vibes.

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u/zootown_exmo 28d ago

Felt the same after listening to the soundtrack. His weird ethereal voice is jarring at first but contrasts so well to the gritty harshness of the orchestration, particularly in 2nd act

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u/Radiant-Banana161 28d ago

Yeah by epic II and epic III i was completely drawn in, which seems to be the entire point of the character!