Reeve Carney, André De Shields, Amber Gray, Eva Noblezada, Patrick Page and More Celebrate HADESTOWN Opening Night at National Theatre
Hadestown Opening night curtain. Photo by Lia Chang
On Tuesday night, HADESTOWN opened in the Olivier Theatre at the National Theatre in London.
André De Shields and Company. Photo by Lia Chang
The production stars Reeve Carney (Orpheus), André De Shields (Hermes), Amber Gray (Persephone), Eva Noblezada (Eurydice) and Patrick Page (Hades). The cast also features Sharif Afifi (Worker), Rosie Fletcher (Lachesis), Beth Hinton-Lever (Worker), Carly Mercedes Dyer (Atropos), Seyi Omooba (Worker), Gloria Onitiri (Clotho), Aiesha Pease (Worker), Joseph Prouse (Worker), Jordan Shaw (Worker) and Shaq Taylor (Worker).
The Fates: Carly Mercedes Dyer, Gloria Onitiri, Rosie Fletcher. Photo by Lia ChangPatrick Page, Amber Gray, Eva Noblezada and Reeve Carney. Photo by Lia ChangPatrick Page, Amber Gray, Eva Noblezada and Reeve Carney. Photo by Lia Chang
Celebrated singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell and director Rachel Chavkin have transformed Mitchell’s acclaimed concept album into a genre-defying new musical that mixes modern American folk music with vintage New Orleans jazz to reimagine a sweeping ancient tale.
Hadestown Opening night curtain. Photo by Lia Chang
Directed by Rachel Chavkin, with set design by Rachel Hauck, costume design by Michael Krass, lighting design by Bradley King, sound design by Nevin Steinberg and Jessica Paz, choreography by David Neumann, musical direction and vocal arrangements by Liam Robinson, orchestrations and arrangements by Michael Chorney and Todd Sickafoose, with Ken Cerniglia as dramaturg.
Musical Director and Vocal Arranger Liam Robinson, André De Shields, Patrick Page, Eva Noblezada, Reeve Carney. Photo by Lia Chang
In the warmth of summertime, songwriter Orpheus and his muse Eurydice are living it up and falling in love. But as winter approaches, reality sets in: these young dreamers can’t survive on songs alone. Tempted by the promise of plenty, Eurydice is lured to the depths of industrial Hadestown. On a quest to save her, Orpheus journeys to the underworld where their trust in each other is put to a final test.
Co-Producer Mara Isaacs, Director Rachel Chavkin, André De Shields, Anais Mitchell and Co-Producer Dale Franzen. Photo by Lia Chang
Produced in association with Mara Isaacs, Dale Franzen, Hunter Arnold and Tom Kirdahy.
Reeve Carney and Eva Noblezada. Photo by Lia Chang
Reeve Carney and Eva Noblezada. Photo by Lia Chang
Reeve Carney and Eva Noblezada. Photo by Lia Chang
HADESTOWN is at the National Theatre until 26 January and tickets start at £15. Click here for tickets.
Patrick Page, Rachel Chavkin and Amber Gray. Photo by Lia ChangReeve Carney, Eva Noblezada and Rachel Quinney, National Theatre’s producer for HADESTOWN. Photo by Lia ChangAndré De Shields, Paige Davis and Patrick Page. Photo by Lia ChangReeve Carney, André De Shields, Patrick Page. Photo by Lia Chang
Rachel Chavkin. Photo by Lia Chang
Lisa Peterson, HADESTOWN Director Rachel Chavkin and Set Designer Rachel Hauck. Photo by Lia Chang
Director Rachel Chavkin and Associate Director Maria Crocker. Photo by Lia Chang
Co-Producer Mara Isaacs and Rachel Quinney, National Theatre’s producer for HADESTOWN. Photo by Lia Chang
Tim Levy, producer for NT America and Director Rachel Chavkin. Photo by Lia Chang
Mara Isaacs and Jeremy Blocker, Managing Director at New York Theatre Workshop. Photo by Lia Chang
Patrick Page and Eva Noblezada. Photo by Lia Chang
Eva Noblezada and Anais Mitchell. Photo by Lia Chang
Anais Mitchell and Reeve Carney. Photo by Lia Chang
Co-Producer Mara Isaacs and Anais Mitchell. Photo by Lia Chang
Liam Robinson and André De Shields. Photo by Lia Chang
André De Shields and Maija Garcia. Photo by Lia Chang
Shaq Taylor, André De Shields, Amber Gray, Jordan Shaw. Photo by Lia Chang
Patrick Page, Mara Isaacs and Reeve Carney. Photo by Lia Chang
Director Rachel Chavkin is flanked by co-producers Mara Isaacs and Dale Franzen. Photo by Lia Chang
Choreographer David Neumann and his wife Erica Sweany. Photo by Lia Chang
Reeve Carney. Photo by Lia Chang
Kay Karns and Mike Karns. Photo by Lia Chang
Costume Designer Michael Krass, Lisa Peterson, Gaylen Hamilton. Photo by Lia Chang
Mara Isaacs and Eva Noblezada. Photo by Lia Chang
André De Shields and Choreographer David Neumann. Photo by Lia Chang
Rosie Fletcher, Gloria Onitiri, André De Shields and Carly Mercedes Dyer. Photo by Lia Chang
Gloria Onitiri, Carly Mercedes Dyer and Rosie Fletcher. Photo by Lia Chang
Shaq Taylor, Amber Gray and Jordan Shaw. Photo by Lia Chang
Carly Mercedes Dyer, Rosie Fletcher and Eva Noblezada. Photo by Lia Chang
Eva Noblezada and Choreographer David Neumann. Photo by Lia Chang
Reeve Carney and his mom, Marti Heil-Carney. Photo by Lia Chang
Eva Noblezada and her mom, Angie Noblezada. Photo by Lia Chang
Beth Hinton-Lever and André De Shields. Photo by Lia Chang
Musical Director and Vocal Arranger Liam Robinson, André De Shields, Patrick Page, Eva Noblezada, Reeve Carney and Co-Producer Mara Isaacs. Photo by Lia Chang
Associate Lighting Director Fridthjofur Thorsteinsson. Photo by Lia Chang
Rachel Chavkin, David Neumann and Anais Mitchell. Photo by Lia Chang
The Ensemble: Jordan Shaw, Aiesha Pease, Beth Hinton-Lever, Shaq Taylor Joseph Prouse, Seyi Omooba, Sharif Afifi. Photo by Lia ChangJordan Shaw, Aiesha Pease, Beth Hinton-Lever, Shaq Taylor, Choreographer David Neumann, Joseph Prouse, Seyi Omooba, Sharif Afifi. Photo by Lia Chang
Lia Chang and Eva Noblezada. Photo by Reeve Carney
Lia Chang is an actor, a multi-media content producer and co-founder of Bev’s Girl Films, making films that foster inclusion and diversity on both sides of the camera. Bev’s Girl Films’ debut short film, Hide and Seek was a top ten film in the Asian American Film Lab’s 2015 72 Hour Shootout Filmmaking Competition, and she received a Best Actress nomination. BGF collaborates with and produces multi-media content for artists, actors, designers, theatrical productions, composers, musicians and corporations. Lia is also an internationally published and exhibited photographer, a multi-platform journalist, and a publicist. Lia has appeared in the filmsWolf, New Jack City, A Kiss Before Dying, King of New York, Big Trouble in Little China, The Last Dragon, Taxman and Hide and Seek. She is profiled in Jade Magazine and Playbill.com.
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