Saw Hadestown and Funny Girl Yesterday

Yesterday I saw Hadestown for the 3rd time and Funny Girl. I was bummed at Lillias White’s absence and wishing her a speedy recovery. It was great to see Patrick Page as Hades one last time. Sayo Oni filled in for Reeve Carney and honestly I liked him more than Reeve. Malcolm Armwood debuted as Hermes and while I was happy for him, having seen Andre deShields as Hermes twice, there was a huge difference in the quality of the way that role was played. Obviously very few can touch Andre’s talent but it still left me disappointed.

For Funny Girl, it was obvious a good chunk of the crowd was there for Lea. She got huge applause when she came out, applause in the middle of a few songs, she killed it. She’s so good in that role. I went in expecting her to be great but I had no idea how many other talented cast members there are. Jared Grimes playing Eddie Ryan was spectacular. Ramon Karimloo as Nick Arnstein was also amazing. I was so impressed with the cast, as was everyone else in the completely packed theater.