It is that time of year again. Now I will talk about the musicals I saw this year. This year consisted of three musicals——one of which I already fell in love with, and the other two are still fresh. So, what are those three musicals?
Frozen- June
Originally postponed in 2020, I am glad I was able to see Frozen this year. I already fell in love with this musical. I already loved the characters of Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, and Olaf. The only thing that was new to me were the added songs- my main disappointment came from the cut of “True Love”, a heartbreaking song meant for Anna. Before seeing the stage show, I could only guess what was happening during the new songs.
In my production, I am so glad I ended up with Caroline Bowman as Elsa. I also got the Pabbie I wanted- knowing he was a Charlotte native, I knew it would be special getting him. The two girls playing Young Elsa and Young Anna were incredible. This production of Frozen allowed the two sisters to have more bonding time- not just when they were children, but when they were older as well. Due to the new songs, the characters were able to develop further.
https://megsmagicalmusings.wordpress.com/2022/06/24/for-the-first-time-in-forever/
Anastasia- October 11th
Just like Frozen, Anastasia also got postponed in 2020—-so it was interesting how I got to see BOTH of them the same year. I wanted to see this musical due to already loving five of its songs. I was purposely not listening to the others- to be surprised. Anastasia proved to be a beautiful musical. Veronica Stern was an incredible Anya and so was Willem Butler as Dmitry.
https://megsmagicalmusings.wordpress.com/2022/10/12/journey-to-the-past/
Hadestown- November 9th
I have been wanting to this musical since it swept the Tonys in 2019. Not only do I love musicals, but Greek Mythology as well. So Hadestown combines two things I love. Just like Anastasia, I was trying not to listen to many of the songs. I already knew it was sung-through, narrated by Hermes, and actually read the original myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.
Crazy how a minimal set can do so much. The set of Hadestown is basically this Jazz cafe, but is capable of a number of things. After all, part of its scenes are in a railway town and others are in Hadestown. I formed an emotional connection between Orpheus and Eurydice- I wanted their relationship to work despite knowing the truth. The lighting was incredible- particularly in the song, “Wait For Me”. After seeing the musical, I could understand why it swept the Tonys.
https://megsmagicalmusings.wordpress.com/2022/11/10/wait-for-me-hadestown-reivew/
Like this:
Like Loading...