people who hate the og cast, especially Reeve, don't realise that he IS Orpheus. literally Orpheus's costume is based on Reeve's personal style. he created this character the way we know now. i personally think he perfectly embodies this poor, young boy sent on an impossible quest for his love. he's not charming, he's not confident, he's scared and unsure if he'll make it, but my god he does have heart, hope and his lyre. that's Orpheus and that's how Reeve plays him
2026-07-25 18:32:58
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Kailey Flowers :
reeve is not my preferred orpheous. but also…why be so mean abt it? he worked hard asf to get here
2026-07-25 16:32:52
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Rilké 🆘️ :
Reeves plays Orpheus like he IS the first Orpheus in the cycle, innocent and naive. I love how each Orpheus gives a different perspective in their take that feels like a different cycle in the loop.
2026-07-26 12:01:51
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ronan :
everyone’s got their preferences but the way people talk about reeve make it clear that they’re too fragile to handle any deviation from the super traditional broadway sound. he’s very clearly playing orpheus as a folk singer and he does that style really well. musical theater is going to become very boring if audiences keep believing that you can only be a good singer if you’re belting out notes in the same exact tone as every other tenor out there
2026-07-25 14:30:47
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gary :
just finding out people don’t like reeve…
2026-07-25 14:22:33
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kili. :
I think the reason people actually don’t like Reeves is because they wanted Orpheus to be a confident and charismatic character, but the way I see it Orpheus is someone you can’t help but like because they’re genuine, innocent, and believe in the good in people. I kind of like the awkwardness of Reeve’s Orpheus, it makes him seem genuine. As for his voice, I get it’s not for everyone, but to me I think it fits the character
2026-07-25 10:15:24
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Dorky Diva :
Anyone saying that the OG cast gives “nothing” needs to go watch this pro shot and see Eva’s performance of Flowers. She should get some kind of retroactive Tony for her performance in this pro shot, it’s that good.
2026-07-25 14:10:11
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TT :
"My opinion" y'all are just mean unfortunately
2026-07-25 12:59:56
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Kelly F :
it is okay to prefer other actors over reeve for orpheus but some of y’all are rudely vocal ab it…
2026-07-25 16:41:36
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ོ༺|вяє¢куη|༻ོ :
I’m sorry but Reeve doesn’t give enough emotion for it but my opinion
2026-07-25 04:25:39
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ena :) :
Idc I love Reeve as Orpheus, his unique tone adds so much to the show
2026-07-25 19:22:22
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Hopeinthefuture :
do people remember reeve did this role for several years? pre-broadway, Broadway, and then the west end? that's like 6 years of toll doing this role. just because his interpretation is different than more recent ones doesn't mean it's bad. the end is still the same. all the orphesuses still turn around 😭
2026-07-25 13:45:20
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Me, Myself, and I :
I just don't like Orpheus, as a character. I never have--even before the play. (I teach HS ELA.) How do you not notice your love is starving? How do you not hear them screaming for you? How do you not notice they die? He always angers me. Reeve's rendition does most--which means he's one of the best iterations.
2026-07-27 18:37:06
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M :
I feel like those who don’t like Reeves voice would hate the Hadestown concept album. Reeves voice is very Anais coded. His voice is unique and because it is different does not make it bad. The Reeves hate is so forced.
2026-07-25 17:52:07
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Amanda Lynn :
whats better knowing they are married in real life. so in their verison the fates did change
2026-07-26 12:59:38
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Josephs_Cafe :
I can play this song all day and still want to hear it the day after 🥰
2026-07-26 10:57:43
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78 snow :
this is in the movie? immortalized goddamn
2026-07-27 12:31:43
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Neon Sentient :
Oh I think that Reeve did good, but everyone else after him did better
2026-07-26 04:53:46
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ham sammich :
Yall allll wild cause he IS Orpheus like what he has an amazing voice
2026-07-25 16:27:00
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Cottageclown :
And she did it when her voice wasn’t in peak condition too. Everyone was so phenomenal.
2026-07-25 03:49:36
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Cadmium Yellow :
Y’all do remember that this is an adaptation of the original myth right? Meaning it’s the writer’s version of the story. Meaning this version Orpheus can be a young naive boy who reeeaalllyy likes folk music and that’s totally okay. Like whoever you want but you don’t have to be so vile towards the other actors. I personally think this version of Orpheus was young, dumb, and awkward as hell with a big heart and reeves did a great job portraying that
2026-07-25 19:07:50
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Eri :
i feel like 99% of the commenters dog piling on reeve's orpheus learned about hades down maybe a couple months ago tops
2026-07-25 15:06:46
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will :
Hot take a lot of people don't like reeves because he isn't conveniently attractive/ what the average person considered hot.
2026-07-25 23:06:51
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