#Road to Hell

[not-a-fucking-mermaid]

Starting a collection

Road To Hell, Hadestown/Free, Florence + The Machine/Dancing Through Life, Wicked

[littleeliza-lotte]

I need everyone to know that Dónal did the Macarena to Road to Hell on his last night

[0tho]

"The devil cannot make hell look pretty, so he gives us pretty roads to lead us there."

-Unknown

[hope-ur-happy]

idk why but it just randomly occurred to me that my fave category of stories is Musicals Technically Told As A Memory By A Supporting Character Based On The Opening Song (But This Limited POV And Non-Linearity Actually Has No Narrative Significance. It Does Make The Opening A Banger Though). like

mean girls (a cautionary tale) is janis and damien retelling the story of their junior year (to a new class of north shore students, i believe, but i can't remember where i read that so idk if that's real)

hamilton (alexander hamilton) is burr reflecting on his relationship with hamilton (not to a specific audience afaik, but it's obviously a post-musical perspective)

wicked (no one mourns the wicked) is glinda either telling elphaba's story to the munchkin crowd, or just having a giant sad flashback

hadestown (road to hell) is hermes singing orpheus' story (again and again and again, given the whole "it's an old song and we're gonna sing it again" sitch)

there's something so so so special about "see someone's gotta tell the tale, whether or not it turns out well" and "this is a cautionary tale" and "me? i'm the damn fool that shot him" and "goodness knows the wicked die alone" you know???

[howlingday]

Old Man Shopkeep: Donuts! Get your donuts here!

Yang: Did you see the killer? Did you?!

Old Man Shopkeep: Killer? What killer? Why? Ah... He killed someone, so that's why you're calling him a killer, right?

Yang: What are you; the village idiot?

Old Man Shopkeep: No. Why do you ask?

Yang: Yes, a killer! What, do I gotta demonstrate?

Old Man Shopkeep: Ah! You probably mean that guy who was shooting from the rooftop with a rifle, right?

Yang: Right, now why would I mention him?

Old Man Shopkeep: If you say so. Say, how about a donut?

Yang: How much for a donut?

Old Man Shopkeep: Almost for nothing! 5 Lien for 10! You won't regret it! They cure anything and everything!

Yang: Give me a donut. I've got the munchies for some reason.

Old Man Shopkeep: Here you go! Enjoy your snack~!

[yumeinati]

Hey guys!!

You should come join me so we can fawn over Hadestown together <333

[mamaonmymind]

putting a different meaning to the line “we’re gonna sing it again” (i’ve only listened to hadestown on repeat in the last 72 hours)

[babylon-crashing]

Q: Did you find out that Satan was talking to you on the Ouija board?

A: I mean, sure, there are miserable people out there who’ve made it their mission to ensure that life is as horrible as possible for the rest of us … but they don’t use a toy sold by Parker Brothers to get their marching orders.

[failedazaleas]

when inception said "you're waiting for a train, a train that will take you far away. you know where you hope this train will take you, but you don't know for sure. but it doesn't matter." and hadestown said "he could make you see how the world could be / despite the way that it is / can you see it? / can you hear it? / like a train" and journey said "just a small town girl / living in a lonely world / she took the midnight train / going anywhere"

[siriuslydandy]

How to make someone cry for 2 & 1/2 hours for a myriad of reasons 💀🚂🌷

[synestheticwanderings]

Road to Hell

She was a poet that rivaled Apollo himself. Her voice could bend trees to her will, change the migration patterns of beasts, make water spring forth from rocks. She was a guiding light, a protective spell, a saving grace.

I thought I had more time. I thought she would finish the song and look up from her work and see me, the one who took her under his wing, the one who kept her fed, the one who warned her of the gathering storms. I thought she would be mine.

Lockwood tells the tale of the daughter of a muse and a young boy looking for something to eat.

🖤 playlist

[kame-writes]

Very short chapter added, just to introduce Alastors Mother. She will have a bigger chapter dedicated to her in the next instalment, but I wanted to intro her in his this story first

[i-judge-music]

Road to Hell from Hadestown

7/10

the plot is easily followable and just loveable by mythology lovers or anyone who likes jazz (and musical)

thanks to @1-jar-of-stars for introducing this to me

[asteroidtroglodyte]

Once upon a time, many years ago, this little line absolutely knocked me on my ass.