#doubt comes in

[workingonasongbird]

Doubt Comes In being the first time Hermes leaves the stage really proves how alone Orpheus was in that song.

[lilsciencequeen]

Doubt Comes In but Orpheus uses an iPod touch like that one scene in Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (2010) to see Eurydice

[asoftepiloguemylove]

in the crooks of your body, i find my religion

Charles Bukowski Raw With Love / unknown / @ruhlare / unknown / Anaïs Mitchell from Hadestown; Doubt Comes In / @violentfemmme / Florence + the Machine I'm Not Calling You a Liar

[singerorpheus]

Hadestown - West End - 26/05/2024 Dónal Finn (Orpheus), Madeline Charlemagne (u/s Eurydice), Allie Daniel (Fate), Bella Brown (Fate), Beth Hinton-Lever (u/s Fate), Lauren Azania (Worker), Tiago Dhondt Bamberger (Worker), Lucinda Buckley (Worker Swing), Waylon Jacobs (Worker), Christopher Short (Worker) Do not share outside of Tumblr.

The instrumental at the start is cut off (tumblr limit, sorry!), but Orpheus was literally right in front of my face having a break down so I have to tell you for posterity. When this starts, he kisses his necklace (I'm once again asking what his damn necklace is), staggering and desperately hitting his chest to the sound of the keys, so grievously hurt. You can hear him shushing the Fates before they sing their first 'Where is she now?' here! The stage is so so dark, it really looks like Orpheus is alone here, until Eurydice starts singing with that big bright light, but he keeps on panicking. Madeline does a magical, heartbreaking thing here singing 'Orpheus' before she goes.

[ethan-elliott]

I KNEW IT WAS COMING, I KNEW IT’S A TRAGEDY, I KNEW IT THE SECOND I HEARD THE MUSIC CHANGE BUT NO!! NO WHY DID YOU TURN AROUND??!!

[winteraurora]

Hadestown and Newsies are very interesting revolutionary musicals. Unlike Hamilton or Le mis they are not explicit in their anti-capitalist and anti-government statements. They are subtle. 'Build the wall' and 'bottom line' hold the same meaning in their stories of the capitalist ruler discussing why they do what they do.

Though in 'the bottom line' Pulitzer is more blatant with his cutting of the newsies fees and how this is all for profit, 'build the wall' is more subtle with the explanation of why hades does what he does, as a way to control his citizens, he obviously is useing this explanation as a way to control them. 'We build the wall to keep us free, and the wall keeps out the enemy and the enemy is poverty and our work is never done.'

Both stories also use this familiar tone with the characters. Hades calls his workers 'my children' and Pulitzer says 'I couldn't have given them a better education if they were my own children'

Both stores have good revolution songs with hades town it's 'if its true" "nothing changes" "how long?" And of course "chant (reprise)"

While newsies has "the world will know" and "once and for all"

The fundamental difference between these two musicals is that Orpheus fought back for love, he did all of this for Eurydice for his wife, he went literally to hell and back, he fought through song and through appealing to Hades love for Prosephone.

While Jack fought for freedom through aggression...yes but ultimately he fought to go to Santa Fe which to his is freedom.

And the biggest difference between these two musicals two is the ending. Hadestown is a retelling of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice he will look back we know this. This freedom of leaving hades town comes with a sting attached, with a stipulation of 'is he tricking me? Would he really let me leave?' While Newsies ends with Jack finding his freedom in New York and child labor laws being implemented. (Like in real history)

Sorry I'm not the best at media analysis especially with musicals since to me a lot of it feels like text and not subtext,

[room-temperature-orange-juice]

Hadestown WIP, doubt comes in

The first time anyone speaks is at frame 340. Pray for me.

[nageethimself]

Me not drawing jojo fanart real

[classicfrunchmisrableice]

Doubt

[stagedoor-sobber]

feeling ill trying to write the doubt comes in scene

[timetojointheclub]

The One Big Thing I love about Hadestown

Is Doubt Comes In, this song is the absolute best to experience live in an audience. You can feel the yearning in the audience, you can feel the audience members at the edge of their seats, thinking, "He's so close he'll make it."

It's the tentative hope that is everyone's downfall when watching this show. They tell you at the start that it's a tragedy, but even still when this song plays, when you watch Hades give his trial, hope sparks in your chest.

When you watch Orpheus start to walk and Eurydice right behind him, there's hope in the audience. You pray that he'll make it, he won't turn around, he'll make it out.

Then you see his doubt, then your heart starts to sink.

And the absolute best part of this in an audience, is the drop in the music, Eurydice's gasp, the stinging violin in the background, you can feel everyone around you still, their mouths dropped open at the suddenness, you could hear a pin drop in the theater.

I even heard a girl in the front row of me say under her breath, "No, no, no way."

The collective shock even when you have listened or seen the play, it still makes my heart drop in some capacity.

I love Hadestown :D

[donorkal]

I wish they didnt change the original cast "doubt comes in" lyrics, I would have loved to hear both west end and bway fates sing the original lyrics, smh..

Not to mention how much I now Donal would have absolutely perfected "Doubt comes in / And all falls silent / It's as though you arent there" and "Doubt comes in / And my heart falters / And forgets the songs it sung" AND the "Where are you / Where are you now" we didnt even get doubt comes in on the west end soundtrack what am I trying to manifest

(obviously Reeve would have done a great job, I just prefer Donal's orpheus)

also I just prefer these 2 verses on the original

Original Cast of Hadestown - "Orpheus, you're shivering / Is it cold or fear? / Just keep singing / The coldest night of the coldest year / Comes right before the spring."

"Orpheus, hold on / Hold on tight / It wont be long / The darkest hour of the darkest night / Comes right before the dawn."

compared to

Original Broadway cast of Hadestown - "Orpheus, are ya listening? / I am right here / And I will be to the end / And the coldest night of the coldest year / Comes right before the spring"

"Orpheus, you are not alone / I am right behind you / And I have been all along / The darkest hour of the darkest night / Comes right before-"

I dont mind the last eurydice verse of the Broadway version, but I feel to me the OG cast lyrics are a lot more meaningful, especially the fates lyrics, which to me sound a lot more menacing e.g., leaves a trace of vinegar and turpentine

turpentine btw can cause headaches, nausea, confusion and rapid pulse; when inhaled can irritate the lungs and in more severe cases cause an excessive build up of fluid in the lungs (pulmonary edema), which is a medical emergency and also severe shortness of breath.

[yumeinati]

Hey guys!!

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

[razzberrydazz]

In a Hadestown-fueled stupor, I threw together this animatic today, of the last segment of the song Doubt Comes In, featuring the Eurydice design from the game Hades cuz I love that game. Hand hurts but it was worth it. Enjoy!

[arrow-jsy]

Ok this isnt going to be put eloquently at all but

Doubt Comes In

Hurts

Through the entire show everytime Orpheus sings his lil la la la la la la there is is glorious echo, this support from the orchestra and the ensemble *but now* Orpheus is alone. Obviously we as the audience knows thats hes not - not really - but we also know the story. We know he turns around we know he thinks hes alone but we feel it with this lack of support weve always been told met with. And then flip the script and now Eurydice has the backing becuase she has the support of the other workers but its so satisfying becuase the whole show Eurydice has been singing solo against the fates but just ahshshshahhshsh its so heartbreaking and

[ethan-elliott]

Wait For Me (reprise) leading right into Doubt Comes In is a HATE CRIME