Editing Eugene Onegin (section)

===Musical===
Opening in 2016 for its world premiere, the [[Arts Club Theatre Company]] in Vancouver, Canada, staged a musical version called ''Onegin'' by Amiel Gladstone and [[Veda Hille]]. Rather than being based solely on Pushkin's verse narrative, the musical takes equal inspiration from Tchaikovsky's opera,<ref name="National Post">{{Cite news|url=https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/theatre/from-russia-with-love-for-canadian-musical-onegin-the-story-and-the-characters-never-come-to-life|title='From Russia with love': For Canadian musical Onegin, the story and the characters never come to life|date=2017-05-30|work=National Post|access-date=2018-09-22|language=en-US}}</ref> subtly incorporating musical motifs from the opera and even using its structure as a template.<ref name="Vancouver Sun">{{Cite news|url=https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/movie-guide/russian+classic+eugene+onegin+gets+musical+update/11788934/story.html|title=Russian classic Eugene Onegin gets musical update|date=2016-03-21|work=Vancouver Sun|access-date=2018-09-22|language=en-ca}}</ref> In fact, it was Gladstone's time as assistant director for [[Vancouver Opera]]’s last production of Tchaikovsky’s ''Eugene Onegin'' that opened his eyes to the story’s potential for musical adaptation.<ref name="Vancouver Sun"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/monday-may-15-cheech-marin-gabourey-sidibe-and-more-1.4109885/onegin-opera-ballet-play-and-now-an-exciting-new-rock-musical-1.4109892|title=Onegin: opera, ballet, play and now an exciting new rock musical {{!}} CBC Radio|work=CBC|access-date=2018-09-22|language=en-US}}</ref>

However, the overall musical style of Gladstone and Hille’s ''Onegin'' is distinctly non-operatic, being instead "an indie-rock musical with a modern flair"<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/local-arts/singer-songwriter-veda-hille-helps-push-eugene-onegin-into-indie-rock-territory|title=Singer-songwriter Veda Hille helps push Eugene Onegin into indie-rock territory|date=2017-09-09|work=Ottawa Citizen|access-date=2018-09-22|language=en-US}}</ref> that carries over into the costumes and the interactive staging,<ref name="Toronto Star">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2017/05/19/onegin-hits-musical-highs-but-love-stories-feel-off-review.html|title=Onegin hits musical highs but love stories feel off: review {{!}} The Star|date=2017-05-19|work=Toronto Star|access-date=2018-09-22|language=en}}</ref> as well as the ironic and self-referential humour and the titular character's "bored hipster persona".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/theatre/theatre-review-onegin-melds-pushkins-big-romantic-melodrama-with-indie-rock-intimacy|title=Theatre review: Onegin melds Pushkin's big romantic melodrama with indie rock intimacy|date=2016-03-24|work=Vancouver Sun|access-date=2018-09-22|language=en-US}}</ref>

After opening to general acclaim in 2016, ''Onegin'' took home a historic 10 [[Jessie Richardson Theatre Award|Jessie Awards]], winning all but one award in its category, including the awards for outstanding production, direction (Gladstone), original composition (Gladstone and Hille), lead actor ([[Alessandro Juliani]] as Onegin), lead actress (Meg Roe as Tatyana), and supporting actor ([[Josh Epstein]] as Lensky).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/onegin-makes-history-nearly-sweeps-the-jessie-awards/article30630962/|title=Onegin makes history, nearly sweeps the Jessie Awards|date=2016-06-28|work=The Globe and Mail|access-date=2018-09-22}}</ref>

Since then, throughout new productions and casting changes, ''Onegin'' has garnered generally favourable reviews; for example, Louis B. Hobson of ''The Calgary Herald'' writes, "''Onegin'' is not just good, but totally enthralling and deserves all the hype and all the awards it received in Vancouver back in 2016 when it premiered and again in 2017 during its return visit".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/theatre/russian-classic-onegin-deserving-of-all-the-accolades|title=Russian classic Onegin deserving of all the accolades|date=2018-01-07|work=Calgary Herald|access-date=2018-09-22|language=en-US}}</ref> Nevertheless, others have criticized the show for artificiality of characterization and "inconsistent dramaturgy",<ref name="Toronto Star"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/theatre-reviews/review-onegins-moving-score-struggles-with-high-expectations-in-toronto/article35053066/|title=Review: Onegin has a great score – but struggles to live up to high expectations|date=2017-05-18|work=The Globe and Mail|access-date=2018-09-22}}</ref> claiming that ''Onegin'' fails to "come to life".<ref name="National Post"/>

Furthermore, several critics have pointed out similarities to the smash hit [[Hamilton (musical)|''Hamilton'']] and especially to ''[[Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812]]'', a sung-through musical likewise inspired by a classic of Russian literature (in this case, a sliver of [[Leo Tolstoy]]’s ''[[War and Peace]]''), usually to ''Onegin''’s disadvantage.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://nowtoronto.com/stage/musicals/indie-rock-onegin-touches-the-heart/|title=Indie rock Onegin touches the heart|date=2017-05-23|work=NOW Magazine|access-date=2018-09-22|language=en-us}}</ref>