- 2021-09-14 - 2021-09-25
- Walter Kerr Theatre
Hadestown
The Tony-winning musical that follows the mythical quest of Orpheus.
Story
Welcome to Hadestown, where a song can change your fate. This acclaimed new musical by celebrated singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell and innovative director Rachel Chavkin (Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812) is a love story for today… and always.
Hadestown intertwines two mythic tales—that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone—as it invites you on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back. Mitchell’s beguiling melodies and Chavkin’s poetic imagination pit industry against nature, doubt against faith, and fear against love. Performed by a vibrant ensemble of actors, dancers and singers, Hadestown is a haunting and hopeful theatrical experience that grabs you and never lets go.
Duration
2 hours and 30 minutes, including one intermission.
Audience
Recommended for ages 8 and up. Children under the age of 4 are not permitted.
Content Advisory
This production contains strobe-like effects throughout.
Late Seating
Latecomers are seated at the discretion of management.
And finally today, we head back to Broadway. Two musicals recently returned to the center of America's theatrical universe after a year and a half of theaters being closed. One of them was the Tony Award-winning show "Hadestown." Reporter Jeff Lunden followed its return from the very first rehearsal back to opening night.
"Utterly fabulous. Rachel Chavkin is fearlessly innovative. Her wildly inventive production arrives on Broadway with a furnace-like blast of creativity."
Review by David Rooney from The Hollywood Reporter
"Sumptuous. Gorgeous. As good as it gets. You wish you could live in the glowy moment forever."
Review by Jesse Green from The New York Times
Story
Welcome to Hadestown, where a song can change your fate. This acclaimed new musical by celebrated singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell and innovative director Rachel Chavkin (Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812) is a love story for today… and always.
Hadestown intertwines two mythic tales—that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone—as it invites you on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back. Mitchell’s beguiling melodies and Chavkin’s poetic imagination pit industry against nature, doubt against faith, and fear against love. Performed by a vibrant ensemble of actors, dancers and singers, Hadestown is a haunting and hopeful theatrical experience that grabs you and never lets go.
Duration
2 hours and 30 minutes, including one intermission.
Audience
Recommended for ages 8 and up. Children under the age of 4 are not permitted.
Content Advisory
This production contains strobe-like effects throughout.
Late Seating
Latecomers are seated at the discretion of management.
And finally today, we head back to Broadway. Two musicals recently returned to the center of America's theatrical universe after a year and a half of theaters being closed. One of them was the Tony Award-winning show "Hadestown." Reporter Jeff Lunden followed its return from the very first rehearsal back to opening night.
"Utterly fabulous. Rachel Chavkin is fearlessly innovative. Her wildly inventive production arrives on Broadway with a furnace-like blast of creativity."
Review by David Rooney from The Hollywood Reporter
"Sumptuous. Gorgeous. As good as it gets. You wish you could live in the glowy moment forever."
Review by Jesse Green from The New York Times