HADESTOWN
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Walter Kerr Theatre
Opened on Broadway: April 17, 2019 Performances: 181 (as of 9/22/19) Director: Rachel Chavkin Choreographer: David Neumann Book, Music, Lyrics: Anaïs Mitchell Runtime: 2hr. 30min. (1 Intermission) Opening Night/Current Cast: Patrick Pages as Hades Eva Nobelzada as Eurydice Reeve Carney as Orpheus André de Shields as Hermes Amber Gray as Persephone Understudies: For Hades: Timothy Hughes & Oliver Reid For Eurydice: Jessie Shelton & Khaila Wilcoxon For Orpheus: John Krause & Ahmad Simmons For Hermes: Oliver Reed & Ahmad Simmons For Persephone: Afra Hines |
Synopsis:
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.
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.