Hadestown at Walter Kerr Theatre

Run Time: 2h 30m

Over 20 original songs

Hadestown is Anaïs Mitchell’s modern mythology adaptation of Orpheus and Eurydice’s love story. After drawing up the original scores and scripts in 2010, she turned to decorated stage director Rachel Chavkin for assistance in 2012. Together, the pair fine-tuned the play for public, off-Broadway showings that began in 2016. Hadestown would progress from its modest beginnings to a sought-after spot on Broadway and other beloved stages in London and Canada, making it a world-wide success.

Join us in the Underworld, where Hades runs a fruitful yet rigid factory called Hadestown. The exhausted workers perform their unceasing duties daily in hopes they’ll eventually earn their autonomy. Meanwhile, Orpheus and Eurydice enjoy a blossoming romance above ground, despite the challenges of winter’s famine.

Once Hades forces his wife Persephone to return to Hadestown, an early winter intensifies above-ground hungers. Eurydice, affected by dissatisfaction and influenced by the tempting song of the Fates, obsesses over the security Hadestown promises. She eventually travels to the underground industrial complex and sells her birthright in exchange for survival.

Her contract snares her, and it’s up to Orpheus to rescue his bride-to-be. But an resentful Hades, pressured by his discontented workforce, stands firm in the contractual agreement. Can Orpheus free his one true love with Persephone’s help? Or will Hades compel Eurydice to do his bidding forever?

In 2019, the musical earned 14 nominations and eight awards at the 73rd Tony Awards. Hadestown would also claim a 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater. Its glittering achievements and sold-out audiences demonstrate the play’s resonance with a modern era while combining classical elements from the past.

The Tony-winning Broadway show features two acts with more than 20 original songs performed by a winsome cast. Walter Kerr Theatre will ensure your comfort throughout the two-and-a-half-hour performance with an intermission midway through the show, comfortable seating, and refreshments available for purchase. The venue’s physical surroundings will also steep you with eye-catching decorations, professional staff members, and seating that allows a clear stage view.

Are you ready for a Broadway show you’ll always remember? Tickets start at $99 for this particular Friday showing.