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 accoladed 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 unassuming origins to a sought-after spot on Broadway and other beloved stages in London and Canada, making it a world-wide sensation.

Welcome to the Underworld, where Hades runs a profitable but harsh factory called Hadestown. The exhausted workers perform their unceasing duties daily in hopes they’ll eventually earn their freedom. 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 escalates above-ground hungers. Eurydice, affected by unmet needs and influenced by the alluring suggestions of the Fates, obsesses over the salvation Hadestown promises. She eventually travels to the underground industrial complex and signs a contract in exchange for survival.

Her contract entraps her, and it’s up to Orpheus to rescue his bride-to-be. But an embittered 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 bind Eurydice to do his bidding for all time?

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 contemporary era while combining classical elements from the past.

The critically-acclaimed 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 immerse you with sparkling decorations, courteous staff members, and seating that allows a clear stage view.

Are you ready for a Broadway show you’ll keep close to your heart? Tickets start at $118 for this particular Tuesday showing.