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 drafting 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 graduate from its modest beginnings to a aspirational position on Broadway and other much-loved stages in London and Canada, making it a global success.

Enter the Underworld, where Hades runs a productive but stringent factory called Hadestown. The subterranean workers perform their sisyphean duties daily in hopes they’ll eventually earn their freedom. Meanwhile, Orpheus and Eurydice delight in a blossoming romance above ground, despite the tribulations of winter’s famine.

Once Hades forces his wife Persephone to return to Hadestown, an early winter intensifies above-ground longings. Eurydice, affected by insatiable yearnings and influenced by the alluring suggestions of the Fates, longs for the security Hadestown promises. She eventually finds herself in the underground industrial complex and agrees to work in exchange for guaranteed food.

Her contract entraps her, and it’s up to Orpheus to rescue his bride-to-be. But an embittered Hades, pressured by his disquieted 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 forever?

In 2019, the musical won 14 nominations and eight awards at the 73rd Tony Awards. Hadestown would also claim a 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater. Its dazzling achievements and full-house audiences demonstrate the play’s kinship with a contemporary 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 2h 30m performance with an intermission midway through the show, cushioned seating, and refreshments available for purchase. The venue’s physical surroundings will also steep you with vibrant decorations, courteous staff members, and seating that allows a clear stage view.

Are you ready for a Broadway show you’ll always remember? Tickets start at $88 for this particular Saturday showing.