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 penning the original scores and scripts in 2010, she turned to acclaimed stage director Rachel Chavkin for assistance in 2012. Together, the duo perfected the play for public, off-Broadway showings that began in 2016. Hadestown would graduate from its modest beginnings to a sought-after spot on Broadway and other beloved stages in London and Canada, making it a global success.

Welcome to 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 autonomy. Meanwhile, Orpheus and Eurydice take pleasure in a passionate courtship above ground, despite the trials of winter’s famine.

Once Hades forces his wife Persephone to return to Hadestown, an early winter intensifies above-ground longings. Eurydice, affected by dissatisfaction and influenced by the alluring suggestions of the Fates, longs for the safety Hadestown promises. She eventually makes her way to the underground industrial complex and sells her birthright in exchange for stability.

Her contract snares her, and it’s up to Orpheus to rescue his bride-to-be. But an unswaying Hades, pressured by his dissatisfied 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 for eternity?

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 lofty achievements and full-house audiences demonstrate the play’s connection with a modern 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 steep you with sparkling decorations, professional 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 $93 for this particular Saturday showing.