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Why see Hadestown?

Tony winner Hadestown hits the road!

Cleaning up during the 2018/19 awards season, plucky folk opera Hadestown garnered eight Tony Awards (including the coveted Tony for Best Musical), four Drama Desk Awards, six Outer Critics Circle Awards and a Drama League Award. This came as no surprise given the production received much acclaim during both its Off-Broadway and Broadway runs, praised for its soaring imagination, vibrant retelling of a classic story and a sumptuous score that evokes smoky New Orleans jazz and bubbling Americana-tinged folk. Don't miss out when the lauded musical hits the road on this hotly anticipated national tour!

Written by indie singer-songwriter Anais Mitchell and brought to vivid life by experimental theatre director Rachel Chavkin (Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812), the musical began its life as a touring concert and concept album before taking to the stage at the New York Theatre Workshop in 2016. Based on the beloved Greek myth of Orpheus and his supernatural journey into the underworld, Mitchell and Rachel give the story a uniquely modern and American sensibility - their Hades is a fearsome King of The Underworld cum factory fat cat boss that torments lost souls with endless mechanic toil. Orpheus is cast as a struggling musician and the post-apocalyptic, depression-era world he lives in is tormented with wild seasons that smack of climate-change.

What is Hadestown about?

Rollicking tunes like 'Road to Hell', 'Way Down Hadestown' and 'Wait for Me' punctuate the story of Orpheus, narrated by Hermes. The penniless muso and poet resolves to retrieve his love, the beautiful runaway Eurydice, when she is tempted by Hades to enter the underworld in a bid to escape the frost, famine and empty bellies of the winter months brought on by Persephone's annual tenure below. As with the ancient original, tragedy awaits in the wings, offset by exquisite melodies, jaunty rhythms and a brilliant, inventive way of story telling. 

Key Information

Run Time

Two hours and 25 minutes

Dates

Finished Oct 15, 2023

Cast

  • Lana Gordon as Persephone
  • Nathan Lee Graham as Hermes
  • Chibueze Ihuoma as Orpheus
  • Matthew Patrick Quinn as Hades
  • Hannah Whitley as Eurydice
  • Dominque Kempf, Belen Moyano and Nyla Watson as Fate

Further cast

Jordan Bollwerk, Jamal Lee Harris, Courtney Lauster, Eddie Noel Rodriguez, Racquel Wiliams, Ian Coulter-Buford, KC Dela Cruz, J. Antonio Rodriguez, Cecilia Trippiedi and Sean Watkinson

Creative

  • Directed by Rachel Chavkin

Awards

2020 Grammy Awards

Nominations
  • Best Musical Theater Album

2020 Grammy Awards

  • Best Musical Theater Album

2019 Drama Desk Awards

  • Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
  • Outstanding Director of a Musical
  • Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical
  • Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical
Nominations
  • Outstanding Director of a Musical - Rachel Chavkin
  • Outstanding Choreography - David Neumann
  • Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical
  • Outstanding Lighting Design of a Musical
  • Outstanding Costume Design of a Musical
  • Outstanding Set Design for a Musical
  • Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical - Andre De Shields

2019 Drama League Awards

Nominations
  • Distinguished Performance Award - Andre De Shields, Amber Gray
  • Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical

2019 Tony Awards

  • Best Musical
  • Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
  • Best Direction of a Musical - Rachel Chavkin
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical - Andre De Sheilds
  • Best Sound Design of a Musical - Nevin Steinberg and Jessica Paz
  • Best Lighting Design of a Musical - Bradley King
  • Best Scenic Design of a Musical - Rachel Hauck
Nominations
  • Best Musical
  • Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical - Eva Noblezada
  • Best Book of a Musical - Anais Mitchell
  • Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
  • Best Direction of a Musical - Rachel Chavkin
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical - Andre De Sheilds
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical - Patrick Page
  • Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical - Amber Gray
  • Best Choreography - David

Reviews

Customer reviews

43 reviews, average rating: (3.5 Stars)

Chris

SPECTACULAR

Small intimate cast (13?) puts forth a tremendous nights entertainment. You’ll be humming songs and downloading them for weeks afterwards. Truly an incredible score and a cast that Rocks it to perfection ... Read more

Tabithia

Wow, just Wow!

I saw Hadestown with a friend on July 22 in Toronto. The show was amazing and was truly something different then what I have seen on stage before. The musicians on stage and the actors and actresses playing them while acting was a site to see. The stand out of the show was J. Antonio Rodriguez who played the part of Orpheus. His voice, his passion, and his talent was so clear and he left me in awe and covered in goosebumps. Bravo Mr. Rodriguez, I can't wait for your next acting endeavour and hope to be able to see you on stage again. ... Read more

Dr. Jim

Hadestown is innovative and miraculous.

The acoustics of Bass Hall allow North American touring company to sound better than the album recording. Nathan Lee Graham plays Hermes as a dazzling narrator. Antonio Rodriguez plays Orpheus with a voice like pure silver. Matthew Patrick Quinn plays Hades with a bass voice that is so rich to be a little scary. The choreography is as beautiful as a symphony. The libretto depicts current political divisiveness, greed, cruelty, cognitive dissonance and futility worthy of Sysiphus in a setting of New Orleans and the rust belt. It is refined and memorable. The performance brings the audience along through joy, apprehension, desperate grief and hope. ... Read more

News

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Abigail, January 20th, 2021
Costa Mesa is welcoming Broadway back to the Segerstrom Hall in 2021! On the roster will be the eight-time Tony Award-winning Hadestown and brilliantly fun Mean Girls. Check out the full season here!...
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Costa Mesa's New Broadway Season Announced

Costa Mesa's New Broadway Season Announced
Abigail, January 20th, 2021
Costa Mesa is welcoming Broadway back to the Segerstrom Hall in 2021! On the roster will be the eight-time Tony Award-winning Hadestown and brilliantly fun Mean Girls. Check out the full season here!...
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