Hadestown 2016

Ages: 13+
Opened: May 23, 2016
Closing: July 31, 2016

Hadestown - 2016 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More

New York Theatre Workshop
79 East 4th Street New York, NY 10003

With Hadestown, celebrated singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell and inventive two-time Obie award-winning director Rachel Chavkin (Three Pianos; Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812) transform Mitchell's "phenomenal concept album" (Rolling Stone) into a bold new work for the stage. This folk opera follows Orpheus' mythical quest to overcome Hades and regain the favor of his one true love, Eurydice. Together we travel from wide open plains where love and music are not enough nourishment to survive the winter, down to Hadestown, an industrialized world of mindless labor and full stomachs. Inspired by traditions of classic American folk music and vintage New Orleans jazz, Mitchell's beguiling melodies and poetic imagination pit nature against industry, faith against doubt, and love against death.

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Hadestown has had 6 productions including Off-Broadway which opened in 2016, Canada which opened in 2017, West End which opened in 2018, Broadway which opened in 2019, US Tour which opened in 2021 and West End which opened in 2024.
Hadestown has been nominated for several prestigious awards, including Best New Musical, Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical (Drama Desk Awards), Outstanding Musical (Drama Desk Awards), Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical (Drama League Awards), Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards), Outstanding Choreographer (The Lortels) for David Neumann, Outstanding Scenic Design (The Lortels) for Rachel Hauck, and Outstanding Sound Design (The Lortels) for Robert Kaplowitz.

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