Jewelle Blackman & Tom Hewitt Extend Runs in HADESTOWN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 22, 2023
Hadestown original Broadway cast member Jewelle Blackman, and Tony Award nominee Tom Hewitt, have extended their runs in the Tony Award-winning Best Musical. Learn how to purchase tickets!
Lillias White Extends Run as Hermes in HADESTOWN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 2, 2023
Tony Award winner Lillias White, who plays Hermes – the first woman to do so – messenger of the gods, has extended her run in the Tony Award-winning Best Musical at the Walter Kerr Theatre.
Chibueze Ihuoma Sets Final Performance In HADESTOWN Tour
by Stephi Wild - March 21, 2023
Chibueze Ihuoma, who launched the North American Tour of Hadestown in the Workers Chorus and took over the role of Orpheus last year, will play his final performance at the Hershey Theatre in Hershey, PA, on Sunday, April 9.
HADESTOWN Teases London Transfer
by Nicole Rosky - March 20, 2023
As Hadestown just marked its 1000th performance on Broadway at the Walter Kerr Theatre, the show might soon have another reason to celebrate. A recent Instagram post reads: 'London. Spring is Coming. Wait For Us.'
Video: Watch HADESTOWN Celebrate 1000th Performance with Curtain Call Song
by Nicole Rosky - March 20, 2023
Hadestown, the Tony® and Grammy Award®-winning Best Musical, celebrated both tomorrow’s first day of Spring and the beloved show recently achieving a milestone 1,000 performances at Broadway’s Walter Kerr Theatre (219 West 48th Street) with a surprise appearance by songwriter Anaïs Mitchell and director Rachel Chavkin. Watch the full video!
Review: HADESTOWN at Kansas City Music Hall
by Alan Portner - January 18, 2023
Blend two ancient Greek myths, add the climate change crisis, a screed on capitalism, fears surrounding immigration, sprinkle in delightful, original folk music, and stir. The unlikely result is the 2019 eight-time Tony-winning folk opus “Hadestown,” an exceptional piece of musical theater.
HADESTOWN Becomes Longest-Running Show at the Walter Kerr Theatre
by Stephi Wild - January 4, 2023
At today’s matinee, Hadestown will play its 918th performance making the musical the longest-running show in the 100-year history of the Walter Kerr Theatre. Hadestown began preview performances at the Kerr on March 22, 2019 and opened April 17, 2019.
VIDEO: Lillias White Hits The Stage For Her HADESTOWN Debut
by Team BWW - September 13, 2022
All aboard for Lillias White's next Broadway gig! Tonight, Tony Award and Daytime Emmy Award winner assumed the role of Hermes in Hadestown, the Tony and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical, at the Walter Kerr Theatre! See video from inside her first performance!
Review: It's Not Hell, It's HADESTOWN
by Chris Arneson - September 7, 2022
What did our critic think of HADESTOWN? It's essentially the retelling of the Greek tragedy of Orpheus and Eurydice. Narrated by Hermes--played by a terrifically charismatic Levi Kreiss, who infuses the role with bit of his Tony-winning performance of Jerry Lee Lewis in Million Dollar Quartet...
VIDEO: Watch Lillias White Rehearse for Her HADESTOWN Debut
by Nicole Rosky - August 25, 2022
All aboard for Lillias White's next Broadway gig! As BroadwayWorld previously reported, the Tony Award and Daytime Emmy Award winner is getting ready to take over the role of Hermes in Hadestown, the Tony and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical, at the Walter Kerr Theatre, beginning on Tuesday, September 13. Check out an exclusive video of White in the rehearsal room!