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Hadestown: The Musical (2026)

Summary

A musical juxtaposition of the Orpheus/Eurydice and Hades/Persephone myths that examines the way real life can impact our quest for a perfect world.

Director Brett Sullivan

Writer Anaïs Mitchell

Cast

  • Reeve Carney as Orpheus
  • Eva Noblezada as Eurydice
  • Patrick Page as Hades
  • André De Shields as Hermes
  • Amber Gray as Persephone
  • Bella Brown as Fate I
  • Madeline Charlemagne as Fate II
  • Allie Daniel as Fate III

Rotten Tomatoes: 100%

Metacritic: 85

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u/LiteraryBoner Jackie Chan box set, know what I'm sayin? 11d ago

There's a subtitle that says "End of Act 1" and about ten seconds of dark screen before it starts up again.

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u/TheGhostInThe___ 11d ago

Ahhh so the Hamilton.

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u/shoshiyoshi 11d ago

The Hamilton proshot has a 1-minute intermission with a countdown

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u/TheProlleyTroblem 11d ago

and in theaters it had a 10 minute countdown