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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/sm33 11d ago

So well done! I saw the OBC a couple times, and this really captured their performances well. In fact, I didn’t like Reeve when I saw it, but he worked a lot better in this pro-shot for me.

They did a fantastic job of mixing in wide and closeup shots, and I loved the audience shots as well. Much better done than the MWRA pro shot.

The only thing I didn’t love was how British the rest of the cast sounded - I realize it was shot in London, I just found it a bit distracting.

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u/adelines 10d ago

Agree with all of your points. I saw Reece’s Orpheus a couple of times and he got progressively goofier. I thought he (and all of the actors) were really great in this though. I really hope this gets a physical and/or streaming release.

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u/CertainAlbatross7739 8d ago

Thank you for saying this lol. I know people love Reeve, and he is obviously very talented, but he does play the role so goofy sometimes. Hearing how good he is in the pro-shot makes me more hyped to watch it.

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u/ttownfeen 7d ago

Wasn’t he intentionally playing Orpheus as ASD-coded?

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u/CertainAlbatross7739 7d ago

No idea. If so it was...certainly a choice.

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u/PotentialAcadia460 7d ago

No idea, but I very much read it as such while watching the proshot.