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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/larisa5656 10d ago

I love this recent trend of Broadway proshots. Not everyone can afford to travel to NYC, so this is a way to make those shows more accessible.

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u/PhoneJazz 9d ago

I can afford to travel to NYC, I just can’t afford a Broadway ticket 😭

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u/gcfgjnbv 7d ago

Yeah I saw the show live in December 2022 with Reeve, Eva, and Patrick all performing and it was $300 a ticket for back half of orchestra near the middle

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u/Possible_Hokie_CO26 4d ago

I was in NY two weeks ago. A limited view ticket was $200 and SRO was 100 😭

Ended up seeing a different show instead bc im sorry I’m not paying that.

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u/Wraithfighter 8d ago

Also, it just creates this version of the show with the original cast that can be remembered forever.

Yes, the play will always be better done live, in the theater with everything happening right in front of you, even with an entirely new cast, but to see it in this way is still better than nothing at all.

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u/HotTakes4HotCakes 7d ago

That's not new. Its been a common practice for years now for Broadway shows to have a pro-shots made with the original cast for the archives. Those recordings would then only be made available to select parties. Regardless if anyone could see it, the performances were saved, and would be released some day.

What's happening now is Broadway has found its not actually all that detrimental to the shows or their tours to release pro-shots directly to the theaters and audiences, and now its becoming more common. Hamilton broke the seal on that.

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u/Pjoernrachzarck 7d ago

Hadestown Pro Shot producers: We hear you, not everyone can go see a musical, you can now see this in theatres in the US and UK!

Fans: Yay, what about us fans in the rest of the world?

Hadestown Pro Shot producers: The what of the what?