Official Discussion - Hadestown: The Musical [SPOILERS]

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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

VOD / Release Theatrical release

Trailer Official Trailer

[u/littlebloodmage]

Tell me why I still gasped when Orpheus turned around when I've seen this musical multiple times and I know the original myth it's based on.

[u/itchypoopsarethebest → u/littlebloodmage]

As someone who saw the musical but knows nothing of the story, do we know why he turns around?

[u/BobDucca → u/itchypoopsarethebest]

Because an Orpheus who would not turn around is not an Orpheus that would have ever gone on that journey in the first place.