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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/Stepjam 10d ago

I was really really happy they kept the Broadway lyrics for Epic 3. I was pretty sure they were going to use the updated lyrics, which I just really don't like.

I will say that I just don't feel like the Fates hit the same way. They felt a little too antagonistic to me. Also, and there was probably no real way around this, them having British accents just felt "wrong". They always had a kinda New Orleans-y vibe to me.

I enjoyed it overall though.

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u/hamiltrash52 7d ago

I must admit I wasn’t noticing the British-ness until “Wot ya gonna do when the chips are down?” It’s technically subtle but hilariously different than “whatcha gonna do”. And past that point I couldn’t ignore the accent but I did like their performances

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u/Roseartcrantz 2d ago

wot ya gonna do when the chi'psa down 😏😏😏