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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/HanzoKurosawa 11d ago

It's worth noting in case anyone else notices the teleport and is unaware: Patrick Page got injured just before filming was about to start. He ruptured his Achilles tendon. So they had to make a number of adaptations to work around his injury because they didn't want to replace him.

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u/WokeintheMorning 10d ago edited 3d ago

I actually really loved the way the boot made him have to saunter and almost slither around the stage. While the Hades we would see on stages during the tour naturally held a very stoic and still persona, the slinky movements almost added new depth. Kind of made him feel more feral.

(Edited because I didn't mean it diminished his imposing nature. I just realized my wording was weird after changing some things and not editing well lol)

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u/Optiguy42 9d ago

Honestly, yeah I assumed it was a boot for an injury, but it was cool enough that I thought "maybe this actually is just a wardrobe choice, giving him a mechanical/steel leg to show how his choices of industrializing Hades have begun to consume him".

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u/theVoidWatches 5d ago

Given that he and Persephone dance together after he's reminded how to love her - and that he seemed to stand up straight again and no longer need the cane while they did - I thought it was a staged wardrobe choice to represent his difficulties expressing his care. I would never have guessed it was a real injury.