Photo FeaturesSing It Again: A Look Back at Hadestown’sJourney to BroadwayAhead of its return to the Walter Kerr, revisit the musical's 13-year journey to Broadway.
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Marc J. Franklin
September 02, 2021
Amber Gray with the cast and creative team of HadestownLia Chang
Following its world premiere presentation in Vermont in 2006, Anaïs Mitchell’s Hadestown completed its 13-year journey to Broadway when it opened at the Walter Kerr Theatre April 17, 2019. The production, directed by Rachel Chavkin with choreography by David Neumann, was nominated for 14 Tony Awards, winning eight including Best Musical.
Featuring a score and book by Mitchell, Hadestown intertwines two myths—that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone—as it takes audiences on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back.
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Sing It Again: a Look Back at Hadestown’s Journey to Broadway
Sing It Again: a Look Back at Hadestown’s Journey to Broadway
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Damon Duanno as Orpheus and Nabiyah Be as Eurydice in Hadestown
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Amber Gray and Patrick Page
Amber Gray in Hadestown
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Hadestown
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Shaina Taub, Lulu Fall, Damon Daunno, Nabiyah Be, Amber Gray, Chris Sullivan and Jessie Shelton in Hadestown
The original Broadway cast featured Reeve Carney as Orpheus, André De Shields as Hermes, Amber Gray as Persephone, Eva Noblezada as Eurydice, and Patrick Page as Hades, Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, and Kay Trinidad as the Fates, and Afra Hines, Timothy Hughes, John Krause, Kimberly Marable, and Ahmad Simmons as the Worker Chorus, with Malcolm Armwood, T. Oliver Reid, Jessie Shelton, and Khalia Wilcoxon as swings. Following its opening, Kim Steele and Anthony Chatmon II have joined the company, assuming roles in the Workers Chorus.
Hadestown features scenic design by Rachel Hauck, costume design by Michael Krass, lighting design by Bradley King, and sound design by Nevin Steinberg and Jessica Paz with stage management by Beverly Jenkins, Paul J. Smith, and Cherie B. Tay and casting by Stewart/Whitley. Visit the Playbill Vault for the complete cast and creative team.
As previously announced, after an 18-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hadestown is set to resume performances at the Walter Kerr Theatre September 2.