Hadestown is a musical with music, lyrics and book by Anaïs Mitchell. It tells a version of the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, where Orpheus goes to the underworld to rescue his lover, Eurydice. The original version of the musical premiered in the town of Barre, Vermont in 2006. There was also a production in Vergennes in the same year and a tour between Vermont and Massachusetts in 2007. Then Mitchell, unsure about the future of the musical, turned it into a concept album, released in 2010. In 2012, Mitchell met director Rachel Chavkin, and the two started to rework the stage production, with additional songs and dialogue. The new version of the musical, developed for the stage and directed by Chavkin, premiered Off-Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop on May 6, 2016 and ran through July 31. Following productions in Edmonton and London, the show premiered in previews on Broadway in March 2019.
| Music | Anaïs Mitchell |
| Lyrics | Anaïs Mitchell |
| Book | Anaïs Mitchell |
| Basis | Orpheus and Eurydice |
| Productions | 2006 Barre, 2006 Vergennes, 2007 Vermont/Massachusetts tour, 2016 Off-Broadway, 2018 London, 2019 Broadway |
About Hadestown
Adaptation of the ancient Greek myth of Opheus and Eurydice where the former journeys to the underworld to rescue his fianceé, the latter. In it's first year on Broadway, the show was nominated for 14 2019 Tony Awards. It won eight of them, including Best Musical.
Achievement of Hadestown
The show is a stage musical adaptation of a 2010 folk opera concept album by Anais Mitchell. Mitchell wrote the music, book and lyrics and for Broadway show.
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Hades (underworld) in popular culture.. Orpheus.. Sung-through musicals.. Tony Award for Best Musical.. Greco-Roman mythology in popular culture.. Off-Broadway musicals.
