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"Utterly fabulous. Rachel Chavkin is fearlessly innovative. Her wildly inventive production arrives on Broadway with a furnace-like blast of creativity."
The Hollywood Reporter
David Rooney
"Sumptuous. Gorgeous. As good as it gets. You wish you could live in the glowy moment forever."
Excellent performance and design, somewhat thin story.
"The myth of Orpheus and Eurydice can be told in a single paragraph--that's its power and its limitation. *Hadestown* gets creative with the myth, the characters' motivations, and contemporary applications, but in the end, one can't help feeling that the story is thin. Nonetheless, the performances are terrific. My young-adult children, who know all the songs, loved the show and thought it the highlight of our visit to New York. I wasn't moved by the show, but I was entertained and impressed. Kudos to the designers and all the performers. "
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Broadway.com Customer on May 28, 2025
High energy show
"Really enjoyable show. Engaging music and performances retell a classic myth with some contemporary spin. We attended with a big family group and everyone enjoyed it. Content was appropriate for children and adults."
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Broadway.com Customer on Apr 13, 2025
Great show
"Great show. Actors were brilliant and the set, music and dance were also brilliant. Story was a little difficult to follow but nothing a synopsis won't clear up"
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Lesley K from ALLOA on Oct 17, 2024
Good, not great
"Very well done. Talented, hardworking cast. Enjoyable, but still, not a show I’d rush to see again."
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Broadway.com Customer on Jul 12, 2024
On the fence
"The musical is well performed and choreographed well, but it is held back my mid scores and storyline. Would only recommend if you really like jazz as the music relies heavily on that genre. "
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Broadway.com Customer on May 23, 2025
Hadestown: A Bit of Hell on Earth
"Interesting but underdone: this almost-classic love story staged between two worlds. Strong start, but then both script and direction fizzle despite the powerful themes and forces supposedly at play. The potential for subtlety and nuance seems under-explored despite the actors, for the most part, doing their work with admirable commitment. Characterization feels somewhat incomplete. Possibly because of casting, and costuming. One is left feeling that all the leads need to be more complex, more conflicted, more mired in their moral and emotional dilemmas and subsequently more triumphant in their eventual resolutions. Some of the gimmicky staging looks ok, but falls short of goose pimples and does not help much in the struggle for excellence. Needs tightening all around. Oh to have been there during development !!! But certainly go see it and decide for yourself. "
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Adrian A from Miramar on Nov 18, 2024
Great production weak plot
"The productions and the voices are great, but the story line is weak and I did not feel emotionally invested in any of the characters. "
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Broadway.com Customer on Nov 4, 2024
Great Talent but story fell short a bit
"Loved the overall talent and incredible voices but the story fell short for me. With all the hype this play has gotten I guess I expected more. I found the story a little hard to follow and a bit rushed - especially the connection between Orpheus and Eurydice. I am glad I didn't bring my tween girls to this (they love broadway) but I think they might have been bored and confused. Don't get me wrong the singing and talent was incredible just didn't love the execution of the story."
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Broadway.com Customer on Oct 28, 2024
About
Hadestown
Welcome to Hadestown, where a song can change your fate. This acclaimed new musical by celebrated singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell and innovative director Rachel Chavkin (Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812) is a love story for today… and always.
Hadestown intertwines two mythic tales—that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone—as it invites you on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back. Mitchell’s beguiling melodies and Chavkin’s poetic imagination pit industry against nature, doubt against faith, and fear against love. Performed by a vibrant ensemble of actors, dancers and singers, Hadestown is a haunting and hopeful theatrical experience that grabs you and never lets go.
