Hadestown (Broadway) NYC Reviews and Tickets

91%

(5067 Ratings)

Positive

96%

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Members say

Absorbing, Great singing, Entertaining, Great staging, Enchanting

About the Show

Winner of the 2019 Tony Award for Best Musical, this is a new twist on the classic Greek myth.

Based on Anaïs Mitchell's concept album, this musical won eight Tony Awards (including Best Musical) plus the Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album in 2020.

'Hadestown' is a poetic interpretation of two Greek myths: Orpheus and Eurydice; and Hades and Persephone. The indomitable Andre de Shields narrates the show as Hermes, weaving the tales of two pairs of lovers together with jazzy grit, flair, and tenderness.

Rachel Chavkin won a Tony for directing 'Hadestown,' making her only the fourth woman in history to win the Tony for Best Direction of a Musical.

Show-Score Member Reviews (3,739)

100

Intelligent, Great singing, Great staging, Great writing, Entertaining

See it if Like a musical that challenges your intellect. Amazing work by a woman! Amazing cast. Amazing staging. Based on mythology not a movie

Don't see it if You need a simple plot. Or if you like a traditional Bdway style musical. Based on mythology not a cartoon or movie.

100

Great singing, Great staging, Enchanting, Ambitious, Absorbing

See it if You want to see a truly original work based on classic mythology, relevant to our modern age with inventive staging and gorgeous design!

Don't see it if You do not want your brain to have to work to enjoy intelligent musicals.

100

Must see, Great staging, Great singing, Great acting, Absorbing

See it if One of the best things on Broadway. The design is stunning, The direction is great. The cast is unreal. There's a reason it won the Tony

Don't see it if You don't have a heart.

100

Relevant, Absorbing, Clever, Enchanting, Ambitious

See it if This show is fresh and has a totally Original sound to it. It has amazing staging and choreography.

Don't see it if If you dont like folk music or arent into romance or tragedy.

100

Entertaining, Great singing, Great staging, Profound, Must see

See it if You want to experience a musical that defies description. Supreme cast. Incredible staging. You'll be talking about the show for days after.

Don't see it if You don't want to experience one of the most profoundly unique shows to ever hit a Broadway stage.

100

Great writing, Must see, Refreshing, Enchanting, Absorbing

See it if you want to see an old story told through new eyes. Great writing, singing & acting. Riveting, romantic–you will laugh & you will cry.

Don't see it if There is noting negative to say. This is a great show. Go see it!

100

Ambitious, Great writing, Great acting, Great singing, Entertaining

See it if You want to see a well written musical with memorable songs performed by a top notch cast with great staging.

Don't see it if You are looking for a fluffy, up beat musical.

100

Great writing, Great staging, Great singing, Great acting, Enchanting

See it if You’d like to see a show unlike any other.

Don't see it if There is no reason not to see this show. Just go see it.

Critic Reviews (50)

"Every time it’s evolved, 'Hadestown' has only gotten better...The narrative is a little bit shaggy, and some of the characters are a little bit flat. But 'Hadestown' in its final form, revised and workshopped and thoroughly thought through, rises above the sum of its parts...Gray doesn’t so much run away with the show as dances off with it."
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"It’s lost some intimacy from its Off-Broadway run, and gained some more conventional expository show tunes, which lard the opening section perilously...But with the entrance of Persephone — played with boozy authority by Amber Gray, rewinding her Off-Broadway role — things gain steam quickly...The whole cast is on point...The music...generates thrilling momentum with the sort of free-range musicality you rarely hear in Broadway shows.”
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