Hadestown (Off-Broadway) NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (261)
See it if you like Greek Myths
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See it if You like a mix of folk, blues, rag, even a bit of jazz. Very entertaining. intimate staging.
Don't see it if You can't handle a good ol tragedy
See it if you're a sucker for great music and a romantic story told in an unconventional way.
Don't see it if you prefer a more clear-cut narrative or a happy ending.
See it if great new musical with great actors and staging. telling a greek tragedy made new. refreshing - entertaining,
Don't see it if if you dont like small intimate theaters with small lobbys
See it if You like great jazzy singing and dancing. Wonderful music and absorbing story.
Don't see it if Don't like new musicals.
See it if you like jazz/folk music, imaginative & fun staging where the characters frequently come from all sides, re-imagining of Greek tragedies
Don't see it if you only like traditional staging, you need detailed plots even with great music, and if you don't like modern versions of Greek tragedies
See it if You love an original musical with a terrifc score and singers. Rachel Chavkin is a genius. NYTW does it again with a memorable production.
Don't see it if You only like Broadway musicals.
See it if You liked the direction of The Royale, want to see something fresh, engaging and pure delight.
Don't see it if You don't like musicals, don't come to the theatre to engage or be entertained.
Critic Reviews (27)
"I wouldn't change a thing about this practically perfect production...The superb cast is blessed with talent and attitude...Anais is fortunate to have entrusted the direction to Rachel Chavkin, who has a clear vision for the material...The action is immersive, with the cast sinuously moving in and out of the audience, which surrounds the small stage. As a result, you're carried along by the music of the sung-through production, played by an excellent onstage band."
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“The casting is nothing less than superb...Chavkin's masterful direction holds everything together beautifully. It’s not perfect. Some of the narrative themes, particularly in the first act, were either confusing or underdeveloped. However, it’s one of the rare shows that improves in the second act. I’m not sure the production shakes off its concept album roots sufficiently to qualify as a folk opera, but I’m not going to quibble over category in the face of so much talent.”
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"'Hadestown' is a superbly interpretive and entertaining work of story told through music. With a musical score by Anais Mitchel and directed and co-developed by Rachel Chavkin, the show is a remarkable story re-telling with fantastic music, song, and dance...With folky tunes, upbeat rhythms and even an Andrews sisters trio (representing the Greek chorus of Fate) the entire production was absorbing and astounding."
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