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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. Eurydice, a young girl looking for something to eat, goes to work in a hellish industrial version of the Greek underworld to escape poverty and the cold, and her poor singer-songwriter lover Orpheus comes to rescue her.
Hadestown is the fourth studio album by American folk singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell, and was released by Righteous Babe Records on March 9, 2010. The concept album, which became the basis for the stage musical of the same name, follows a variation on the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, where Orpheus must embark on a quest to rescue his wife Eurydice from the underworld.
The musical Hadestown, written by American singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell and based on her 2010 studio album of the same name, has had two official cast recordings.In addition, various songs from Hadestown were re-recorded by Mitchell for her 2014 studio album Xoa, including the musical's opening number "Anyway the Wind Blows" which had not appeared on the original concept album.
This stripped back album included some songs from Hadestown which were recorded for the first time in Mitchell's own voice, as well as three brand new songs. In summer 2016, the newly expanded theatrical version of Hadestown opened at New York Theatre Workshop [ 31 ] with Vogue magazine predicting that " Hadestown will be your next musical ...
The production that began in Vermont in 2006 would go on to win eight Tony Awards in 2019, including Best Musical and Best Original Score.
Dec. 7—One could never imagine finding themselves on the "road to hell." Yet, the phenomenal "Hadestown" cast took the audience on a journey of discovery and reflection, as the Tony Award ...
Hadestown was the most awarded show of the season, with eight including Best Musical. The Ferryman won four awards, including Best Play . Musicals The Cher Show and Tootsie , the revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein 's Oklahoma! , and the new play Ink each won two awards.
In addition to its 2022-'23 Broadway season, the Marcus Center will host Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, "Hip Hop Nutcracker" and more.