Hadestown at Keller Auditorium

Run Time: 2h 30m

Over 20 original songs

Hadestown is Anaïs Mitchell’s modern mythology adaptation of Orpheus and Eurydice’s love story. After penning the original scores and scripts in 2010, she turned to acclaimed stage director Rachel Chavkin for assistance in 2012. Together, the twosome fine-tuned the play for public, off-Broadway showings that began in 2016. Hadestown would graduate from its modest beginnings to a coveted place on Broadway and other beloved stages in London and Canada, making it a global triumph.

Join us in the Underworld, where Hades runs a fruitful yet rigid factory called Hadestown. The exhausted workers perform their unceasing duties daily in hopes they’ll eventually earn their independence. Meanwhile, Orpheus and Eurydice enjoy a growing love above ground, despite the trials of winter’s famine.

Once Hades forces his wife Persephone to return to Hadestown, an early winter escalates above-ground longings. Eurydice, affected by insatiable yearnings and influenced by the tempting song of the Fates, longs for the security Hadestown promises. She eventually finds herself in the underground industrial complex and signs a contract in exchange for stability.

Her contract entangles her, and it’s up to Orpheus to rescue his bride-to-be. But an unswaying Hades, pressured by his disquieted workforce, stands firm in the contractual agreement. Can Orpheus free his one true love with Persephone’s help? Or will Hades bind Eurydice to do his bidding for eternity?

In 2019, the musical acquired 14 nominations and eight awards at the 73rd Tony Awards. Hadestown would also claim a 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater. Its lofty achievements and sold-out audiences demonstrate the play’s connection with a contemporary era while combining classical elements from the past.

The Tony-winning Broadway show features two acts with more than 20 original songs performed by a winsome cast. Keller Auditorium will ensure your comfort throughout the two-and-a-half-hour performance with an intermission midway through the show, comfortable seating, and refreshments available for purchase. The venue’s physical surroundings will also engross you with sparkling decorations, professional staff members, and seating that allows a clear stage view.

Are you ready for a Broadway show you’ll keep close to your heart? Tickets start at $100 for this particular Tuesday showing.