Hadestown at Sarofim Hall

Run Time: 2h 30m

Over 20 original songs

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

Join us in the Underworld, where Hades runs a profitable but harsh factory called Hadestown. The subterranean workers perform their sisyphean duties daily in hopes they’ll eventually earn their freedom. Meanwhile, Orpheus and Eurydice take pleasure in a blossoming romance 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 famishment. Eurydice, affected by dissatisfaction and influenced by the enticing promises of the Fates, obsesses over the security Hadestown promises. She eventually travels to the underground industrial complex and sells her birthright in exchange for guaranteed food.

Her contract entraps her, and it’s up to Orpheus to rescue his bride-to-be. But an unswaying Hades, pressured by his dissatisfied 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 full-house audiences demonstrate the play’s kinship with a present era while combining classical elements from the past.

The Grammy-winning Broadway show features two acts with more than 20 original songs performed by a exemplary cast. Sarofim Hall will ensure your comfort throughout the 2h 30m performance with an intermission midway through the show, cozy seating, and refreshments available for purchase. The venue’s physical surroundings will also immerse you with sparkling decorations, courteous staff members, and seating that allows a clear stage view.

Are you ready for a Broadway show you’ll always remember? Tickets start at $86 for this particular Saturday showing.