The facts
- Theater
- Walter Kerr Theatre
219 West 48th Street, New York, NY 10036 - Type
- Musical, an original Broadway production
- Status
- Running
- First preview
- March 22, 2019
- Opening night
- April 17, 2019
- Closing
- Open-ended run, no closing date announced
- Run
- Open-ended run
- Running time
- 2 hr 30 min, one intermission
- Age guidance
- Recommended for ages 8 and up; children under 5 not admitted
- Official site
- hadestown.com
The story
Folk-and-jazz retelling of two Greek myths: Orpheus follows Eurydice to an industrial underworld run by Hades, while Hades and Persephone try to mend their own marriage.
Creative team
- Book
- Anaïs Mitchell
- Music and lyrics
- Anaïs Mitchell
- Director
- Rachel Chavkin
- Choreographer
- David Neumann
Sources
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