Hadestown
Orpheus myth musical
Hadestown is a musical that retells the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, blending folk, jazz, and blues.
The show portrays Hades's underworld as a grimy industrial town where workers toil endlessly: We got tickets to Hadestown.
Originally a concept album by Anaïs Mitchell, it reached Broadway in 2019 and won the Tony Award for Best Musical.
Legendary Greek musician
- EurydiceMythical wife reclaimed, then lost
- PersephoneGreek underworld queen
- underworldRealm of the departed
- HermesOlympian messenger deity
Fates · descent · pomegranate · seasons · death · rebirth · love · loss
Manhattan theatrical district
- theaterVenue for live drama
- stageRaised performance platform
- orchestraLarge instrumental ensemble
- librettoOpera's written words
score · choreography · ensemble · performance · director · rehearsal · ovation · playbill
Lack of firm belief
- faithTrust without proof
- hopeDesire for good outcomes
- despairTotal absence of hope
- loveIntense fond attachment
loss · patience · trust · temptation · sacrifice · redemption · fate · free-will
Suspended recreational seat
- bluesMournful American music genre
- folkRegular common people
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
brass · trombone · clarinet · rhythm · groove · soul · Dixieland · Americana
People doing jobs
- factoryIndustrial production facility
- mineOre excavation site
- industrialOf factories and production
- exploitationSelfish use of others
wages · freedom · poverty · wealth · boss · contract · capitalism · toil
Orpheus
Legendary Greek musician
- EurydiceMythical wife reclaimed, then lost
- PersephoneGreek underworld queen
- underworldRealm of the departed
Hermes · Fates · descent · pomegranate · seasons · death · rebirth · love · loss · bargain
Broadway
Manhattan theatrical district
libretto · score · choreography · ensemble · performance · director · rehearsal · ovation · playbill · dramaturgy
doubt
Lack of firm belief
love · loss · patience · trust · temptation · sacrifice · redemption · fate · free-will · persistence
swing
Suspended recreational seat
- bluesMournful American music genre
- folkRegular common people
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
syncopation · brass · trombone · clarinet · rhythm · groove · soul · Dixieland · Americana · acoustic
workers
People doing jobs
- factoryIndustrial production facility
- mineOre excavation site
- industrialOf factories and production
exploitation · wages · freedom · poverty · wealth · boss · contract · capitalism · toil · servitude
HadestownMount Olympus
Greek gods' legendary home
Elysium · Paradise · Heaven · Olympus · Elysian Fields
HadestownHairspray
Musical about integration-era dancing
Legally Blonde · Grease · Kinky Boots · Spamalot · Mean Girls
HadestownCinderella
Rags-to-riches heroine
Enchanted · Shrek · Beauty and the Beast · happily ever after · fairy tale ending
Hades, town, towns, township, townships, downtown, uptown, townhouse, townspeople