“All I’ve ever known is how to hold my own, and now I want to hold you.”
Winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards including “Best Musical,” and the 2020 Grammy Award for “Best Musical Theater Album,” Hadestown is a love story for today and always. The critically acclaimed production is currently playing at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts’ Buell Theatre through September 11.
OFM received the opportunity to attend and was blown away by this artistic masterpiece. This is a show you won’t want to miss!
Written by celebrated singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell and developed with innovative director Rachel Chavkin, Hadestown intertwines two mythic tales — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone — as it invites audiences on a Hell-raising journey to the underworld and back. Mitchell’s beguiling melodies and Chavkin’s poetic imagination pit industry against nature, doubt against faith, and fear against love.
Performed by a vibrant ensemble of actors, dancers, and singers, Hadestown is a haunting and hopeful theatrical experience that grabs you and never lets go. The North American tour stars Drama Desk Award nominee Nicholas Barasch as Orpheus, Morgan Siobhan Green as Eurydice, Tony Award winner Levi Kreis as Hermes, Kimberly Marable as Persephone, and Olivier Award nominee Kevyn Morrow as Hades.
The Fates are played by Belén Moyano, Bex Odorisio, and Shea Renne, while the Workers Chorus feature Lindsey Hailes, Chibueze Ihuoma, Will Mann, Sydney Parra, and Jamari Johnson Williams. The swings for the touring production include Kimberly Immanuel, Alex Lugo, Eddie Noel Rodríguez, and Nathan Salstone.
Originating as Mitchell’s indie theater project, she then turned it into an acclaimed album. With the help of Chavkin, Hadestown has been transformed into a genre-defying new musical that blends modern American folk music with New Orleans-inspired jazz to reimagine a sweeping ancient tale.
In addition to eight Tony Awards, Hadestown has also been honored with four Drama Desk Awards, six Outer Critics Circle Awards including “Outstanding New Broadway Musical,” and the Drama League Award for “Outstanding Production of a Musical.”
To purchase tickets for the production’s remaining Denver performances, visit denvercenter.org.
Photos courtesy of T Charles Erickson and Kevin Berne
