Hadestown at Music Hall at Fair Park

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 duo fine-tuned the play for public, off-Broadway showings that began in 2016. Hadestown would move up from its modest beginnings to a coveted place on Broadway and other beloved stages in London and Canada, making it a international success.

Enter 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 tribulations of winter’s famine.

Once Hades forces his wife Persephone to return to Hadestown, an early winter intensifies above-ground longings. Eurydice, affected by unmet needs and influenced by the alluring suggestions of the Fates, obsesses over the safety Hadestown promises. She eventually makes her way to the underground industrial complex and agrees to work in exchange for stability.

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

In 2019, the musical earned 14 nominations and eight awards at the 73rd Tony Awards. Hadestown would also claim a 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater. Its dazzling achievements and wall-to-wall audiences demonstrate the play’s kinship with a modern era while combining classical elements from the past.

The critically-acclaimed Broadway show features two acts with more than 20 original songs performed by a exemplary cast. Music Hall At Fair Park 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 eye-catching 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 $51 for this particular Thursday showing.