Hadestown Tickets
Durham Performing Arts Center | Durham, North Carolina
Hadestown, a outstanding Broadway show, comes to Durham Performing Arts Center on Friday 29th November 2024 for an adventure that is sure to captivate audiences. Purchase tickets to discover why Hadestown has rightfully earned its place as a theatrical American masterpiece.
The lively Broadway show Hadestown arrives at the beloved Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham, North Carolina on Friday 29th November 2024. As a driving force of the fall slate, the entrancing musical promises to engross audiences with enchanting numbers of folk and jazz music sung by a gifted cast of colorful characters. The performance lasts about two and half hours for a amusing evening of wild fun.
Hadestown is the musical creation from virtuoso Anaïs Mitchell, a singer-songwriter and playwright born in Vermont. It depicts a tragic tale told through elements of Greek mythology. Ill-fated lovers Orpheus and Eurydice become fused with at-odds couple Hades and Persephone in a anomalous tale of mystique, grief, and difficult truths.
This modern retelling is intertwined with snappy musical numbers inspired by American jazz and folk for a polished yet bold Broadway experience. Get your tickets for Hadestown at Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham, North Carolina, for an unforgettable fall performance. Tickets start at $85.
This fall, Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham will host the critically acclaimed Broadway phenomenon Hadestown. This mythological narrative follows a couple, Orpheus and Eurydice as they navigate the trials of love and poverty while their lives become interlaced with Hades, the Greek god of the underworld. Tickets for this Friday 29th November 2024 showing start at $85 per seat.
History
Hadestown first came to stage in 2006 with a regional performance and a concept album. Several years afterward, the creator, Anaïs Mitchell, developed the broadway musical, which she said was inspired by Les Misérables. After revamping it, it eventually opened off-Broadway in 2016.
The show had successful runs in Canada and London in the next couple of years. It appeared on Broadway in 2019 and went on to set a record for the longest-running show at the Walter Kerr Theatre by early 2023. Hadestown began a North American tour beginning in 2021. Hadestown may have been an unlikely success story at the time when it opened off-Broadway in 2016. Today it has become a highly respected and beloved musical for many fans.
Synopsis
The mythology adaptation of the Hadestown musical opens by introducing Orpheus and Eurydice. Orpheus asks Eurydice to marry him, but she is unsure because both of them live in poverty. Eventually, they become lovers.
Hades and Persephone enter the story when Hades comes to the surface to take Persephone back to the Underworld. During this time, Eurydice hears about working with Hades as a way out of poverty. Hades dislikes arguing with Persephone about the benefits of the Underworld. He decides to go to the world above to try to find someone who will learn to like working in the Underworld before meeting Eurydice. She opts to join Hades in the Underworld, leaving her partner, Orpheus behind.
When Orpheus learns what happened, he vows to travel to the Underworld to rescue Eurydice. By the time he travels to the Underworld, Eurydice figures out working in the Underworld is not the enjoyable experience Hades made it seem to be. Orpheus and Eurydice talk to Hades about releasing Eurydice from her contract and allowing her return to the surface. The subsequent decision and journey tests the love Orpheus and Eurydice have for each other.
Recognitions
Critics offer constant praise of Hadestown. The Hollywood Reporter called it “a furnace-like blast of creativity,” while Forbes declared it “an epic celebration of music, togetherness, and hope.” It received Tony Awards in 8 different areas, including Best Musical and Best Original Score. Hadestown garnered 14 Tony Award nominations in all.
The writers behind Hadestown used a blend of folk and jazz music to tell the story the Underworld from Greek mythology. During the 2020 Grammy Awards, Hadestown won an award for the Best Musical Theater Album. This recording features the Broadway cast recording of the show’s songs. Some fans of the show see the show after purchasing the album, while others hear the music for the first time when attending a performance.
