Hadestown at Providence Performing Arts Center

Run Time: 2h 30m

Over 20 original songs

Hadestown is Anaïs Mitchell’s contemporary mythology adaptation of Orpheus and Eurydice’s love story. After drafting the original scores and scripts in 2010, she turned to accoladed stage director Rachel Chavkin for assistance in 2012. Together, the duo polished the play for public, off-Broadway showings that began in 2016. Hadestown would graduate from its humble beginnings to a coveted place on Broadway and other well-known stages in London and Canada, making it a international triumph.

Welcome to the Underworld, where Hades runs a productive but stringent factory called Hadestown. The below-ground workers perform their endless duties daily in hopes they’ll eventually earn their autonomy. 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 sharpens above-ground longings. Eurydice, affected by insatiable yearnings and influenced by the alluring suggestions of the Fates, obsesses over the security Hadestown promises. She eventually finds herself in the underground industrial complex and agrees to work in exchange for guaranteed food.

Her contract snares her, and it’s up to Orpheus to rescue his bride-to-be. But an resentful Hades, pressured by his dissatisfied 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 all time?

In 2019, the musical acquired 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 full-house audiences demonstrate the play’s connection with a present era while combining classical elements from the past.

The Tony-winning Broadway show features two acts with more than 20 original songs performed by a exemplary cast. Providence Performing Arts Center 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 steep you with eye-catching decorations, courteous staff members, and seating that allows a clear stage view.

Are you ready for a Broadway show you’ll never forget? Tickets start at $231 for this particular Sunday showing.