HADESTOWN Teases London Transfer
by Nicole Rosky - March 20, 2023
As Hadestown just marked its 1000th performance on Broadway at the Walter Kerr Theatre, the show might soon have another reason to celebrate. A recent Instagram post reads: 'London. Spring is Coming. Wait For Us.'
Video: Watch HADESTOWN Celebrate 1000th Performance with Curtain Call Song
by Nicole Rosky - March 20, 2023
Hadestown, the Tony® and Grammy Award®-winning Best Musical, celebrated both tomorrow’s first day of Spring and the beloved show recently achieving a milestone 1,000 performances at Broadway’s Walter Kerr Theatre (219 West 48th Street) with a surprise appearance by songwriter Anaïs Mitchell and director Rachel Chavkin. Watch the full video!
Review: HADESTOWN at Kansas City Music Hall
by Alan Portner - January 18, 2023
Blend two ancient Greek myths, add the climate change crisis, a screed on capitalism, fears surrounding immigration, sprinkle in delightful, original folk music, and stir. The unlikely result is the 2019 eight-time Tony-winning folk opus “Hadestown,” an exceptional piece of musical theater.
HADESTOWN Becomes Longest-Running Show at the Walter Kerr Theatre
by Stephi Wild - January 4, 2023
At today’s matinee, Hadestown will play its 918th performance making the musical the longest-running show in the 100-year history of the Walter Kerr Theatre. Hadestown began preview performances at the Kerr on March 22, 2019 and opened April 17, 2019.
VIDEO: Lillias White Hits The Stage For Her HADESTOWN Debut
by Team BWW - September 13, 2022
All aboard for Lillias White's next Broadway gig! Tonight, Tony Award and Daytime Emmy Award winner assumed the role of Hermes in Hadestown, the Tony and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical, at the Walter Kerr Theatre! See video from inside her first performance!
Review: It's Not Hell, It's HADESTOWN
by Chris Arneson - September 7, 2022
What did our critic think of HADESTOWN? It's essentially the retelling of the Greek tragedy of Orpheus and Eurydice. Narrated by Hermes--played by a terrifically charismatic Levi Kreiss, who infuses the role with bit of his Tony-winning performance of Jerry Lee Lewis in Million Dollar Quartet...
VIDEO: Watch Lillias White Rehearse for Her HADESTOWN Debut
by Nicole Rosky - August 25, 2022
All aboard for Lillias White's next Broadway gig! As BroadwayWorld previously reported, the Tony Award and Daytime Emmy Award winner is getting ready to take over the role of Hermes in Hadestown, the Tony and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical, at the Walter Kerr Theatre, beginning on Tuesday, September 13. Check out an exclusive video of White in the rehearsal room!
VIDEO: T. Oliver Reid Talks Taking Over as HADESTOWN's New Hermes
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - July 21, 2022
A new man is singin' a sad song on the road to hell. Just last month, original Broadway cast member T. Oliver Reid officially took over the role of Hermes in Hadestown on Broadway. Watch this video as he checks in straight from his Hadestown dressing room to chat about everything from his rise to the role to what's new with BTC and so much more.
Photos/Video: Mayor Eric Adams Declares May 29 'Andre De Shields Day'
by Stephi Wild - May 31, 2022
Last night, Tony Award winner André De Shields played his final performance at the Walter Kerr Theatre in Hadestown, Broadway’s Tony Award-winning Best Musical. The emotional evening culminated in New York City Mayor Eric Adams coming on stage at the end of the show and proclaiming May 29, 'André De Shields Day.'