She sings her goodbyes to Orpheus before heading to Hadestown as The Fates chastise the audience for judging her for choosing self-interest over love ("Gone, I'm Gone"). With the cold surging on and an empty stomach, Eurydice sees no other choice except to follow Hades. The Fates appear and urge Eurydice to join him ("When the Chips are Down"). He comes across a desperate Eurydice and invites her to come to Hadestown ("Hey, Little Songbird"). Hades leaves Hadestown to find someone who will appreciate its safety and security. Orpheus continues working on his song ("Epic II"), while Persephone and Hades argue ("Chant"). The cold weather returns and Eurydice searches for food and firewood, urging Orpheus to finish his song ("A Gathering Storm"). Despite hearing about the never-ending labor endured by the factory workers, Eurydice is intrigued by the rich praises sung by the Fates as well as the promise of protection that Hadestown offers ("Way Down Hadestown"). Hades comes early to collect Persephone, and she voices her misery of having to return to Hadestown, Hades' underground factory.
Persephone arrives in the world above and celebrates summertime ("Livin' it Up on Top"), while Eurydice begins to truly fall in love with Orpheus ("All I've Ever Known"). Orpheus sings the story of Hades and Persephone ("Epic I"). Orpheus tells her that he is writing a song to make spring come again, and they will no longer have to struggle ("Wedding Song"). Eurydice is doubtful as they both live in poverty. Orpheus, Hermes' ward, introduces himself to Eurydice and asks her to marry him ("Come Home With Me"). This is followed by Eurydice and the Fates describing the harsh weather and famine of the setting ("Any Way the Wind Blows"). The story begins with the Greek god Hermes introducing the characters ("Road to Hell"). At the 73rd Tony Awards, Hadestown received 14 nominations (the most for the evening) and won eight of them, including Best Musical and Best Original Score. The Broadway production opened to critical acclaim and received numerous awards and nominations. Following productions in Edmonton and London, the show premiered in previews on Broadway in March 2019. The new version of the musical, developed for the stage and directed by Chavkin, premiered Off-Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop on May 6, 2016, and ran through July 31. In 2012, Mitchell met director Rachel Chavkin, and the two started to rework the stage production, with additional songs and dialogue. After the tour, Mitchell-unsure about the future of the musical-turned it into a concept album, released in 2010. The original version of the musical premiered in the town of Barre, Vermont, in 2006, followed by a production in Vergennes, Vermont the same year and a tour between Vermont and Massachusetts in 2007. Eurydice, a young girl looking for something to eat, goes to work in a hellish industrial version of the Greek underworld to escape poverty and the cold, and her poor singer-songwriter lover Orpheus comes to attempt to rescue her. It tells a version of the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Hadestown is a musical with music, lyrics and book by Anaïs Mitchell. Inspired by traditions of classic American folk music and vintage New Orleans jazz, Mitchell’s beguiling melodies and poetic imagination pit nature against industry, faith against doubt, and love against death.Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
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Together we travel from wide open plains where love and music are not enough nourishment to survive the winter, down to Hadestown, an industrialized world of mindless labor and full stomachs. This folk opera follows Orpheus’ mythical quest to overcome Hades and regain the favor of his one true love, Eurydice. With Hadestown, celebrated singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell and inventive two-time Obie award-winning director Rachel Chavkin ( Three Pianos Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812) transform Mitchell’s “phenomenal concept album” ( Rolling Stone) into a bold new work for the stage.
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