Hadestown at CIBC Theatre

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 twosome fine-tuned the play for public, off-Broadway showings that began in 2016. Hadestown would progress from its humble beginnings to a aspirational position on Broadway and other much-loved stages in London and Canada, making it a international sensation.

Welcome to the Underworld, where Hades runs a fruitful yet rigid factory called Hadestown. The exhausted workers perform their unceasing duties daily in hopes they’ll eventually earn their autonomy. Meanwhile, Orpheus and Eurydice take pleasure in a blossoming romance above ground, despite the challenges of winter’s famine.

Once Hades forces his wife Persephone to return to Hadestown, an early winter intensifies above-ground hungers. Eurydice, affected by unmet needs and influenced by the tempting song of the Fates, lusts after the safety Hadestown promises. She eventually makes her way to the underground industrial complex and agrees to work in exchange for survival.

Her contract entraps 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 bind Eurydice to do his bidding for eternity?

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 kinship with a modern era while combining classical elements from the past.

The Grammy-winning Broadway show features two acts with more than 20 original songs performed by a winsome cast. CIBC Theatre 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 sparkling decorations, friendly staff members, and seating that allows a clear stage view.

Are you ready for a Broadway show you’ll never forget? Tickets start at $89 for this particular Thursday showing.