Hadestown Tickets
Tennessee Performing Arts Center - Andrew Jackson Hall | Nashville, Tennessee
Hadestown, a Tony Award-winning Broadway show, comes to Tennessee Performing Arts Center on Friday 7th March 2025 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 otherworldly Broadway show Hadestown arrives at the prestigious Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville, Tennessee on Friday 7th March 2025. As a driving force of the spring bill, the mystical musical promises to engross audiences with enchanting numbers of folk and jazz music sung by a talented cast of colorful characters. The performance lasts about two and half hours for a immersive evening of brash music.
Hadestown is the imaginative brainchild of gifted Anaïs Mitchell, a singer-songwriter and playwright hailing from Vermont. It depicts a familiar tale told through elements of Greek mythology. Jinxed lovers Orpheus and Eurydice become interwoven with jaded couple Hades and Persephone in a paradoxical tale of romance, regret, and complicated wisdom.
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 Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville, Tennessee, for an unforgettable spring performance. Tickets start at $49.
Coming up in March, Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville will host the long running Broadway phenomenon Hadestown. This mythological story follows a couple, Orpheus and Eurydice as they navigate the trials of love and poverty while their lives cross the path of Hades, the Greek god of the underworld. Tickets for this Friday 7th March 2025 showing start at $49 per seat.
Origins
Hadestown debuted in 2006 with a regional performance. Several years afterward, the writer, Anaïs Mitchell, developed the broadway musical, after taking inspiration from Les Misérables. After revamping it, it eventually made its debut off-Broadway in 2016.
The show had successful runs in Canada and London in the next couple of years. Its debut on Broadway in 2019 and went on to set a record for the longest-running show at the Walter Kerr Theatreafter 4 years. Hadestown began a North American tour beginning in 2021. It was unknown at the time when it opened off-Broadway in 2016. Today it has developed into a highly respected and popular musical for many fans.
Synopsis
The Greek mythology adaptation of the Hadestown musical opens by introducing Orpheus and Eurydice. Orpheus asks Eurydice to marry him, but she is hesitant because both of them live in poor conditions. Eventually, they become lovers despite their problems.
Meanwhile, Hades and Persephone enter the picture when Hades comes to the surface to return Persephone to the Underworld. Eurydice becomes intrigued by working with Hades as a way out of poverty. Hades is frustrated 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 finding Eurydice. She opts to join Hades in the Underworld, leaving her partner, Orpheus behind.
When Orpheus finds out what happened, he decides to travel to the Underworld to rescue Eurydice. By the time he travels to the Underworld, Eurydice realizes working in the Underworld is not the enjoyable experience Hades made it appear to be. Orpheus and Eurydice meet with Hades about releasing Eurydice from her contract and letting her return to the living world. The subsequent decision and journey tests the love Orpheus and Eurydice share.
Awards
Reviewers offer wide-ranging 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 won Tony Awards in eight different categories, including Best Musical and Best Original Score. Hadestown earned 14 Tony Award nominations in all.
The creators behind Hadestown used a blend of folk and jazz to tell the tale the Underworld from Greek mythology. As part of the 2020 Grammy Awards, Hadestown won an award for the Best Musical Theater Album. This recording features the Broadway cast recording of the production’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.
