Hadestown: The Musical

"The myth. The musical."

2026 2h 21m EN

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★8.9TMDB · 23🍅97%Rotten Tomatoes●82Metacritic★8.6IMDB · 2,607

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Synopsis

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The tragic love of Orpheus and Eurydice is intertwined with the complex relationship of Hades and Persephone. Eurydice, struggling with poverty, is lured to the industrial underworld of Hadestown by Hades, while Orpheus, a struggling musician, ventures down below to bring her back. (Filmed live at the Lyric Theatre, London, featuring the core five original Broadway cast members.)

“The myth. The musical.”

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Cast

Reeve Carney
Orpheus
Eva Noblezada
Eurydice
André De Shields
Hermes
Patrick Page
Hades
Amber Gray
Persephone
Bella Brown
Fate
Madeline Charlemagne
Fate
Allie Daniel
Fate

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Brett Sullivan
Writers: Anaïs Mitchell
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.1× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Brett Sullivan, shot by Clayton Jacobsen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Anaïs Mitchell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor David Tregoning shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Reeve Carney and Eva Noblezada and André De Shields carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The myth. The musical.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Brett Sullivan directs. Clayton Jacobsen behind the camera. Anaïs Mitchell scores. David Tregoning cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Made its money back 4.1× over at the box office.
2Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
3International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
4Directed by Brett Sullivan, shot by Clayton Jacobsen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Anaïs Mitchell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor David Tregoning shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Reeve Carney and Eva Noblezada and André De Shields carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The myth. The musical.".
9IMDB entry: tt36307021 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 23 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 20 themes, including "hades", "post-apocalyptic future", "musical", "based on play or musical".