Hadestown at Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Do you think you can handle a journey to hell and back? Hadestown is setting the roof on fire when it lands in Vancouver, Canada for a series of shows you wouldn’t want to miss. The Tony and Grammy Award-winning Broadway musical is coming to capture your souls in a dark romance musical unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. So, attend the show if you must. Hadestown will run at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre from the 7th to the 12th of November, 2023. It’s a limited-time run and you need to be quick in reserving your spots before it’s too late. Witness the journey of star-crossed lovers Orpheus and Eurydice and join them as they navigate the underworld in this brilliant and inventive way of story-telling by Anaïs Mitchell.
Tickets to see Hadestown in Vancouver are on sale here! If you want to reserve your spots at the show, do it right now before tickets sell out. Click ‘GET TICKETS’ to make your purchase!
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“Sumptuous. Gorgeous. As good as it gets. You wish you could live in the glowy moment forever.” – New York Times
“Exciting, compelling and beautiful.” – amNY
“If this is your first visit to “Hadestown,” it’s likely to be a satisfying one.” – NJ.com
The upcoming Broadway production landing in Vancouver is a sung-through musical with music, lyrics, and book by the award-winning singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell. Upon its premiere, Hadestown amasses a whopping 14 Tony Awards nominations. It outstandingly won eight of them, including ‘Best Musical.’ The show made its debut on Broadway on April 17, 2019, and fans adored every bit of it. Critics specifically praised its direction and André De Shields’ acting. The New York Times called it “gorgeous” and “hypnotic” and said it was better than the New York Theatre Workshop version. The Hollywood Reporter’s David Rooney thought it was “utterly fabulous” and loved the performances.
The original version of the musical was first debuted in Vermont circa 2006. The all-new production that’s touring right now is similar, but undeniably more extravagant and more meaningful than the original. With Rachel Chavkin as the show’s director, Hadestown has turned into one of the most sought-after Broadway productions right now.
The musical is a retelling of a famous Greek myth about the star-crossed lovers Orpheus and Eurydice. The strong-willed young lady and the passionate singer-songwriter find themselves at a bypass where they go through the depths of the underworld. There are plenty of twists and turns in the plot, and we won’t get into the nitty-gritty details to keep the element of surprise. But what we can tell you is this: it’s both moving and heartbreaking.
“A journey to the underworld that feels like it sprung forth as something entirely new.” – Entertainment Weekly
“Feels lush, vigorous, and formally exciting!” – Vulture
“A new Broadway musical that takes audiences to hell and back!” – New York Stage Review
Mitchell’s folk-opera steers away from the original Greek tale though. In Hadestown, Eurydice chooses to go to the underworld. “The underworld is a place of wealth and security, in contrast to the above ground world where there’s freedom but it’s also unpredictable and the weather is unpredictable,” Mitchell explained. “And Eurydice makes a choice. She chooses the security of Hadestown, which comes with this kind of lifelessness. So she chooses kind of her gut. She chooses her stomach over her heart.”
She also admitted it was not an easy task to write a song that melts the heart of King Hades when talking about the show’s climax. “I just can’t tell you how many times I’ve rewritten it,” Mitchell said. “I mean, there’s just like sheets and sheets on the cutting room floor of the epics. It’s totally ridiculous. But I think that what we hit upon a couple productions ago that took some pressure off and made a lot of sense is that the gift that Orpheus brings to King Hades isn’t necessarily like the eloquence of his poetry. It’s actually that he has channeled this melody.”
No matter the process, Mitchell surely made a success out of this production. It opened with a bang on Broadway and the immersive two-act, 2½-hour musical drama brims with beauty and potential. If you have never seen Hadestown before, you can’t miss out on this chance! If you have seen the show, then you know that this show is worth going back to time and time again.
“Mitchell is a gifted tunesmith, and lyricist, who approaches musical theater with a clear, infectious sense of wonder.” – New York Stage Review
“Here’s my advice: Go to hell. And by hell, of course, I mean Hadestown, Anaïs Mitchell’s fizzy, moody, thrilling new Broadway musical.” – TimeOut NY
“This perfectly heavenly musical – with book, music and lyrics by Anaïs Mitchell – should stick around for a while.” – Variety
When you attend a Broadway production, you can always expect to have an amazing time. With Hadestown, it’s going to be the best Broadway experience you’ll ever have. With songs that perfectly blend folk, indie folk, country, blues, ragtime, gospel, rock, swing, and avant-garde, Hadestown’s music will surely appeal to a vast audience.
Attend the show with fellow theatergoers, and you’re sure to have a good time at Hadestown. A journey to hell and back has never been more exciting than this! It’s a haunting and hopeful theatrical experience that will grab you and never let go. The show is running at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre from the 7th to the 12th of November, 2023. Each production has a running time of two hours and thirty minutes, including one intermission. Recommended for ages 8 and above.
Schedule
The show’s schedules are as follows:
Tuesday to Friday – 8:00 PM
Saturday & Sunday – 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM
To ensure a smooth theatre experience, we recommend arriving an hour to thirty minutes before the show begins. If you want to attend Hadestown at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, you must secure your tickets as early as now. You may purchase yours by selecting your preferred date and clicking ‘GET TICKETS.’ Secure yours before the limited-run sells out!