Hadestown: The Musical (2026)
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A live stage recording of the musical Hadestown captures the Broadway experience with jazz rhythms and crisp clarity.
The story
Hadestown: The Musical is a 2026 musical film presenting a live stage recording of the musical of the same name. The production features five principal cast members of the original Broadway production and the remainder of the cast from the West End production. Recorded at the Lyric Theatre, London, the film captures the live performance experience with details such as shots from the stage lift as people enter and exit Hadestown.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Hadestown: The Musical is a 2026 musical film presenting a live stage recording of the musical of the same name. The film was directed by Brett Sullivan and features five principal cast members of the original Broadway production. Recorded at the Lyric Theatre, London, the remainder of the cast are performers in the West End production. Footage was captured during three live performances on February 28 and March 1, 2025. However, only two of these performances featured Patrick Page (Hades) as he had torn his Achilles tendon in the months prior to shooting. Due to Page's injury, the dance performed between he and Amber Gray (Persephone) was modified. The film includes behind-the-scenes footage showing Page putting on a modified medical boot to match his character's dark and imposing aesthetic.
- First release year
- 2026
- Runtime (minutes)
- 142
- Production countries
- United Kingdom; United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Brett Sullivan
- Writers
- Anaïs Mitchell · writer
- Cast and characters
- Reeve Carney · Orpheus; André De Shields · Hermes; Amber Gray · Persephone; Eva Noblezada · Eurydice; Patrick Page · Hades; Bella Brown · Clotho, one of the Fates; Madeline Charlemagne · Lachesis, one of the Fates; Allie Daniel · Atropos, one of the Fates
- Genres
- musical film; Filmed stage productions; Films based on adaptations; Jazz films
- Themes
- classic themes
- Tone and mood
- sweltering; transporting
- Premise and plot tags
- musical; live stage recording; jazz
- Source material / true-story basis
- Orpheus and Eurydice and Hades and Persephone
- Reception
- The film received universal acclaim, with 97% of 37 critic reviews on Rotten Tomatoes being positive and a weighted average score of 82 out of 100 on Metacritic.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 9 · scale: 10 · review count: 37; Metacritic · score: 82 · scale: 100
- Production trivia
- Fans and critics have compared Patrick Page's dog head cane to Cerberus.; The film features a shot from the stage lift as people enter and exit Hadestown.
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