Hades comes early to collect Persephone, and she voices her misery of having to return to Hadestown, Hades' underground factory. Persephone arrives in the world above and celebrates summertime ("Livin' it Up on Top"), while Eurydice begins to truly fall in love with Orpheus ("All I've Ever Known"). Orpheus sings the story of Hades and Persephone ("Epic I"). Orpheus tells her that he is writing a song to make spring come again, and they will no longer have to struggle ("Wedding Song"). Eurydice is doubtful as they both live in poverty. Orpheus, Hermes' ward, introduces himself to Eurydice and asks her to marry him ("Come Home With Me"). This is followed by Eurydice and the Fates describing the harsh weather and famine of the setting ("Any Way the Wind Blows"). The story begins with the Greek god Hermes introducing the characters ("Road to Hell"). At the 73rd Tony Awards, Hadestown received 14 nominations (the most for the evening) and won eight of them, including Best Musical and Best Original Score. The Broadway production opened to critical acclaim and received numerous awards and nominations. Following productions in Edmonton and London, the show premiered in previews on Broadway in March 2019. The new version of the musical, developed for the stage and directed by Chavkin, premiered Off-Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop on May 6, 2016, and ran through July 31. In 2012, Mitchell met director Rachel Chavkin, and the two started to rework the stage production, with additional songs and dialogue.
After the tour, Mitchell-unsure about the future of the musical-turned it into a concept album, released in 2010. The original version of the musical premiered in the town of Barre, Vermont, in 2006, followed by a production in Vergennes, Vermont the same year and a tour between Vermont and Massachusetts in 2007. Eurydice, a young girl looking for something to eat, goes to work in a hellish industrial version of the Greek underworld to escape poverty and the cold, and her poor singer-songwriter lover Orpheus comes to attempt to rescue her. It tells a version of the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Hadestown is a musical with music, lyrics, and book by Anaïs Mitchell. Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
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