Hadestown

Hadestown at Clowes Memorial Hall

The myth is ancient. The question at its heart—how much will love risk?—never gets old. In Hadestown, two of them collide, and the result is a musical that asks what you would risk for the person you can't stand to lose. On March 21, 2027, at 1:00 PM, this touring stage production settles into Clowes Memorial Hall in Indianapolis, part of a Broadway in Indianapolis engagement running March 17-21.

Here is the draw: Orpheus and Eurydice share the stage world with Hades and Persephone. Two mythic romances, linked together, each pulling at the other. Anaïs Mitchell wrote the musical, and that songwriter-led vision gives the retelling its own voice instead of a standard boy-meets-girl arc. The tensions run deeper, too. Nature against industry. Doubt against faith. Fear against love. Those aren't just ancient themes. They feel awfully familiar, and watching actors, singers and dancers bring them to life in the same room as you is a different experience than reading about them.

The credentials back up the buzz. Rachel Chavkin was the original director, and the production won eight 2019 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Its recording also took the 2020 Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album. A Sunday afternoon matinee gives you a story worth sharing and a memory worth keeping. If that sounds like your kind of outing, grab your seats for Hadestown in Indianapolis and step into the myth.