Hadestown has been on Broadway since 2019 where it was (and still is) a massive success. The show has since toured the country, and now its second national tour is making its way to the smaller markets.
The show was written by Anais Mitchell, and tells the love stories of Orpheus and Eurydice as well as Hades and Persephone, all set to a mix of folk music and New Orleans inspired Jazz being narrated by Hermes,
Having seen this show many times, I was unsure what my expectations were going to be for the non-equity tour. Most things compared to its broadway and equity tour counterparts are understandably parred down, but for the most part all of the changes really worked, proving the strength of the show is in the writing, not the spectacle surrounding it…