Hadestown Cast

The Hadestown Cast is the ensemble that performs Anaïs Mitchell's folk opera adaptation of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth. The group includes performers like Patrick Page as Hades, Eva Noblezada as Eurydice, and André De Shields as Hermes. Their work is documented on recordings such as the 2019 Original Broadway Cast album, which features songs like 'Wait For Me' and 'Doubt Comes In'.

Anaïs Mitchell wrote the music and lyrics, creating a score that blends folk, blues, and jazz elements. The cast delivers these songs with a specific theatrical intensity, whether it's the defiant 'Our Lady Of The Underground' or the fragile 'Gone, I'm Gone'. The performance is a collective effort, not built around a single star voice.

The show follows the classic myth but sets it in a Depression-era industrial underworld. This setting gives songs like 'Any Way The Wind Blows' and 'We Raise Our Cups' a particular resonance, framing ancient questions about love and sacrifice within a more modern, working-class struggle. The cast's job is to make that world feel immediate and lived-in through song.