Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents “Hadestown”
“Hadestown,” by singersongwriter Anais Mitchell and innovative director Rachel Chavkin, both Tony Award winners, is the most honored musical of the 2018-2019 Broadway season. “It roars off the stage with a ferocity that has not been matched on Broadway in a long while.”—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune.
The show originated as Mitchell’s indie theater project that toured Vermont, which she then turned into an acclaimed album. With Chavkin, her artistic collaborator, Hadestown has been transformed into a genredefying new musical that blends modern American folk music with New Orleans-inspired jazz to reimagine a sweeping ancient tale.
Following two intertwining love stories—that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone—Hadestown invites audiences on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back. Performed by a vibrant ensemble of actors, dancers, and singers, “Hadestown” delivers a deeply resonant and defiantly hopeful theatrical experience.
The show will be held Aug. 9-21, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 7:30 p.m.; on Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; and Sundays at 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Tickets start at $28 and can be purchased in-person at 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, 92626, Mondays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Tuesday-Friday, 12-5 p.m. or online at SCFTA.org. For more information, call (714) 556-2787, Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; for group sales, call (714) 755-0236.
Segerstrom Center for the Arts requires ticket holders aged 15 and older to provide proof of full vaccination against COVID or present a negative test result (at-home tests will not be accepted). Masks are not required but strongly recommended.
