‘Hadestown’ Tickets Sizzle After Show Wins Eight Tony Awards
“Hadestown,” the jazz-inflected show that took home eight awards, including best musical, grossed nearly $1.3 million for the week ending this past Sunday, according to industry trade group the Broadway League.
Tony Awards: 'Hadestown' Wins Best Musical, Tops With 8 Wins
Heading into the show, Hadestown — which follows the mythical quest of Orpheus to overcome Hades — earned the most nominations, with 14. The musical won a total of eight categories.
‘Hadestown’ Leads Tony Award Nominations
‘Hadestown’ led the Tony nominations Tuesday morning, winning nods in 14 categories.
A Sneak Peek Inside the Broadway Mounting of Hadestown
Broadway is about to travel down to Hadestown, after audiences have patiently waited for the original musical to have a second life after its 2016 New York Theatre Workshop debut.
Paramount’s ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ brilliantly offers escape paired with poignancy
Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins sing, “We ain’t gonna study war no more. We ain’t gonna study war no more. We ain’t gonna study war no more…” The Negro spiritual dating to the Civil War, often called “Down By the Riverside,” rings through Aurora’s magnificent historical edifice, seemingly imploring the immensely flawed world leadership who threaten any hope for peace.
Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter Songs to Anchor New NYC Musical
Red Roses, Green Gold is set in 1920s Maryland and “tells the fantastical and comedic story of Jackson Jones and his family of swindlers as they gamble their way to love and riches.” Garcia’s collaborations with lyricist Robert Hunter will comprise the bulk of the show’s music, though it will also features contributions from the late guitarist’s Grateful Dead cohorts Phil Lesh, Bob Weir and Mickey Hart, as well as Hunter’s longtime collaborator, Greg Anton.