Hadestown on Screen
A screen version of “Hadestown,” which is currently showing at the Tribeca festival and will be in movie theaters in July, has one moment that is not part of the original stage musical: Backstage before the show begins, Andre De Shields leads the cast in three breaths:...
A screen version of “Hadestown,” which is currently showing at the Tribeca festival and will be in movie theaters in July, has one moment that is not part of the original stage musical: Backstage before the show begins, Andre De Shields leads the cast in three breaths: “First breath is for community. Second breath is for being in the moment. Final breath is love.” It counts as ironic that that moment most stood out for me in this film of Anais Mitchell’s sung-through musical, which is a recording of the 2025 West End production, featuring five of the original Broadway cast members performing alongside the London ensemble.
