A lot of thought has gone into this Original Broadway Cast Recording of definitely the most comprehensive audio document we Hadestown. It’s the third and
have of this show, which now represents over a dozen years of work on the part of so many artists. A lot of thought has gone in along with buckets of sweat,
tears of frustration and joy, booze and midnight oil, in pursuit of these creative revelations that sometimes had to be wrestled to the ground, and other times the
muses handed out for free.And still, no matter what goes into it, a record is also
just a snapshot—happen to be in when the tape is rolling. This time it’s New York City in 2019, and it’s like this:a snapshot of the time and place we
First, the cast and band bringing of creative, soulful humans, and this is a snapshot of their togetherness. They’re individually extraordinary without a doubt, but it’s what vibrates between them, and between the stage Hadestown to life on 48th Street are a cosmic constellation
and our wild, game audience, that raises the roof of the Walter Kerr Theatre night after night.Second, it’s been said that we are the first generation to be able to feel, in real time, the effects
of our climate crisis, and also the last generation to be able to do something meaningful about it. This snapshot is taken at a time when our survival depends on this: That we feel our fates intertwined. That we feel our togetherness more than our separateness. That we learn to love
what can’t be owned.Music is weightless, it walks through walls. It travels the world on its own winged feet.
It’s mostly free and it truly belongs to those who listen. This music belongs to you, too, now.From our house to yours, with love,
Anaïs Mitchell
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