‘Hadestown’ Is Coming to the Big Screen (The Stage Version, That Is)

“Hadestown” is coming to the big screen… sort of. Bleecker Street and its event cinema division Crosswalk announced Thursday that they have partnered with LD Entertainment to pick up the rights to a live theater capture of Tony Award-winning hit musical “Hadestown,” titled “Hadestown: The Musical.”

This version was shot in the West End last year and will be released theatrically in North America on July 24, 2026. (A UK release date will be announced at a later time.)

The production, written by Anaïs Mitchell and directed by Rachel Chavkin, won eight Tony Awards in 2019, including Best Musical, plus the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.

The version that will be available on the big screen was filmed in London and directed by Brett Sullivan of Steam Motion and Sound and boasts five original principals of the Broadway company: Reeve Carney as Orpheus, André De Shields’ as Hermes, Amber Gray as Persephone, Eva Noblezada as Eurydice, and Patrick Page as Hades.

Per today’s press release: “The musical originated as Mitchell’s indie theater project that toured Vermont which she then turned into an acclaimed album. Chavkin, her artistic collaborator, ’Hadestown’ has been transformed into a genre-defying new musical that blends modern American folk music with New Orleans-inspired jazz to reimagine a sweeping ancient tale.”

The release also notes that the musical follows “two intertwining love stories — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone.” “Hadestown”  is in now its seventh year on Broadway and its third year in the West End.

Crosswalk and LD are planning a series of live capture releases, and this “Hadestown: The Musical” deal marks the first piece of that collaboration. Earlier this year, Crosswalk enjoyed major box office success with its concert film “Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience,” and Bleecker previously released a live capture of popular musical “Waitress” back in 2023, which was also filmed by Sullivan.

Last year, Sony Pictures Classics also got into the live capture game, releasing a recorded version of popular musical “Merrily We Roll Along.”

“We are thrilled to be embarking on our second Crosswalk release, and couldn’t be happier to be partnered with our friends at LD,” said Bleecker CEO Kent Sanderson in a statement. “’Hadestown’ has touched the hearts of so many people around the world, and we are grateful for the opportunity to share it even more widely with this beautifully accomplished film.”

“We are eager to share this iconic performance of ‘Hadestown,’ featuring a unique combination of our original Broadway cast and West End company, made for the big screen,” added producer Mara Isaacs. “A great deal of love and care has gone into capturing the show on film, allowing it to live beyond the stage and reach new audiences around the world for years to come.”

The film also features Bella Brown, Madeline Charlemagne and Allie Daniel as Fates; Lauren Azania, Tiago Dhondt Bamberger, Ryesha Higgs, Waylon Jacobs and Christopher Short as Workers; and Lucinda Buckley, Francessca Daniella-Baker, Winny Herbert and Miriam Nyarko as Swings. Mara Isaacs, Dale Franzen, Hunter Arnold, and Tom Kirdahy serve as producers of the film and the production.