When considering the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice many have pondered as to why the musician's fate was so and if “…the gods imposed a condition that they knew he could never fulfill” (Morford 383). Mitchell explores this question within Hadestown as the fates echo to Orpheus, “Who are you to think you can walk the road no one ever walked before” in Wait for Me. Portrayed by Reeve Carney, the audience is taken on a whirlwind ride expecting the myth to end differently every time, if not at minimum hoping as much as Mitchell portrays Amber Gray’s Persephone convincing Patrick Page’s Hades to entertain Orpheus’s love. Narrated and taken to each new stop by Hermes, André De Shields delivers us Eva Noblezada who encapsulates the audience, as does the whole cast, with a rich heart as Eurydice. We too, begin to believe in the tenderness of Orpheus we thought did not exist and even in death will attempt to run away again to better circumstances, to remember life.. With foreshadowing seeped into the musical layering the complexities of Greek myth, the industrial backdrop and jazz influence helps exemplify these themes. The myth of Orpheus and Eurydice is an old one and Mitchell wrote a book that truly transforms this story, as well as that of Persephone and Hades.

In 2019 Hadestown won eight incredibly deserved Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Original Score, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical, Best Scenic Design in a Musical, Best Lighting Design in a Musical, Best Sound Design of a Musical, Best Direction of a Musical, and Best Orchestrations. Led by an all female production team, the musical of Hades became the most awarded show for the 73rd Tony Awards. Early conceptions by Mitchell started in 2006-2007 in Vermont and Massachusetts with Ben T. Matchstick and Michael Chorney. With there being varying possibilities of a stage variation, Mitchell created an early concept album for Hadestown. In 2016 as an off-broadway stint Hadestown next premiered at New York Theatre Workshop running from May 3, 2016 through July 31. Next in 2017 at the Citadel Theatre in Alberta another run in a pre-broadway preparation from November 11, 2017 to December 3rd. Then to the National Theatre in London from November 2018 to January 2019. Finally, Hadestown (as seen above) hits Broadway as previews begin at the Water Kerr Theatre March 22, 2019, with the official debut on April 17, 2019. As of 2023, Hadestown became the longest running show at the Walter Kerr Theatre, with another run beginning September 2025.