Warner Music Group鈥檚 Arts Music and Sing it Again Records release Talking Hadestown for streaming and download from all major music services November 1.
The 16-part, digital words-and-music experience features Hadestown's Tony-winning composer, Ana茂s Mitchell, taking listeners through the inspirations, concepts, and creative processes that lie behind the key songs of the musical, which continues at Broadway's Walter Kerr Theatre.
In addition to Mitchell鈥檚 commentary, the album includes excerpts from the original Broadway cast recording. The November 1 release marks the fifth anniversary of the cast album.
Talking Hadestown is produced by Ian Blackaby and Mitchell. The executive producer is Mara Isaacs. Stream or download the recording by
The complete track list for Talking Hadestown follows:
Talking Road to Hell
Talking Any Way The Wind Blows
Talking Wedding Son
Talking Livin鈥� It Up On Top
Talking All I鈥檝e Ever Known
Talking Wait For Me
Talking Why We Build The Wall
Talking Our Lady Of The Underground
Talking Flowers
Talking If It鈥檚 True
Talking Epic III
Talking Promises
Talking Wait For Me (Reprise)
Talking Doubt Comes In
Talking Road To Hell (Reprise)
Talking We Raise Our Cups
The original Broadway cast recording features Reeve Carney as
Orpheus; Andr茅 De Shields as Hermes; Amber Gray as Persephone; Eva
Noblezada as Eurydice; Patrick Page as Hades; Jewelle Blackman, Yvette
Gonzalez-Nacer, and Kay Trinidad as the Fates; with Afra Hines, Timothy
Hughes, John Krause, Kimberly Marable, Ahmad Simmons, Malcolm Armwood,
T. Oliver Reid, Jessie Shelton, and Khaila Wilcoxon rounding out the
ensemble vocals.
Singer-songwriter Mitchell鈥檚 folk- and jazz-infused musical layers the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice with that of Hades and Persephone, intertwining the actions鈥攁nd consequences鈥攐f gods and mortals. Hadestown originally began as a theatrical concert performed by Mitchell.
The creative team features Tony-winning set designer Rachel Hauck, Tony-nominated costume designer Michael Krass, Tony-winning lighting designer Bradley King, Tony-winning sound designers Nevin Steinberg and Jessica Paz, choreographer David Neumann, and dramaturg Ken Cerniglia. Musical supervision and vocal arrangements are by Liam Robinson, with arrangements and orchestrations by Tony winners Michael Chorney and Todd Sickafoose.
The show, featuring a book and score by Mitchell, won eight 2019 Tony Awards: Best Director of a Musical (Rachel Chavkin), Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Andr茅 De Shields), Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Bradley King), Best Scenic Design of a Musical (Rachel Hauck), Best Sound Design of a Musical (Jessica Paz and Nevin Steinberg), Best Orchestrations (Michael Chorney and Todd Sickafoose), Best Original Score (Mitchell), and Best Musical.
