Bleecker Street’s Crosswalk and LD Entertainment have acquired the live stage adaptation of the Tony Award-winning and West End musical Hadestown.
The movie is titled Hadestown: The Musicalis scheduled to be released theatrically in North America on July 24, 2026. The musical, which has a score and book by Anaïs Mitchell, won the 2019 Tony Award for Best Musical, along with seven other Tony Awards, and is now in its seventh year on Broadway and its third year on the West End.
The live-action shoot was filmed in London and features five original members of the Broadway cast: Reeve Carney as Orpheus, Andre De Shields as Hermes, Amber Gray as Persephone, Eva Noblezada as Eurydice, and Patrick Page as Hades. Brett Sullivan of Stream and Sound directed. The UK theatrical release date will be announced at a later date.
The musical, directed by Rachel Chavkin, brings together the mythical love stories of Orpheus and Eurydice and Hades and Persephone, as Orpheus must descend into Hades’ underworld to rescue Eurydice after hard times have befallen the couple. The show began as a concept album for Mitchell, who blended American folk music and New Orleans-style jazz to write the score.
In addition to the West End and Broadway productions, the musical undertook a three-year North American tour, as well as productions in South Korea, Sydney, Melbourne and Amsterdam.
Mara Isaac, Dale Franzen, Hunter Arnold and Tom Kirdahy serve as producers on the production and film.
“We are excited to share this iconic performance of Hadestown, which features a unique blend of our original Broadway and West End productions, made for the big screen,” said Isaacs. “A great deal of love and care went into capturing the show on film, allowing it to live on beyond the stage and reach new audiences around the world for years to come.”
Crosswalk and LD plan to release more live stage footage. Bleecker released the live capture of the musical waitress In 2023, while Pedestrian crossing KPOP concert movie was released recently Stray children: An experiment in control.
“We are thrilled to embark on our second Crosswalk release, and we couldn’t be happier to partner with our friends at LD,” said Bleecker CEO Kent Sanderson. “Hadestown It has touched the hearts of so many people around the world, and we are grateful for the opportunity to share it more widely with this wonderful film.
The film also stars Bella Brown, Madeleine Charlamagne, and Allie Daniel as the Fates, Lauren Azania, Thiago Dhondt-Bamberger, Richa Higgs, Waylon Jacobs, and Christopher Short as the workers, and Lucinda Buckley, Francesca Daniela Baker, Winnie Herbert, and Miriam Nyarko as the Swingers.
