Anais Mitchell Hadestown Original Cast Recording

2xLP

Release date:

March 21, 2025

Label:

Warner Bros UK

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After an acclaimed run of performances at the National Theatre in 2018, Hadestown returns to London in February 2024 for its long-awaited West End premiere at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue. This Grammy award winning recording represents the Broadway show in its entirety. It features vocal performances by Reeve Carney (Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark); Tony nominees Eva Noblezada (Miss Saigon), Patrick Page (Spring Awakening), and Amber Gray (Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812); and Tony winner André De Shields (The Wiz). Following two intertwining love stories - that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone - Hadestown, the 8x Tony-winning musical (including Best Score and Best Musical) by celebrated singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell, invites audiences on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back. Mitchell's beguiling melodies and innovative director and Tony Award nominee Rachel Chavkin's poetic imagination pit industry against nature, doubt against faith, and fear against love. Performed by a vibrant ensemble of actors, dancers, and singers, Hadestown delivers a deeply resonant and defiantly hopeful theatrical experience. This album was produced by Grammy® winner David Lai (the 2009 West Side Story Cast Album) alongside Todd Sickafoose and Anaïs Mitchell, who also collaborated on Mitchell’s celebrated modern folk album Young Man in America.

Tracklist:

1. Road to Hell - By André De Shields & Hadestown Original Broadway Company
2. Any Way the Wind Blows - By Eva Noblezada, Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer & Kay Trinidad
3. Come Home with Me - By Reeve Carney, Eva Noblezada, André De Shields, Afra Hines, Timothy Hughes, John Krause, Kimberly Marable & Ahmad Simmons
4. Wedding Song - By Reeve Carney, Eva Noblezada, Afra Hines, Timothy Hughes, John Krause, Kimberly Marable & Ahmad Simmons
5. Epic I - By Reeve Carney & André De Shields
6. Livin' it Up on Top - By Amber Gray, André De Shields, Reeve Carney & Hadestown Original Broadway Company
7. All I've Ever Known ("In spite of herself...") [Intro] - By André De Shields
8. All I've Ever Known - By Eva Noblezada & Reeve Carney
9. Way Down Hadestown - By Hadestown Original Broadway Company
10. A Gathering Storm - By André De Shields, Reeve Carney, Eva Noblezada, Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer & Kay Trinidad
11. Epic II - By Reeve Carney
12. Chant - By Hadestown Original Broadway Company
13. Hey, Little Songbird - By Patrick Page & Eva Noblezada
14. When the Chips are Down ("Songbird vs. rattlesnake...") [Intro] - By André De Shields
15. When the Chips are Down - By Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, Kay Trinidad & Eva Noblezada
16. Gone, I'm Gone - By Eva Noblezada, Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer & Kay Trinidad
17. Wait for Me ("Hey, the big artiste...") [Intro] - By André De Shields & Reeve Carney
18. Wait for Me - By André De Shields, Reeve Carney, Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, Kay Trinidad, Malcolm Armwood, Afra Hines, Timothy Hughes, John Krause, Kimberly Marable,T. Oliver Reid, Jessie Shelton, Ahmad
19. Why We Build the Wall - By Patrick Page & Hadestown Original Broadway Company
20. Why We Build the Wall ("Behind closed doors...") [Outro] - By André De Shields
21. Our Lady of the Underground - By Amber Gray
22. Way Down Hadestown (Reprise) - By André De Shields, Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, Kay Trinidad, Eva Noblezada, Malcolm Armwood, Afra Hines, Timothy Hughes, John Krause, Kimberly Marable,T. Oliver Reid, Jessie Shelton, Ahmad
23. Flowers - By Eva Noblezada
24. Come Home with Me (Reprise) - By Reeve Carney & Eva Noblezada
25. Papers ("You're not from around here, son...") [Intro] - By Patrick Page, Amber Gray, André De Shields, Eva Noblezada & Reeve Carney
26. Papers (Instrumental) - By Hadestown Original Broadway Band
27. Nothing Changes - By Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer & Kay Trinidad
28. If it's True - By Reeve Carney, André De Shields, Afra Hines, Timothy Hughes, John Krause, Kimberly Marable & Ahmad Simmons
29. How Long? - By Amber Gray & Patrick Page
30. Chant (Reprise) - By Hadestown Original Broadway Company
31. Epic III - By Reeve Carney & Hadestown Original Broadway Company
32. Epic III ("They danced...") [Instrumental] - By Hadestown Original Broadway Band
33. Promises - By Eva Noblezada & Reeve Carney
34. Word to the Wise - By Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer & Kay Trinidad
35. His Kiss, the Riot - By Patrick Page
36. Wait for Me ("If you wanna walk out of hell...") [Intro] [Reprise] - By André De Shields, Reeve Carney, Eva Noblezada, Afra Hines, Timothy Hughes, John Krause, Kimberly Marable & Ahmad Simmons
37. Wait for Me (Reprise) - By André De Shields & Hadestown Original Broadway Company
38. Doubt Comes In - By Reeve Carney, Eva Noblezada, Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, Kay Trinidad, Afra Hines, Timothy Hughes, John Krause, Kimberly Marable & Ahmad Simmons
39. Road to Hell (Reprise) - By André De Shields & Hadestown Original Broadway Company
40. We Raise Our Cups - By Amber Gray, Eva Noblezada & Hadestown Original Broadway Company