The unlikely journey to Broadway for "Hadestown"

"Hadestown" is the most-nominated show of the year at next week’s Tony Awards. The modern day musical is based on an ancient greek myth. Anthony Mason gives a backstage look at "Hadestown's" unlikely journey to Broadway and the two women who are the creative forces behind it.
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[@obiblu2523]

Tell me why listening to Andre speak is gaining me brain cells?

[@Gr3yHomie]

Why is no one talking about the fact that Andre is achieving his parents' dream?

[@carolkoski4875]

xxAmore4lifxx I legit cried when he talked about that

[@monologtube]

Why don't you just talk about it and stop worrying about what everyone else is doing?

[@rileyliebertz2041]

@Logan Green That's so rude and unnecessary to say. Why don’t you listen to you own words and stop worrying about what they’re doing?

[@monologtube]

@@rileyliebertz2041 So rebuking is acceptable when it's done to a group but unacceptable when it's done to an individual? Explain.

[@rileyliebertz2041]

Logan Green I’m not going to explain basic internet language. Camera Rhodes explains what xxxAmore4lifxx did in the basic of terms without going into the details while what you did is the exact opposite of what you are attacking in the first place . What I don’t need to do is to explain myself for someone who obviously not only doesn’t know what xxAmoreforlifxx is talking about but also wants to bring people down while this wonderful show is being celebrated in this video. My recommendation is read this, acknowledge what I said whether you agree with it or not without replying, and move on with you life. Cause I won’t be replying to whatever else you’re saying

[@blainevanity6]

They deserve to win Best Musical

[@alessa.]

I AM FROM THE FUTURE GUESS WHAT

[@stchnard]

ARE YOU WANNA KNOW THE GOOD NEWS?

[@themandarin9493]

HEY HEYYYY IF YOU HAVENT HEARD BY NOW- Can we all just appreciate they avenged the great comet 🙏

[@WallBouncingRocks]

if andre doesn’t get that tony this weekend 😭 girl, he deserves it!!!!!

[@Micats.19]

In case anyone watching wants to know what it won: WON: Best Musical Best Original Score (music/lyrics) written for the theater - Anaïs Mitchell Best Direction of a musical - Rachel Chavkin Best performance by an actor in a featured role in a musical - André De Shields Best Orchestration - Michael Chorney & Todd Sickafoose Best Scenic Design - Rachel Hauck Best Sound Design of a musical - Nevin Steinberg & Jessica Paz Best Lighting Design of a musical - Bradley King NOMINATED: Best Performance by an Actress in a leading role - Eva Noblezada Best Book of a Musical - Anaïs Mitchell Best performance by an actress in a featured role in a musical - Amber Gray Best Choreography - David Neumann Best Costume Design of a musical - Michael Krass Best performance by an actor in a featured role in a musical - *also* Patrick Page

[@drartemisa21]

Incredible! I can't help but think how proud Mama and papa de shields are because this WAS the one!

[@tarathelen9844]

Please let this win best musical

[@angelamallof]

Tara Thelen wish granted 😉

[@partykllr]

Have I got news for you?

[@stinkymiss7867]

i love andre with my entire heart

[@desmondgentle1474]

Andre De Shields is always just speaking the wisdom. Every word of his just resonates with an ancient knowledge and authority. I have never seen nor heard anything quite like it before.

[@michaelac7310]

Andre, this was the one 😭😭

[@jwicks747]

5:32 God I love this man!

[@potato.pancake]

it’s pronounced “ee-vuh noble-zah-duh” everyone

[@ririchwn]

WAAAAAIT FOR MEEEEEEE

[@evaaaxsheep]

Andre is just the cutest old bean!

[@free_siobhan]

I think that’s the best way to describe him.

[@mcook6005]

He is perfect.

[@themandarin9493]

What an absolute fabulous show. I adore it.

[@broadwaymike92]

Well deserved!! HADESTOWN is seriously the SPRING AWAKENING of this generation!!!

[@marytheresejacksonlutz2533]

Andre gave the best acceptance speech ever!

[@RainbowDemon]

I’m trying to avoid as much of it as possible before I see it and it’s impossible I wanna know more!

[@kevinfrost8190]

Hadestown is my favorite musical of all-time. For my money, it’s the best ever, too.

[@itsthemaggieshow]

Andre is 75, how did I not know that, that’s crazy!

[@itsthemaggieshow]

*73

[@zackstark24601]

#HadestownfortheTony

[@majarimennamazerinth5753]

WHYYYY DO WE BUILD THE WALL

[@abbieurick1182]

WE BUILD A WALL TO KEEP US FREE!

[@nyx.arlene]

@@abbieurick1182 THE WALL KEEPS OUT THE ENEMY

[@pumpkinseed8515]

That's why we build the wall. We build the wall to keep us free.

[@claram9321]

@@pumpkinseed8515 WHO DO WE CALL THE ENEMY? MY CHILDREN, MY CHILDREN

[@themandarin9493]

@@claram9321 WHO DO WE CALL THE E N E M YYYYY THE E N E M YY IS POVERTY-

[@NoneOfYourBuisness12]

1.?😂

[@jordentaylor2455]

This has almost the same origins as Hamilton.

[@TheDundeeBiscuitLuvU]

No it doesn't? Hamilton began only a few years before it hit broadway, it was never a community theatre project, and the man who wrote it had brought a show to Broadway before, not even remotely similar. Not everything has to be related to Hamilton, dear god.