Tony-Award winning musical ‘Hadestown’ coming to Indianapolis

“It’s an old song,” and the cast of the Broadway National Tour are “gonna sing it again” for Hoosier audiences. Clowes Memorial Hall is transforming into the underworld for eight performances April 2-7 as the Broadway National Tour of “Hadestown” makes a stop in Indianapolis. Written by Anais Mitchel and directed by Rachel Chavkin, the Tony and Grammy-Award winning musical is about love and loss and life and death, Will Mann, who plays Hermes, told the Recorder.  “I always say that the ‘Hadestown’ fans are unmatched. People really identify with the themes and really feel the love,” Mann said. “So, when it comes to your backyard, it really is some people’s only opportunity to be exposed to this kind of art … I think it’s hugely important that we get to do this, and I don’t take it for granted.” Set to New Orleans jazz band music, “Hadestown” weaves together two Greek myths of dreamers and lovers— Orpheus and Euridyce and god Hades, king of the underworld, and Persephone, goddess of spring — although audience members do not need to be familiar with Greek mythology to enjoy the show, Mann said. Mann’s character, Hermes, is the narrator of “Hadestown” and...