“HADESTOWN: THE MUSICAL” HAS ALL TIME NUMBER ONE GROSSING OPENING WEEKEND FOR A LIVE THEATER CAPTURE
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BLEECKER STREET’S CROSSWALK AND LD ENTERTAINMENT’S
HADESTOWN: THE MUSICAL
NABS NUMBER ONE OPENING WEEKEND
FOR LIVE THEATER CAPTURE OF ALL TIME
SURPASSING HAMILTON
DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND, THE INITIALLY 5-DAY RUN HAS BEEN EXTENDED INDEFINITELY, ADDING SHOWTIMES
[WATCH A VIDEO FROM STARS REEVE CARNEY AND EVA NOBLEZADA HERE]
New York, NY (July 27, 2026) – Bleecker Street’s event cinema division Crosswalk and collaborator LD Entertainment are thrilled to announce that the live theater capture of Tony Award®-winning hit musical Hadestown, titled Hadestown: The Musical, has officially nabbed the number one grossing opening weekend for a live theater capture at the North American box office, surpassing Hamilton. Hadestown: The Musical grossed $10.2 million in 1949 theaters this past weekend. Initially projected at $9.69mm, word of mouth and repeat viewings pushed the Sunday box office higher than expected. Due to popular demand, the initially limited 5-day run has officially been extended and will continue to add dates and showtimes moving forward.
The production, written by Anaïs Mitchell and directed by Rachel Chavkin, won eight Tony Awards in 2019, including Best Musical, and the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. The cast in this production – filmed in London and directed by Brett Sullivan of Steam Motion and Sound – includes the five original principals of the Broadway company: Reeve Carney as Orpheus, André De Shields’ Tony Award®-winning turn as Hermes, Amber Gray as Persephone, Eva Noblezada as Eurydice, and Patrick Page as Hades.
Bleecker Street and Crosswalk CEO Kent Sanderson said: “We and LD always believed in the passion of the fans of this amazing show, and we are immensely proud of the campaign and result this weekend. We are extending the run so audiences have even more time to catch up with this soul-stirring, iconic musical.”
LD’s Mickey Liddell and Pete Shilaimon said, “Ever since joining the Hadestown team on Broadway, LD has believed in the power of its story and the love of every artist involved. What a gift to share this long road with the Hadestown community, and with our dear friends and collaborators at Bleecker. We raise our cups to the fans and newcomers alike who’ve joined in across the country to sing this song again and again.”
Hadestown producer Mara Isaacs said, “We’re incredibly proud of this film. It’s the result of a rare creative partnership between the Steam Motion and Sound Team, led by Brett Sullivan, and the creative heart of Hadestown itself — Rachel Chavkin, whose original direction and contribution to the film are indelible, alongside Anaïs Mitchell and myself. So much intention and care went into each choice, and it’s especially gratifying to see how audiences have responded.”
The musical originated as Anaïs Mitchell’s indie theater project that toured Vermont which she then turned into an acclaimed album. With Rachel Chavkin, her artistic collaborator, Hadestown has been transformed into a genre-defying new musical that blends modern American folk music with New Orleans-inspired jazz to reimagine a sweeping ancient tale. Following two intertwining love stories — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone — Hadestown invites audiences on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back. Mitchell’s beguiling melodies and Chavkin’s poetic imagination pit industry against nature, doubt against faith, and fear against love. Performed by a vibrant ensemble of actors, dancers, singers, and musicians, Hadestown delivers a deeply resonant and defiantly hopeful theatrical experience.
The film also features Bella Brown, Madeline Charlemagne and Allie Daniel as Fates, Lauren Azania, Tiago Dhondt Bamberger, Ryesha Higgs, Waylon Jacobs and Christopher Short as Workers, and Lucinda Buckley, Francessca Daniella-Baker, Winny Herbert and Miriam Nyarko as Swings. Mara Isaacs, Dale Franzen, Hunter Arnold, and Tom Kirdahy serve as producers of the film and the production. LD Entertainment is also a co-producer on the Broadway and West End productions.
Hadestown is in its 7th hit year on Broadway at the Walter Kerr Theatre (219 W 48th Street) and is in its 3rd year in the West End (returning to London, five years after its 2018 engagement at the National Theatre). The record-breaking North American tour completed its coast-to-coast 3-year run in 2024, and productions have played to acclaim across the globe in South Korea, Sydney, Melbourne, and Amsterdam.
This is the first of a series of Broadway live captures that Crosswalk and LD plan on embarking on together. The deal comes on the heels of Crosswalk’s box office success with Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience — the epic concert film featuring the global K-pop sensation and their sold-out SoFi Stadium performances, along with behind-the-scenes footage — which released across North America last month. Bleecker also successfully released a live capture of popular musical Waitress back in 2023 to box office success, which was also filmed by Brett Sullivan. Next up for Crosswalk is Geroge Michael: The Faith Tour, an electric concert film shot on 35mm in 1988 featuring recently rediscovered, never-before-seen footage of the global superstar, which will release later this fall.
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ABOUT BLEECKER STREET AND CROSSWALK
Bleecker Street is an independent studio founded in 2014 by Andrew Karpen and is now led by CEO Kent Sanderson. Bleecker has released almost 100 films, all theatrically, and has established itself as a trusted label and champion of both commercial and filmmaker-driven cinema, curating an impressive and lauded slate that extends across all genres. Its releases have included films from auteurs like Mike Leigh (Hard Truths), Steven Soderbergh (Logan Lucky, Unsane) and Debra Granik (Leave No Trace); Oscar-nominated films including Captain Fantastic and Trumbo; and works to bring brilliant new voices in cinema like Academy Award®-winner Guy Nattiv (2024 Oscar-nominee Golda), Kitty Green (The Assistant), Fran Kranz (Spirit Award-winner for Mass), and Laurel Parmet (Spirit Award-nominee for The Starling Girl) to the big screen.
In 2025, Bleecker launched a bespoke event cinema distribution division called Crosswalk, which aims to bring the most compelling in-person experiences and other events to movie theaters nationwide.In February 2026 Crosswalk released box office hit Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience — the epic concert film featuring the global K-pop sensation and their sold-out SoFi Stadium performances, along with behind-the-scenes footage. Up next for Crosswalk is Geroge Michael: The Faith Tour, an electric concert film shot on 35mm in 1988 featuring recently rediscovered, never-before-seen footage of the global superstar, which will release later this fall.
ABOUT LD ENTERTAINMENT
LD Entertainment is an independent studio dedicated to creating meaningful entertainment that resonates expansively across film, television, and live theatre, engaging diverse audiences on multiple platforms. Led by CEO Mickey Liddell and President, Pete Shilaimon, the company has produced more than forty feature films, including Academy Award–nominated titles Judy starring Renée Zellweger, Jackie starring Natalie Portman, Albert Nobbs starring Glenn Close, and Biutiful starring Javier Bardem, as well as acclaimed films including Anthropoid starring Cillian Murphy, Ben Is Back starring Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges, Megan Leavey starring Kate Mara, Risen starring Joseph Fiennes, Tom Felton, and Cliff Curtis, The Grey starring Liam Neeson, and the box office hit I Can Only Imagine.
Upcoming projects reflect LD’s commitment to bold storytelling across film, including Elsinore, directed by Simon Stone and starring Andrew Scott and Olivia Colman; Switzerland, directed by Anton Corbijn and starring Helen Mirren, Alden Ehrenreich, and Olivia Cooke; and The Custom of the Country, directed by Josie Rourke and starring Sydney Sweeney and Leo Woodall. Recent releases include Sean Byrne’s Dangerous Animals and the documentaries Introducing Selma Blair (Critics Choice Award nominee), Summer Tour (Telluride 2025), and The Last Guest of the Holloway Motel (Tribeca 2025).
LD Entertainment also champions emerging voices with films such as National Anthem, directed by Luke Gilford and starring Charlie Plummer, Eve Lindley, and Mason Alexander Park, and the GLAAD Media Award–nominated High Tide, directed by Marco Calvani and starring Marco Pigossi and Marisa Tomei.
On stage, LD brings the same ethos to live theatre, producing more than 30 productions and earning five Tony Awards, with credits including Dear Evan Hansen, Hadestown, Angels in America, Little Shop of Horrors, and Teeth, with recent and upcoming productions including Tru starring Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Clarkston directed by Jack Serio and starring Joe Locke, Every Brilliant Thing starring Daniel Radcliffe, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York), Richard II starring Michael Urie, Oedipus starring Mark Strong and Lesley Manville, The Unknown starring Sean Hayes, The Fear of 13 starring Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson, and Dog Day Afternoon starring Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach. LD Entertainment is also a proud investor in Studio Seaview, a new Off-Broadway home for bold, artist-driven theatre. For more information, visit www.ldentertainment.com.
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