Hadestown: The Musical vs The Sun Is Also a Star
Hadestown: The Musical has the higher audience score (8.9/10 against 7/10 for The Sun Is Also a Star). The Sun Is Also a Star is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 21m. The Sun Is Also a Star is the older of the two (2019 against 2026). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hadestown: The Musical
The Sun Is Also a Star| Hadestown: The Musical | The Sun Is Also a Star | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.9/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2019 |
| Length | 2h 21m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Drama, Fantasy, Romance | Drama, Romance |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Brett Sullivan | Ry Russo-Young |
| Main cast | Reeve Carney, Patrick Page, Eva Noblezada, André De Shields, Francessca Daniella-Baker | Hill Harper, Camrus Johnson, John Leguizamo, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Jake Choi |
Synopsis
Hadestown: The Musical
The tragic love of Orpheus and Eurydice is intertwined with the complex relationship of Hades and Persephone. Eurydice, struggling with poverty, is lured to the industrial underworld of Hadestown by Hades, while Orpheus, a struggling musician, ventures down below to bring her back. (Filmed live at the Lyric Theatre, London, featuring the core five original Broadway cast members.)
The Sun Is Also a Star
Two young New Yorkers begin to fall in love over the course of a single day, as a series of potentially life-altering meetings loom over their heads - hers concerning her family’s deportation to Jamaica, and his concerning an education at Dartmouth.
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