Hadestown: The Musical vs Wicked
Hadestown: The Musical has the higher audience score (8.9/10 against 6.9/10 for Wicked). Hadestown: The Musical is the shorter watch at 2h 21m compared with 2h 42m. Wicked is the older of the two (2024 against 2026). Both are drama, fantasy, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hadestown: The Musical
Wicked| Hadestown: The Musical | Wicked | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.9/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2024 |
| Length | 2h 21m | 2h 42m |
| Genres | Drama, Fantasy, Romance | Drama, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Brett Sullivan | Jon M. Chu |
| Main cast | Reeve Carney, Patrick Page, Eva Noblezada, André De Shields, Francessca Daniella-Baker | Peter Dinklage, Jeff Goldblum, Andy Nyman, Bowen Yang, Michelle Yeoh |
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.)
Wicked
In the land of Oz, ostracized and misunderstood green-skinned Elphaba is forced to share a room with the popular aristocrat Glinda at Shiz University, and the two's unlikely friendship is tested as they begin to fulfill their respective destinies as Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
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