Wait for Me

Wait for Me from Hadestown is a short vocal clip sung by André De Shields as Hermes, used for dramatic entrances, waiting scenes and theatre edits.

This short clip captures the reprise of Wait for Me from Hadestown, performed by André De Shields as the narrator Hermes with the Broadway company. His deep, resonant voice delivers the line with slow, theatrical gravity, stretching the plea so it feels both urgent and mournful. There is very little else competing with the vocal, which makes the moment land like a warning and a promise at once. Played over a quiet scene it instantly adds mythic weight, turning a simple wait into something fated, emotional and impossible to ignore for musical theatre fans.