The Tony-winning Best Musical Hadestown welcomes a trio of stars to the Walter Kerr Theatre beginning January 14.
Tony nominee Hailey Kilgore (Once On This Island) takes over the role of Eurydice, Carlos Valdes (The Flash, Once) steps into the role of Orpheus, and Tony nominee Tom Hewitt (The Rocky Horror Show, Chicago) rejoins the company in the role of Hades.
Kilgore, Valdes, and Hewitt succeed Maia Reficco, Jordan Fisher, and Phillip Boykin, respectively, who all took their final bow in the production January 12.
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The hit production also recently announced that Tony nominee Daniel Breaker and BAFTA winner Merle Dandridge will join the cast February 18 as, respectively, Hermes and Persephone.
Hadestown also currently stars Lillias White as
Hermes and Allison Russell
as Persephone, joined by Shea Renee, Jessie Shelton, and Brit West as
the Fates. The chorus of Workers is played by Emily Afton, Malcolm
Armwood, Timothy H. Lee, Alex Puette, and Grace Yoo. The company also
includes swings Sojourner Brown, Brandon Cameron, KC Dela Cruz, Tara
Jackson, Max Kumangai, and Tanner Ray Wilson.
Singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell’s folk- and jazz-infused musical layers the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice with that of Hades and Persephone, intertwining the actions—and consequences—of gods and mortals. Hadestown originally began as a theatrical concert performed by Mitchell.
The creative team features Tony-winning set designer Rachel Hauck,
Tony-nominated costume designer Michael Krass, Tony-winning lighting
designer Bradley King, Tony-winning sound designers Nevin Steinberg and
Jessica Paz, choreographer David Neumann, and dramaturg Ken Cerniglia.
Musical supervision and vocal arrangements are by Liam Robinson, with
arrangements and orchestrations by Tony winners Michael Chorney and Todd
Sickafoose.
The show, featuring a book and score by Mitchell, won eight 2019 Tony Awards: Best Director of a Musical (Rachel Chavkin), Best Featured Actor in a Musical (André De Shields), Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Bradley King), Best Scenic Design of a Musical (Rachel Hauck), Best Sound Design of a Musical (Jessica Paz and Nevin Steinberg), Best Orchestrations (Michael Chorney and Todd Sickafoose), Best Original Score (Mitchell), and Best Musical.