Last month, Tony nominee Daniel Breaker and BAFTA winner Merle Dandridge joined the cast of the Tony-winning Best Musical Hadestown at the Walter Kerr Theatre. Check out new photos of the current company in the gallery below.
Breaker (Shrek: The Musical, Passing Strange, Billions) took over the role of Hermes, succeeding Tony winner Lillias White, who played her final performance February 16. Dandridge (The Last of Us, Rent, Once On This Island) stepped into the role of Persephone, following Allison Russell, who also took her final bow February 16.
The duo joined Carlos Valdes as Orpheus, Hailey Kilgore as Eurydice, and Tom Hewitt as Hades; Valdes, Kilgore, and Hewitt joined the cast in January.
Hailey Kilgore and company of Hadestown
Hailey Kilgore, Daniel Breaker, and Carlos Valdes in Hadestown
Carlos Valdes in Hadestown
Carlos Valdes, Hailey Kilgore, and company of Hadestown
Merle Dandridge and company of Hadestown
Merle Dandridge in Hadestown
Daniel Breaker in Hadestown
Daniel Breaker in Hadestown
Tom Hewitt in Hadestown
Carlos Valdes and company of Hadestown
Carlos Valdes and company of Hadestown
Tom Hewitt and company of Hadestown
Merle Dandridge in Hadestown
Hailey Kilgore and Carlos Valdes in Hadestown
Tom Hewitt and Merle Dandridge in Hadestown
Merle Dandridge and Tom Hewitt in Hadestown
The company also features Shea Renee, Jessie Shelton, and Brit West as the Fates with the chorus of Workers played by Emily Afton, Malcolm Armwood, Timothy H. Lee, Alex Puette, and Grace Yoo. Swings Sojourner Brown, Brandon Cameron, KC Dela Cruz, Tara Jackson, Max Kumangai, and Tanner Ray Wilson complete the cast.
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Singer-songwriter Ana茂s Mitchell鈥檚 folk- and jazz-infused musical layers the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice with that of Hades and Persephone, intertwining the actions鈥攁nd consequences鈥攐f 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 (Andr茅 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.
