Watch Daniel Breaker Perform 'Way Down Hadestown' in Broadway's Hadestown

Last month, Daniel Breaker joined the cast of the Tony-winning Best Musical Hadestown at the Walter Kerr Theatre.

Watch the Tony-nominated Passing Strange star, who plays Hermes, perform "Way Down Hadestown" from the long-running musical in the video above.

The Broadway cast also currently features Merle Dandridge as Persephone, Carlos Valdes as Orpheus, Hailey Kilgore as Eurydice, and Tom Hewitt as Hades.

The company also includes 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.

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.