The original cast members of the National Theatre production of Hadestown, who subsequently reprised their work in the musical's Tony-winning Broadway production, return to London February 11 for a limited engagement in the musical's current West End bow.
The production at the Lyric Theatre welcomes Reeve Carney as
Orpheus, Tony winner André De Shields as Hermes, Amber Gray as
Persephone, and Eva Noblezada as Eurydice, who will all continue through March 9.
Patrick Page, who was scheduled to begin February 11, will join the company on a date to be announced due to an injury. During the interim, Tony nominee Phillip Boykin will play the role of Hades. Boykin played the part on Broadway as well.
The original cast members' performances will also be preserved later this month, although there are currently no set plans or dates for the release of the film version.
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Producer Mara Issacs said in an earlier statement, “It is nothing short of divine magic to be able to welcome Reeve, Andre, Amber, Eva, and Patrick back to London. This transatlantic collaboration, which began with the National Theatre production in 2018, is baked into Hadestown's DNA. We couldn't be more thrilled to bring them 'home' as Hadestown continues its love affair with the West End.”
The London return of the Tony-winning musical Hadestown, which officially opened at the Lyric February 21, 2024, also currently features Bella Brown, Madeline Charlemagne, and Allie Daniel as the Fates; Lauren Azania, Tiago Dhondt Bamberger, Waylon Jacobs, and Christopher Short as Workers; and Lucinda Buckley, Francessca Daniella-Baker, Winny Herbert, Ryesha Higgs, and Miriam Nyarko as Swings.
Anaïs Mitchell's underworld-set folk opera, which premiered Off-Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop in 2016, made its London premiere at the National Theatre in November 2018. The production subsequently opened on Broadway, where it continues at the Walter Kerr, in April 2019. Read reviews of the current London production by clicking here.
The creative team features set designer Rachel Hauck, costume
designer Michael Krass, lighting designer Bradley King, sound
designers Nevin Steinberg and Jessica Paz, choreographer David Neumann,
music supervisor and vocal arranger Liam Robinson, arrangers and
orchestrators Michael Chorney and Todd Sickafoose, and dramaturg Ken
Cerniglia. Casting for the London production is by Jacob Sparrow.
Following two intertwining love stories—that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone—Hadestown invites audiences on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back.
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.
Hadestown is produced in London by Mara Isaacs, Dale Franzen, Hunter Arnold, Tom Kirdahy, and the National Theatre in association with JAS Theatricals.
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Producers also recently announced that tickets are now on sale
through September 28.
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