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The Green Room 42 is presenting HADESTOWN Stars Eva Noblezada and Reeve Carney in Double-Bill on Apr. 3

The Green Room 42 is presenting a special double bill of the two stars of Broadway’s Hadestown, Eva Noblezada and Reeve Carney, on Sunday, April 3. Eva Noblezada is so excited to be returning to the Green Room 42 stage. It’s a very simple show. She sings songs. Everyone laughs. And we all remember how much we missed live performances. Oh, and there may be … Continue reading The Green Room 42 is presenting HADESTOWN Stars Eva Noblezada and Reeve Carney in Double-Bill on Apr. 3

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Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award winning HADESTOWN Star André De Shields to Receive a 2022 NYU Distinguished Alumni Award at NYU Alumni Association’s Annual Awards Luncheon at Gotham Hall on Apr. 1

Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award winning Hadestown star André De Shields will be honored on Friday, April 1 at Gotham Hall (1356 Broadway and 36th St.) in New York by his alma mater New York University at the NYU Alumni Association’s Annual Awards Luncheon, where he will be celebrated alongside five other distinguished alumni. De Shields will receive the 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award. Nick Grassi … Continue reading Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award winning HADESTOWN Star André De Shields to Receive a 2022 NYU Distinguished Alumni Award at NYU Alumni Association’s Annual Awards Luncheon at Gotham Hall on Apr. 1

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Jewelle Blackman to Star as Persephone in HADESTOWN Beginning April 5; Soara-Joye Ross Joins Company as One of the Fates

Congratulations to Jewelle Blackman who will star as Persephone in Hadestown at Broadway’s Walter Kerr Theatre as of April 5. Blackman, a native of Toronto, first joined Hadestown in 2017 with the musical’s developmental run at Edmonton’s Citadel Theatre. She went on to captivate audiences with her soul-stirring alto as one of the original trio of Fates on Broadway and as a Persephone understudy. Blackman … Continue reading Jewelle Blackman to Star as Persephone in HADESTOWN Beginning April 5; Soara-Joye Ross Joins Company as One of the Fates

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Video: André De Shields, Alan Cumming, Alexandra Billings, Margaret Cho and Michael Urie, join list of Celebrities Voicing Support for The Religious Exemption Accountability Project (REAP) With New PSAs Demanding LGBTQ+ Equality at Taxpayer Funded Religious Educational Institutions

Video: André De Shields, Alan Cumming, Alexandra Billings, and Michael Urie, join list of Celebrities Voicing Support for The Religious Exemption Accountability Project (REAP) With New PSAs Demanding LGBTQ+ Equality at Taxpayer Funded Religious Educational Institutions https://wp.me/p8ilTC-ceB Continue reading Video: André De Shields, Alan Cumming, Alexandra Billings, Margaret Cho and Michael Urie, join list of Celebrities Voicing Support for The Religious Exemption Accountability Project (REAP) With New PSAs Demanding LGBTQ+ Equality at Taxpayer Funded Religious Educational Institutions

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Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award winning HADESTOWN Star André De Shields to Receive a 2022 NYU Distinguished Alumni Award at NYU Alumni Association’s Annual Awards Luncheon at Gotham Hall on Apr. 1

Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award winning HADESTOWN Star André De Shields to Receive a 2022 NYU Distinguished Alumni Award at NYU Alumni Association’s Annual Awards Luncheon at Gotham Hall on Apr. 1 https://wp.me/p8ilTC-c2J Continue reading Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award winning HADESTOWN Star André De Shields to Receive a 2022 NYU Distinguished Alumni Award at NYU Alumni Association’s Annual Awards Luncheon at Gotham Hall on Apr. 1

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Amber Gray as Persephone and the company of HADESTOWN. Photo by Lia Chang
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Grammy Winner and Tony Nominee Amber Gray Sets Final Performance as Persephone in HADESTOWN for February 19

Updated 2/18/22 Amber Gray, who originated the role of Persephone in Hadestown, the Tony Award®-winning Best New Musical, will play her final performance at the Walter Kerr Theatre (219 West 48th Street) on Saturday evening, February 19. Lana Gordon, who has been performing as the Persephone alternate, succeeds Gray in the role beginning February 22. Gray will join Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga in the Broadway … Continue reading Grammy Winner and Tony Nominee Amber Gray Sets Final Performance as Persephone in HADESTOWN for February 19

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Happy 76th Birthday André De Shields!

Happy birthday to André De Shields, who turns 76 today. The Tony, Grammy and Emmy winning Hadestown star was serenaded by members of his company on the set at the Walter Kerr Theatre last night. André’s first birthday gift of the year was a 2021 BroadwayWorld Cabaret Award in the category of Best Show, Celebrity, for his latest theatrical concert, Black By Popular Demand: A Musical Meditation On … Continue reading Happy 76th Birthday André De Shields!

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André De Shields: BLACK BY POPULAR DEMAND: A MUSICAL MEDITATION ON HOW NOT TO BE EATEN BY THE SPHINX Wins 2021 BroadwayWorld Cabaret Award

Happy early birthday to Tony, Grammy and Emmy winning Hadestown star André De Shields, who turns 76 on January 12. André’s first birthday gift of the year is a 2021 BroadwayWorld Cabaret Award in the category of Best Show, Celebrity, for his latest theatrical concert, Black By Popular Demand: A Musical Meditation On How Not To Be Eaten By The Sphinx, which debuted at Feinstein’s/54 Below … Continue reading André De Shields: BLACK BY POPULAR DEMAND: A MUSICAL MEDITATION ON HOW NOT TO BE EATEN BY THE SPHINX Wins 2021 BroadwayWorld Cabaret Award

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André De Shields and Maria-Christina Oliveras Nominated for 2021 BroadwayWorld Cabaret Awards

What do Tony, Grammy and Emmy winning Hadestown star André De Shields and Maria-Christina Oliveras (Amélie, Machinal, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Here Lies Love) have in common? On August 6, they shared a green room at Feinstein’s/54 Below where De Shields debuted his latest theatrical concert, Black By Popular Demand: A Musical Meditation On How Not To Be Eaten By The Sphinx, and Oliveras was making her cabaret debut with … Continue reading André De Shields and Maria-Christina Oliveras Nominated for 2021 BroadwayWorld Cabaret Awards

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André De Shields: BLACK BY POPULAR DEMAND: A MUSICAL MEDITATION ON HOW NOT TO BE EATEN BY THE SPHINX Nominated for 2021 BroadwayWorld Cabaret Award

Tony, Grammy and Emmy winning Hadestown star André De Shields has been nominated for a 2021 BroadwayWorld Cabaret Award in the category of Best Show, Celebrity, for his latest theatrical concert, Black By Popular Demand: A Musical Meditation On How Not To Be Eaten By The Sphinx, which debuted Feinstein’s/54 Below in New York and at The Cabaret in Indianapolis in August. The 2021 Regional Awards honor events … Continue reading André De Shields: BLACK BY POPULAR DEMAND: A MUSICAL MEDITATION ON HOW NOT TO BE EATEN BY THE SPHINX Nominated for 2021 BroadwayWorld Cabaret Award

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