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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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Watch: André De Shields, Amber Gray, Eva Noblezada, Reeve Carney, Tom Hewitt and the Company of HADESTOWN sing ‘Way Down Hadestown’ on Good Morning America

The Broadway company of Hadestown performed ‘Way Down Hadestown’ on Good Morning America today. The production re-opened on September 2 at the Walter Kerr Theatre (219 West 48th Street). Watch below or click here. The number featured  original Broadway cast members Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award winner André De Shields as Hermes, Grammy Award winner Reeve Carney as Orpheus, Grammy Award winner, Outer Critics Circle Award winner and Tony Award … Continue reading Watch: André De Shields, Amber Gray, Eva Noblezada, Reeve Carney, Tom Hewitt and the Company of HADESTOWN sing ‘Way Down Hadestown’ on Good Morning America

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HADESTOWN Reopens Tonight at the Walter Kerr Theatre Lead by André De Shields, Eva Noblezada, Reeve Carney, Amber Gray, and Tom Hewitt

The Broadway production of Hadestown begins performances at the Walter Kerr Theatre (219 West 48th Street) on Thursday, September 2, with original Broadway cast members Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award winner André De Shields as Hermes, Grammy Award winner Reeve Carney as Orpheus, Grammy Award winner, Outer Critics Circle Award winner and Tony Award nominee Amber Gray as Persephone, and Grammy Award winner and two-time Tony Award nominee Eva Noblezada as Eurydice leading … Continue reading HADESTOWN Reopens Tonight at the Walter Kerr Theatre Lead by André De Shields, Eva Noblezada, Reeve Carney, Amber Gray, and Tom Hewitt

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Meet the Broadway and North American Touring Companies of HADESTOWN: André De Shields, Eva Noblezada, Reeve Carney, Amber Gray, and Tom Hewitt Set to Lead Return to Broadway; The Tour Stars Nicholas Barasch, Morgan Siobhan Green, Levi Kreis, Kimberly Marable, and Kevyn Morrow

Meet the Broadway and North American Touring Companies of HADESTOWN: André De Shields, Eva Noblezada, Reeve Carney, Amber Gray, and Tom Hewitt Set to Lead Return to Broadway; The Tour Stars Nicholas Barasch, Morgan Siobhan Green, Levi Kreis, Kimberly Marable, and Kevyn Morrow Continue reading Meet the Broadway and North American Touring Companies of HADESTOWN: André De Shields, Eva Noblezada, Reeve Carney, Amber Gray, and Tom Hewitt Set to Lead Return to Broadway; The Tour Stars Nicholas Barasch, Morgan Siobhan Green, Levi Kreis, Kimberly Marable, and Kevyn Morrow

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Video: ‘Blue Christmas’ Featuring André De Shields and The Fates -Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, Kay Trinidad From If The Fates Allow: A Hadestown Holiday Album

Video: ‘Blue Christmas’ Featuring André De Shields and The Fates -Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, Kay Trinidad From If The Fates Allow: A Hadestown Holiday Album https://wp.me/p8ilTC-8kF #ifthefatesallow Continue reading Video: ‘Blue Christmas’ Featuring André De Shields and The Fates -Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, Kay Trinidad From If The Fates Allow: A Hadestown Holiday Album

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Video: ‘Someday at Christmas’ Featuring Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, Kay Trinidad, Malcolm Armwood, Kimberly Marable, T. Oliver Reid, and Khaila Wilcoxon

Video: ‘Someday at Christmas’ Featuring Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, Kay Trinidad, Malcolm Armwood, Kimberly Marable, T. Oliver Reid, and Khaila Wilcoxon https://wp.me/p8ilTC-8f8 Continue reading Video: ‘Someday at Christmas’ Featuring Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, Kay Trinidad, Malcolm Armwood, Kimberly Marable, T. Oliver Reid, and Khaila Wilcoxon

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Video: ‘Sleigh Ride’ Featuring Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, Kay Trinidad and the HADESTOWN Chorus

Video: ‘Sleigh Ride’ Featuring Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, Kay Trinidad and the HADESTOWN Chorus https://wp.me/p8ilTC-8dA Continue reading Video: ‘Sleigh Ride’ Featuring Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, Kay Trinidad and the HADESTOWN Chorus

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Broadway Records to Release IF THE FATES ALLOW: A HADESTOWN HOLIDAY ALBUM on November 20

Broadway Records to Release IF THE FATES ALLOW: A HADESTOWN HOLIDAY ALBUM on November 20 https://wp.me/p8ilTC-7qq Starring Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, Kay Trinidad, and Jewelle Blackman as “The Fates” and featuring the entire Hadestown cast, this album includes beloved holiday classics, songs composed by Hadestown’s own Anaïs Mitchell, Yvette Gonzales-Nacer, and Liam Robinson, as well as gems waiting to be rediscovered, all in a sound steeped in blues, folk, ragtime, and jazz that has made Anaïs Mitchell’s groundbreaking musical a phenomenon. Continue reading Broadway Records to Release IF THE FATES ALLOW: A HADESTOWN HOLIDAY ALBUM on November 20

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