The Life Tony winner Lillias White, who stepped into the role of Hermes in Broadway's Hadestown September 13, 2022, has extended her run at the Walter Kerr Theatre for a final time. The Broadway favorite, the first woman to play the role, will offer her final performance in the Tony-winning musical March 17.
White, who succeeded Tony winner André De Shields in the part, has also been seen on Broadway in Chicago, The Life, Fela!, Dreamgirls, Cats, Once on This Island, and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.
The Hadestown cast also features Betty Who as Persephone, Jordan Fisher as Orpheus, Phillip Boykin as Hades, and Solea Pfeiffer as Eurydice. They are joined by Belén Moyano, Kay Trinidad, and Brit West as the Fates. The chorus of Workers is played by Emily Afton, Malcolm Armwood, Chibueze Ihumoa, Alex Puette, and Grace Yoo.
The company also includes swings Sojourner Brown, Brandon Cameron, Tara Jackson, Max Kumangai, Alex Lugo, and Tanner Ray Wilson.
As previously announced, Ani DiFranco and Lola Tung will join the production as Persephone and Eurydice, respectively, February 9.
Singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell’s folk- and jazz-infused musical layers the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice with that of Hades and Persephone, intertwining the actions—and consequences—of 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 (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.
Lillias White as Missus Hermes and Jewelle Blackman as Persephone in Hadestown
Lillias White as Missus Hermes in Hadestown
Eva Noblezada as Eurydice and Lillias White as Missus Hermes in Hadestown
Patrick Page at Hades, Reeve Carney as Orpheus, and Jewelle Blackman as Persephone in Hadestown
Jewelle Blackman as Persephone and Patrick Page as Hades and the company of Hadestown
Patrick Page as Hades in Hadestown
Jewelle Blackman as Persephone and Lillias White as Missus Hermes in Hadestown
Reeve Carney as Orpheus and Lillias White as Missus Hermes in Hadestown
Lillias White as Missus Hermes in Hadestown
Jewelle Blackman as Persephone, Patrick Page at Hades, and Reeve Carney as Orpheus in Hadestown
Lillias White as Missus Hermes and Reeve Carney as Orpheus in Hadestown
Patrick Page at Hades and Jewelle Blackman as Persephone and company of Hadestown
Max Kumangai as Worker, Jewelle Blackman as Persephone, Grace Yoo as Worker in Hadestown
Reeve Carney as Orpheus and the company of Hadestown
Eva Noblezada and Reeve Carney in Hadestown
Company of Hadestown
