The Library of Congress celebrated the acquisition of a collection of documents tracking the development of Tony-winning musical Hadestown on its road to Broadway with an October 17 event featuring the musical's current Broadway cast, including Betty Who, Lillias White, Phillip Boykin, and Solea Pfeiffer. Watch highlights from the special event above, and see photos below.
The performance and discussion were held at the institution's Coolidge Auditorium, with Dr. Carla Hayden hosting and 500 students in the audience.
"We are delighted to bring the beauty and magic of the Tony Award-winning musical Hadestown to the Library of Congress," said Hayden in an earlier statement. "We have one of the best performing arts collections in the world and having Hadestown creator Anaïs Mitchell and the Broadway cast perform and donate items from the production will further enrich the Library’s collection for generations to see."
Anaïs Mitchell
Anaïs Mitchell and Amy Klobuchar
Cast of Hadestown
Coolidge Auditorium
Amy Klobuchar and the company of Hadestown
Company of Hadestown
Anaïs Mitchell
Betty Who
Phillip Boykin
Betty Who
Solea Pfeiffer and Reeve Carney
Company of Hadestown
Lillias White
Dr. Carla Hayden
Members of the Library of Congress with the company of Hadestown
Anaïs Mitchell
Coolidge Auditorium
Reeve Carney and Lindsey Hailes
The musical continues its run at the Walter Kerr Theatre. The current cast features Lillias White as Hermes, Solea Pfeiffer as Eurydice, Betty Who as Persephone, and Phillip Boykin as Hades, along with Belèn Moyano, Lindsey Hailes, and Brit West as the Fates; and a Workers chorus comprising Emily Afton, Malcolm Armwood, Chibueze Ihumoa, Alex Puette, and Grace Yoo. Swings Sojourner Brown, Brandon Cameron, Tara Jackson, Max Kumangai, Alex Lugo, and Tanner Ray Wilson round out the company.
Original company member Reeve Carney will play his final performance as Orpheus November 19, with Jordan Fisher set to succeed him in the role beginning November 20.
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.
Betty Who and Phillip Boykin in Hadestown
Reeve Carney and Sole Pfeiffer in Hadestown
Phillip Boykin and company of Hadestown
Company of Hadestown
Brian Drye and Betty Who in Hadestown
Betty Who and company of Hadestown
Lindsay Hailes, Brit West, and Amelia Cormack in Hadestown
Solea Pfeiffer in Hadestown
Alex Puette and Malcolm Armwood in Hadestown
Solea Pfeiffer and Betty Who in Hadestown
Betty Who and company of Hadestown
Solea Pfeiffer and Reeve Carney in Hadestown
