Everybody raise your cups, because the current Broadway cast of Hadestown have graced our ears with a very in-depth listen to their versions of the show's hit songs. As part of the Broadway on the Radio series from WNYC and WQXR, cast members Morgan Dudley, Kurt Elling, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Paulo Szot, and Jack Wolfe performed five songs from Hadestown at the Greene Space in New York.
The songs include the entire cast, led by Dudley, singing "Road to Hell;" Dudley and Wolfe singing "Wedding Song;" Wolfe singing "Epic 1;" Szot and Dudley singing "Hey, Little Songbird;" and Jones closing out the event with "Our Lady of the Underground." See their renditions in the video below.
The Broadway cast also features Marla Louissaint, Jessie Shelton, and Kay Trinidad as the Fates with the Chorus of Workers played by Emily Afton, Malcolm Armwood, Jeffrey Cornelius, Sydney Parra, and Alex Puette. Swings are Sojourner Brown, Brandon Cameron, Ayla Ciccone-Burton, KC Dela Cruz, Alex Lugo, Eddie Noel Rodriguez, and Tanner Ray Wilson. Casting is by Whitley Theatrical.
READ: How Hadestown Music Director Liam Robinson Keeps the Show Feeling, and Sounding, Fresh
Hadestown is currently in its sixth year on Broadway and in its second year in the West End (the musical returned to London six years after its 2018 engagement at the National Theatre). The record-breaking North American tour has just completed its three-year run, and productions recently opened across the globe in Sydney, Melbourne, and Amsterdam.
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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.
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Kurt Elling in Hadestown
Morgan Dudley, Jack Wolfe, and company of Hadestown
Morgan Dudley, Kurt Elling, Jack Wolfe, and company of Hadestown
Rebecca Naomi Jones, Jack Wolfe, and company of Hadestown
Morgan Dudley and company of Hadestown
Morgan Dudley and Jack Wolfe in Hadestown
Jack Wolfe in Hadestown
Kurt Elling and company of Hadestown
Paulo Szot and company of Hadestown
Paulo Szot, Rebecca Naomi Jones, and company of Hadestown
Jack Wolfe and company of Hadestown
Rebecca Naomi Jones in Hadestown
Rebecca Naomi Jones and Paulo Szot in Hadestown
