Jewelle Blackman Will Play Persephone in HADESTOWN on Broadway
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Jewelle Blackman, who originated one of The Fates in Hadestown on Broadway, will graduate to the role of Persephone this spring. Lana Gordon, who currently plays the role, will play her final performance April 3 and Blackman will begin as Persephone April 5.
That same day, Soara-Joye Ross will join the cast of the Tony-winning musical, taking over for Blackman as one of the Fates. Ross most recently was seen in Classic Stage Company’s revival of Carmen Jones.
Day Off Diary: HADESTOWN’s Jewelle Blackman
In addition to Blackman and Ross, the Broadway cast of Hadestown features Reeve Carney as Orpheus, André De Shields as Hermes, Eva Noblezada as Eurydice, and Patrick Page as Hades. Rounding out the ensemble are Jessie Shelton and Kay Trinidad as the Fates, with Emily Afton, Malcolm Armwood, Timothy Hughes, Trent Saunders, and Grace Yoo as the Worker’s Chorus.
Hadestown features a score and book by Anaïs Mitchell and is directed by Rachel Chavkin. It opened April 17, 2019, at the Walter Kerr Theatre. A North American tour is currently playing in Minneapolis through March 20 and will make its West Coast debut in Los Angeles later this spring.
