Changes are coming to the Greek underworld — at least as it appears on Broadway. Australian pop musician Betty Who and Tony nominee Phillip Boykin are set to take over the leading roles.
. In Greek mythology, Persephone is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, and Hades is allowed to abduct her and make her queen of the Underworld. In, a version of this tale is entwined with Greek mythology’s most famous story of doomed love and music: Orpheus and Eurydice. .Big!“Hadestown is such a special show for so many reasons, but a huge draw for me personally was the incredible music written by Anais Mitchell,” she tells.
’m so inspired by her songwriting and storytelling in this show, and I literally cannot wait to sing it eight times a week. The opportunity to play Persephone in Hadestown is a dream come true. I’ll never forget the first time I saw Wicked, the trap door, the way I sobbed. The BELTING! Musical theatre was one of my first loves — one of the main reasons I wanted to sing in the first place. So to have arrived at this place in my life, making my Broadway debut .
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