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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE

TONY AWARD-WINNING BEST MUSICAL
“HADESTOWN”
TO WELCOME AN ALL NEW PRINCIPAL CAST
ON BROADWAY
BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 2, 2025

DISNEY STAR MORGAN DUDLEY
AS ‘EURYDICE’

 GRAMMY AWARD-WINNER KURT ELLING
AS ‘HERMES’

BROADWAY VETERAN REBECCA NAOMI JONES
AS ‘PERSEPHONE’

TONY AWARD-WINNER PAULO SZOT
AS ‘HADES’

WEST END BREAK OUT STAR JACK WOLFE
AS ‘ORPHEUS’

New York, NY (July 17, 2025) – Producers Mara Isaacs, Dale Franzen, Hunter Arnold, and Tom Kirdahy announced today that the Tony Award-winning best musical Hadestown will welcome a new principal cast to Broadway on Tuesday, September 2^nd. The company will feature Disney star Morgan Dudley as ‘Eurydice,’ Grammy Award-winner Kurt Elling as ‘Hermes,’ Broadway veteran Rebecca Naomi Jones as ‘Persephone,’ Tony Award-winner Paulo Szot as ‘Hades,’ and West End breakout star Jack Wolfe as ‘Orpheus.’ This will mark the first time the full principal cast has changed over at once since the show opened in 2019.

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Hadestown is in its 6^th hit year on Broadway at the Walter Kerr Theatre (219 W 48^thStreet) and is now in its 2^nd year in the West End (returning to London, six years after its 2018 engagement at the National Theatre). The record-breaking North American tour has just completed its coast-to-coast 3-year run, and productions recently opened across the globe in Sydney, Melbourne, and Amsterdam.

Tickets for Hadestown are available at https://www.walterkerrbroadway.com/events/hadestown/calendar/ or by visiting the Walter Kerr Theatre box office (219 West 48^th Street).

Hadestown currently stars Ali Louis Bourzgui as ‘Orpheus,’ Phillip Boykin as ‘Hades,’ Daniel Breaker as ‘Hermes,’ Lana Gordon as ‘Persephone,’ and Myra Molloy as ‘Eurydice,’ who will all take their final bow in the production on Sunday, August 31.

They are joined by Marla Louissaint, Jessie Shelton, and Kay Trinidad as the ‘Fates.’ The chorus of ‘Workers’ is played by Emily Afton, Malcolm Armwood, Timothy H. Lee, Sydney Parra, and Alex Puette. The cast includes swings Brandon Cameron, KC Dela Cruz, Max Kumangai, Alex Lugo, and Tanner Ray Wilson. Jeffrey Cornelius and Ayla Ciccone-Burton also join the company beginning September 2nd. Casting is by Whitley Theatrical.

Jack Wolfe will not perform in Hadestown from September 9 – September 21. Please visit the Hadestown website for more information on scheduled performer absences.

Hadestown originated as Anaïs Mitchell’s indie theater project that toured Vermont which she then turned into an acclaimed album. With Rachel Chavkin, her artistic collaborator, Hadestown has been transformed into a genre-defying new musical that blends modern American folk music with New Orleans-inspired jazz to reimagine a sweeping ancient tale.

Following two intertwining love stories — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone — Hadestown invites audiences on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back. Mitchell’s beguiling melodies and Chavkin’s poetic imagination pit industry against nature, doubt against faith, and fear against love. Performed by a vibrant ensemble of actors, dancers, and singers, Hadestown delivers a deeply resonant and defiantly hopeful theatrical experience.

BIOGRAPHIES

MORGAN DUDLEY (Eurydice), Disney’s Descendants: The Rise Of Red breakout star is having one of her busiest years to date with the release of her record-breaking movie! Not only captivating on-camera, Morgan’s undeniable presence continues to be unmatched on any stage she finds herself. Whether on Broadway or belting the National Anthem at a New York Knick’s playoff game, Morgan is the definition of a multi-hyphenate superstar. Along with the continued success of the film, Morgan will also be releasing her own original music in August! After first breaking viewing records for the film’s trailer and now breaking streaming viewership records for Disney+ as reported by Deadline, Descendants: The Rise Of Red follows Red and Chloe, daughters of the Queen of Hearts and Cinderella respectively, as they travel back in time to thwart an imminent coup. In the film, Morgan brings to life ‘Ella,’ a young Cinderella who must team up with her time traveling daughter from the future for the sake of Auradon and the Wonderland Kingdom. While Morgan continues her acting journey, she is also simultaneously working on her music career, crafting original songs that will resonate with her growing fanbase. Drawing inspiration from the careers of icons like Ariana Grande and Zendaya, Morgan’s pop-infused sound, enriched with acoustic elements, promises to leave a lasting impression on listeners worldwide when her first song is released in late August. Morgan’s upbringing in Hiram, Georgia was steeped in the melodies of Alanis Morissette, setting the stage for her musical aspirations. Even before she was born, her mother sang karaoke renditions of “Jagged Little Pill,” igniting a connection to the musical that would give her the opportunity of a lifetime. At only 20 years old, Morgan made the bold leap to New York City, where she secured a coveted role in the acclaimed Broadway production of “Jagged Little Pill.” This transformative experience molded her into the fearless performer and confident artist that she is today. When Morgan is not busy prepping for roles, writing and recording music or hitting the stage, she can be found spending time with her friends in NYC, spending time with family in her home state, and checking in on the latest fashion trends as a budding fashionista herself! When Morgan is not busy on set, auditioning, preparing for a role, working on her music or honing her vocal skills, she can be found splitting time between New York, Los Angeles and Georgia whenever she can. Morgan also likes to stay active by taking dance classes and is obsessed with all things skincare and fashion.

KURT ELLING (Hermes), a two-time Grammy Award winner, is making his Broadway debut as “Hermes” in Hadestown. The Chicago-based musician is renowned for a signature, rich sound and an inventive, individualized body of work. With a singular style of contemporary Beat lyricism and vocalese-writing ingenuity, Elling has extended the parameters of vocal jazz and increased its vocabulary. The New York Times called Kurt Elling “the standout male jazz vocalist of our time.” The Guardian (UK) pronounced him “a kind of Sinatra with superpowers.” Over twenty-five years of touring and recording, Elling has earned an array of top honors, including 17 Grammy nominations and a host of international awards. He’s spent two decades leading the DownBeat Critics and Readers polls and has won fifteen Jazz Journalists Association Awards for “Male Vocalist of the Year.” Elling has performed in over 70 countries, headlining the world’s top festivals and venues. Collaborators within the jazz world’s elite include Branford Marsalis, Danilo Pérez, Fred Hersch, Charlie Hunter, and the Yellowjackets. Elling is in constant demand as a featured soloist with premier orchestras and big bands around the world, including the New York Philharmonic, the BBC Concert Symphony, WDR Big Band, and the Count Basie, Metropole, and Village Vanguard Orchestras. Beyond the concert stage, Elling has written, directed and performed in multi-disciplinary, large-scale commissions for Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre and the City of Chicago. Elling enjoyed a world premiere at Jazz at Lincoln Center of The Big Blind, a jazz musical he co-wrote with Grammy-nominated songwriter Phil Galdston. Elling has appeared at the White House multiple times, including a performance with the National Symphony Orchestra for President Obama’s first State Dinner. He served six years as a Trustee and two years as National Vice Chairman of The Recording Academy. He currently serves as Co-Chairman of the Chicago Jazz Alliance and as the Audrey L. Weaver Jazz Advisor to the Ravinia Festival. Wildflowers, Vol. 3 – Elling’s new duo EP with acclaimed pianist and composer Christian Sands – will be released August 22, 2025. His album recorded with the WDR Big Band, …in the Brass Palace, is due February 2026.

REBECCA NAOMI JONES (Persephone). Broadway: Stereophonic, Oklahoma! (Drama Desk nomination), Significant Other, Hedwig and The Angry Inch, American Idiot, Passing Strange. Off-Broadway highlights: I Can Get It for You Wholesale (Audelco nomination), Big Love (Drama League nomination), Murder Ballad (Lilly Award, Lucille Lortel nomination), As You Like It, Marie and Rosetta, The Fortress of Solitude, Love’s Labour’s Lost. Select television: “Genius: Aretha” (series regular), “Your Friends and Neighbors” (recurring), “Raising Kanan” (recurring), “Black Cake” (recurring), “Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll” (recurring), “High Maintenance” (recurring), “The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh,” “And Just Like That,” “Inside Amy Schumer,” “Difficult People,” “Law & Order: SVU.” Films: The Big Sick, Someone Great, The Outside Story, French Fries, Most Likely To Murder, Ratter, Ordinary World, Passing Strange, Broadway Idiot. Solo concerts: Lincoln Center American Songbook, Apollo Cafe. Podcast: The Wreckage. Rebecca holds a BFA in Drama from the University of North Carolina: School of the Arts.

PAULO SZOT (Hades) received a Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Theatre World Awards for his Broadway debut in South Pacific at the Lincoln Center Theater and an Olivier nomination for the same production at the Barbican, London. He was born in São Paulo and studied at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland. Other work in musical theatre: My Fair Lady, Candide, Chicago (Sao Paulo); Evita (Sydney, Melbourne, The Muny);Chicago, & Juliet on Broadway, Here We Are at Royal National Theatre (London). Opera: ten seasons with the Metropolitan Opera; collaborations with La Scala, Paris Opera,Teatro Real (Madrid), Bayerische Staatsoper, Canadian Opera, Washington Opera, San Francisco Opera, Opera di Roma, Opéra de Bordeaux, and Opéra de Marseille. Concerts: multiple collaborations with Chicago Symphony, New York Philharmonic, New York Pops, American Pops, OSESP, Barcelona Symphony and Philadelphia Orchestra. Albums include Jardim Noturno; Broadway cast recordings: South Pacific and & Juliet.

JACK WOLFE (Orpheus) starred as Gabe in the UK premiere of Next to Normal at the Donmar Warehouse and in the West End. For this performance he won a WhatsOnStage Award for Best Supporting Performer in a Musical, and Best West End Debut Performer at the Stage Debut Awards.  He was nominated for an Olivier Award and an Evening Standard Award. He recently played The Balladeer in The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry at the Chichester Festival Theatre. Other stage credits include The Magician’s Elephant at the RSC and Pinocchio at the National Theatre. Jack starred in The Magic Flute, a film adaptation produced by Roland Emmerich, and as fan favorite Wylan in Netflix fantasy series “Shadow and Bone.”  His other TV work includes Inside “No9” for BBC and “The Witcher” for Netflix.

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