JORDAN FISHER TO JOIN “HADESTOWN” ON BROADWAY AS ‘ORPHEUS’
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE
JORDAN FISHER
TO JOIN THE CAST OF
THE TONY AWARD-WINNING BEST MUSICAL
“HADESTOWN”
AS ‘ORPHEUS’
BEGINNING NOVEMBER 20, 2023
New York, NY (October 10, 2023) – Hadestown producers Mara Isaacs, Dale Franzen, Hunter Arnold, and Tom Kirdahy announced today that Jordan Fisher will join the cast of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Hadestown as ‘Orpheus’ on Monday, November 20, 2023. Best known for his roles in the To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before and Teen Beach Movie franchises as well as his Broadway turns in Sweeney Todd, Dear Evan Hansen, and Hamilton, Fisher succeeds original cast member Reeve Carney who departs the production on November 19.
“First, I must thank Reeve for the magic he made in ‘Orpheus,’” commented Jordan Fisher. “An absolutely historic run and performance. His unrelenting heart and soul is deeply embedded in this role and in this story. I’m beyond honored and grateful for the opportunity to step in and steward such a beautifully crafted character. My wife, son and I have been jamming to the cast album for a long time. It’s been a dream to be able to join the party! Specifically in this role. This tale is one that truly must be told again and again.”
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Written by Anaïs Mitchell and directed by Rachel Chavkin, Hadestown is currently playing at the Walter Kerr Theatre (219 W 48th Street).
Hadestown currently stars Tony Award winner Lillias White as Hermes, Solea Pfeiffer as Eurydice, Betty Who as Persephone, and Phillip Boykin as Hades. They are joined by Amelia Cormack, Lindsey Hailes, and Brit West as the Fates. The chorus of Workers is played by Emily Afton, Malcolm Armwood, Chibueze Ihumoa, Alex Puette and Grace Yoo. The cast includes swings Sojourner Brown, Brandon Cameron, Tara Jackson, Max Kumangai, Alex Lugo, and Tanner Ray Wilson. As previously announced, Grammy Award winner and original cast member Reeve Carney will play his final performance as ‘Orpheus’ on November 19.
Tickets for Hadestown are available at www.seatgeek.com/hadestown-tickets or by visiting the Walter Kerr Theatre box office (219 West 48th Street).
The winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards, including Best Score and Best Director, 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.
Hadestown set a new standard for audacious artistry in the commercial theater when it opened on Broadway to rapturous critical praise. Jesse Green of The New York Times declared it “As good as it gets!” The Wall Street Journal named it, “The best new musical of the season,” while New York Magazine extolled it as, “Visionary and ravishing! A cause for celebration.” Deadline called Hadestown, “The most thrilling new musical of the season,” and The Daily News proclaimed it, “the most relevant musical in town.”
Hadestown marks the first time in more than a decade that a woman has been the solo author of a musical: writing the music, lyrics, and book, and is the fourth time in Broadway history a woman has accomplished this creative feat. It also marks the first time in Broadway history that a show’s female composer and female director both won Tony Awards for their work. Earlier this year, the landmark musical became the longest running show in the history of the Walter Kerr Theatre and holds the record for highest grossing musical in that venerated stage’s 100-year history.
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.
The creative team of Hadestown features Tony Award winner Rachel Hauck (Tony Award winner for her set design), four-time Tony Award nominee Michael Krass (costume design), two-time Tony Award winner Bradley King (Tony Award winner for his lighting design), Tony Award winners Nevin Steinberg and Jessica Paz (Tony Award winners for their sound design), Obie Award® winner and Chita Rivera Award® winner David Neumann (choreography), Liam Robinson (music supervision, direction, and vocal arrangements), Tony Award winners Michael Chorney and Todd Sickafoose (arrangements and orchestrations – Tony Award), Ken Cerniglia (dramaturgy), and Whitley Theatrical (casting).
The North American tour has begun its third year with a return engagement at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles for two weeks through Sunday, October 15th before returning to the Paramount Theatre in Seattle for one week starting Tuesday, October 31. More stops include Vancouver, Edmonton, and Calgary. For the latest tour route and other information, please visit: www.hadestown.com/tour.
The Grammy Award-winning Original Broadway Cast Recording of Hadestown is one of the most streamed cast albums of all time with over 300 million streams to date. It was released the summer of 2019, topped Billboard’s Broadway Cast Recording chart, and debuted at #8 on the Top Album chart. The CD edition features a 64-page booklet and a two-disc set, while the triple vinyl edition features a 16-page booklet. Both editions include complete song lyrics and never before seen photos of the Hadestown cast and creative team in the studio, and other exclusive content.
In fall of 2020, Mitchell released Working On A Song: The Lyrics of Hadestown, an illuminating book of lyrics and stories about her more than decade’s long process of building the musical from the ground up. Working On A Song is available from Penguin Random House.
Hadestown instantly electrified audiences with its 2016 world premiere at New York Theatre Workshop, which is the longest-running show in that celebrated theater’s 40-year history. The production then received its Canadian premiere at Edmonton’s Citadel Theatre in 2017 and then a 2018 sold-out engagement at the London’s National Theatre prior to Broadway. Hadestown was developed with funding from the Eli and Edythe Broad Stage at the Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center and was further developed by The Ground Floor at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Hadestown was co-conceived by Ben t. Matchstick.
Hadestown will make its triumphant London return in February, 2024 when it plays the Lyric Theatre in the West End.
BIOGRAPHY
JORDAN FISHER will soon be seen on Broadway playing Orpheus in Anaïs Mitchell’s critically acclaimed Hadestown. Earlier this year, Jordan reprised the role of Anthony in the hit Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd opposite Josh Groban & Annaleigh Ashford. Prior to that, he broke ground in the Broadway show Dear Evan Hansen as the first Evan of color to take over the role full time. Jordan recurred for two seasons on CW’s “The Flash” as Bart Allen / Impulse. He was seen in the Netflix dance film WORK IT opposite Sabrina Carpenter and appeared in the sequel to the wildly popular Netflix rom-com franchise To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before as John Ambrose. Jordan starred in and Executive Produced Ace Entertainment’s rom-com film Hello Goodbye & Everything In Between based on the YA novel by Jennifer E. Smith. He played Mark Cohen in Fox’s “Rent Live” and was the breakout star of the “Grease Live” telecast on Fox, where he sang and played guitar in the role of Doody opposite Carly Rae Jepsen and Julianne Hough. Other past credits include a recurring role on the hit MTV series “Teen Wolf.” He made his Broadway Debut to rave reviews in Hamilton as John Laurens/Philip Hamilton. Soon after, Lin Manuel Miranda asked him to sing the Moana anthem “You’re Welcome” as a duet together for the animated feature soundtrack. Jordan was well known to young audiences as Dove Cameron’s love interest on the hit Disney channel series “Liv and Maddie.” He spent two seasons on the ABC Family hit series “Secret Life of the American Teenager” as Jacob the pushy surprise step sibling from South Africa. He appeared in the Disney Channel original movie musical franchise Teen Beach Movie which was named the number two highest rated TV movie in cable history, as Seacat, the loveable, bucket hat wearing singing dancing head of the surfer gang! He is an accomplished dancer and choreographer who won the 2018 mirror ball on “Dancing With The Stars” in their 25th season on ABC and went on to host “Dancing With The Stars Junior” on ABC. He also hosted & performed at the 2017 Radio Disney Music Awards and was nominated for best new artist for his EP on Hollywood Records.
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