Original 'Hadestown' lead cast to star in West End production

Reeve Carney will return as Orpheus, André De Shields as Hermes, Amber Gray as Persephone, Eva Noblezada as Eurydice, and Patrick Page as Hades.

The original cast members of the National Theatre and Broadway production of Hadestown will reprise their roles for a limited run in the West End next year. They will take over at the Lyric Theatre from 11 February to 9 March 2025.

Reeve Carney (Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark) will return as Orpheus, André De Shields (The Full Monty, Warp!, The Wiz, Ain’t Misbehaving) as Hermes, Amber Gray (Eureka Day, Here We Are, Natasha, Pierre, & the Great Comet of 1812) as Persephone, Eva Noblezada (Miss Saigon, Les Misérables, The Great Gatsby) as Eurydice, and Patrick Page (Cyrano de Bergerac, The Lion King, Julius Caesar, A Man for All Seasons) as Hades.

Further casting for performances from 11 February 2025 is yet to be announced.

Hadestown opened in the West End in February this year, following a run at the National Theatre in 2018 and a Broadway opening in 2019.

Tony and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell blends indie folk, pop, blues, and New Orleans-inspired jazz in a musical about the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, set against a Depression-era backdrop. The show is directed by Rachel Chavkin.

Producer Mara Issacs said: "It is nothing short of divine magic to be able to welcome Reeve, Andre, Amber, Eva, and Patrick back to London. This transatlantic collaboration, which began with the National Theatre production in 2018, is baked into Hadestown's DNA. We couldn't be more thrilled to bring them 'home' as Hadestown continues its love affair with the West End."

The rest of the Hadestown creative team includes David Neumann (choreography), Rachel Hauck (scenic design), Michael Krass (costume design), Bradley King (lighting design), Nevin Steinberg and Jessica Paz (sound design), Liam Robinson (music supervision and vocal arrangements), Michael Chorney and Todd Sickafoose (arrangements and orchestrations), Ken Cerniglia (dramaturgy), and Tarek Merchant (musical director).

Book Hadestown tickets on LondonTheatre.co.uk

Photo credit: Reeve Carney and Eva Noblezada in the original Broadway cast of Hadestown. (Photo by Matthew Murphy)