“Hadestown” will welcome an all-new principal cast to Broadway’s Walter Kerr Theatre on September 1. The company will feature musician Kayko as Orpheus, “Yellowjackets” standout Jasmin Savoy Brown as Eurydice, two-time Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz as Hermes, Tony nominee Amber Iman as Persephone and Disney XD actor Geno Segers as Hades.
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Kayko makes his Broadway debut in “Hadestown.” He competed on Season 22 of “American Idol,” making it to the Top 10. Brown also makes her Broadway debut in “Hadestown.” Her television credits include “Yellowjackets,” “The Leftovers,” “For the People” and “Will Trent.” On screen, Brown has appeared in “Scream” (2022), “Scream VII” and “Sound of Violence.”
Butz is a two-time Tony Award winner for Best Actor in a Musical — first for “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” and again for “Catch Me If You Can.” His other Broadway credits include “Rent,” “Thou Shalt Not,” “Wicked,” “Is He Dead?,” “Speed-the-Plow,” “Enron,” “Dead Accounts,” “Big Fish” and “My Fair Lady.” On television, Butz has starred in “Justified,” “The Girl from Plainville” and “Fosse/Verdon.” His film work includes “Flag Day,” “Dan in Real Life” and “Higher Ground.”
Iman received a 2024 Tony nomination for her performance in “Lempicka” and starred in the original Broadway casts of “Soul Doctor” and “Shuffle Along.” She was in the first national tour of “Hamilton” and the 2021 tour of “A Christmas Carol.” Iman joins “Hadestown” following her performance in Dave Malloy’s “Black Swan” musical at the American Repertory Theater in Boston.
Segers performed in Disney’s Australian production of “The Lion King” and later appeared in the New York City Center Encores! production of “On the Town.” His television credits include “Pair of Kings,” “Banshee,” “Yellowstone,” “Teen Wolf,” “Longmire,” “Castle” and “Perfect Harmony.”
The new principal company members will join Kelly Belarmino, KC Dela Cruz and Khori Michelle Petinaud as Fates, and the chorus of Workers played by Emily Afton, Malcolm Armwood, Jeffrey Cornelius, Sydney Parra and Alex Puette, with swings Brandon Cameron, Tara Jackson, Max Kumangai and Alex Lugo.
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