“Hadestown” is about to have a mythic reunion. Jewelle Blackman has been tapped to descend into the underworld on April 28 as one-third of the Fates, joining Jessie Shelton and Kay Trinidad. All three performers were members of the original Broadway cast and will share the stage for 11 weeks before taking their final bow on July 19. Blackman has been involved in “Hadestown” since its out-of-town developmental run in 2017 and made her Broadway debut in 2019 as one of the original Fates; she later stepped into the role of Persephone. Shelton, who appeared in the 2016 off-Broadway production at New York Theatre Workshop, made her Broadway debut as a swing and understudy in the original Broadway company before rejoining as a Fate in 2021. Trinidad holds the distinction of being one of the show’s longest-tenured cast members and has portrayed a Fate since the Broadway opening. An inventive musical reimagining of Greek mythology, “Hadestown” currently stars Joshua Colley as Orpheus, Jordan Tyson as Eurydice, Gaby Moreno as Persephone, Gary Dourdan as Hades and Tony winner J. Harrison Ghee as Hermes.
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