Welcome to the new King and Queen of the Underworld. Here's a look at the current Hades and Persephone of Hadestown, Phillip Boykin and Betty Who, in character.
Betty Who made her Broadway debut in the Tony-winning musical Hadestown September 5 at the Walter Kerr Theatre. On that same day, Tony nominee Boykin (The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess) also joined the cast.
READ: To Betty Who and Phillip Boykin, Hadestown Is Basically The Parent Trap
Directed by Rachel Chavkin, Hadestown also stars original cast member and Grammy winner Reeve Carney as Orpheus, Solea Pfeiffer as Eurydice, and Tony winner Lillias White as Hermes. They are joined by Amelia Cormack, Lindsey Hailes, and Brit West as The Fates. The Workers chorus is played by Emily Afton, Malcolm Armwood, Alex Lugo, Sayo Oni, Alex Puette, and Grace Yoo. The cast also includes swings Brandon Cameron, Max Kumangai, Yael "YaYa" Reich, Eddie Noel Rodríguez, and Allysa Shorte.
Check out new production photos featuring Who, Boykin, and fellow Hadestown newcomer Pfeiffer below.
Betty Who and Phillip Boykin in Hadestown
Reeve Carney and Sole Pfeiffer in Hadestown
Phillip Boykin and company of Hadestown
Company of Hadestown
Brian Drye and Betty Who in Hadestown
Betty Who and company of Hadestown
Lindsay Hailes, Brit West, and Amelia Cormack in Hadestown
Solea Pfeiffer in Hadestown
Alex Puette and Malcolm Armwood in Hadestown
Solea Pfeiffer and Betty Who in Hadestown
Betty Who and company of Hadestown
Solea Pfeiffer and Reeve Carney in Hadestown
Singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell’s folk- and jazz-infused musical layers the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice with that of Hades and Persephone, intertwining the actions—and consequences—of gods and mortals. Hadestown originally began as a theatrical concert performed by Mitchell.
The creative team features Tony-winning set designer Rachel Hauck, Tony-nominated costume designer Michael Krass, Tony-winning lighting designer Bradley King, Tony-winning sound designers Nevin Steinberg and Jessica Paz, choreographer David Neumann, and dramaturg Ken Cerniglia. Musical supervision and vocal arrangements are by Liam Robinson, with arrangements and orchestrations by Tony winners Michael Chorney and Todd Sickafoose.
