To celebrate the first day of spring, the Tony-winning Broadway production of Hadestown has released a video of Merle Dandridge—who joined the company as Persephone last month at the Walter Kerr Theatre—performing "Livin' It Up on Top." Watch Dandridge's take on the Anaïs Mitchell tune in the video above.
Dandridge (The Last of Us, Rent, Once On This Island) succeeded Allison Russell in the role. The current Broadway cast also features Daniel Breaker as Hermes, Carlos Valdes as Orpheus, Hailey Kilgore as Eurydice, and Tom Hewitt as Hades.
The company also includes Shea Renee, Jessie Shelton, and Brit West as the Fates with the chorus of Workers played by Emily Afton, Malcolm Armwood, Timothy H. Lee, Alex Puette, and Grace Yoo. Swings Sojourner Brown, Brandon Cameron, KC Dela Cruz, Tara Jackson, Max Kumangai, and Tanner Ray Wilson complete the cast.
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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.
The show, featuring a book and score by Mitchell, won eight 2019 Tony
Awards: Best Director of a Musical (Rachel Chavkin), Best Featured
Actor in a Musical (André De Shields), Best Lighting Design of a Musical
(Bradley King), Best Scenic Design of a Musical (Rachel Hauck), Best
Sound Design of a Musical (Jessica Paz and Nevin Steinberg), Best
Orchestrations (Michael Chorney and Todd Sickafoose), Best Original
Score (Mitchell), and Best Musical.
