Hadestown cast replacements — Page 5

VanillaIceCream2 said: "Kimberly’s Instagram post is very interesting... with her in the show for two more weeks, plus a probable one-week vacation, the timing would line up for her to replace Amber. Previews started at the end of March last year, so that would be a full year for Amber.

It does seem strange that Amber’s departure hasn’t been announced yet though - aren’t principal departures typically released well in advance? The cast is good about announcing planned understudy appearances, so I doubt the producers have strict rules about not posting on social media like the Mean Girls producers did. "

Kimberly’s post is interesting based on the wording.. it says “catch me as a Worker” not just a “catch me before I leave” that is normally said. I wonder if her wording is on purpose or accidental. Either way, the wording sounds like she’s maybe getting promoted to another role within Hadestown.


I bet they’re not announcing anything until they get a second Persephone understudy up and running. They’re working on Jewelle now so I bet once she has her put in, they’ll announce

When Reeve does leave I would love to see Lucas Steele as Orpheus.

It's a tough part, not many people could do it. I hope Damon Daunno comes back and reprises his role. He is perfection.

His songs. The notes are particularly high for a man's part which isn't a problem for Reeve sing he has a high voice anyways.

hopefully only temporarily. I love her so much in that role. Gahh, I hope there's an announcement soon. I want to take my bff 3/19, but I'm torn if she's not there.

Would love to see Damon Daunno in the Orpheus role. He's got the charisma that would be perfect. I saw the show for the 2nd time last week with a friend and forgot how much I loved everyone but Carney. Just so bland for a heroic lead.

The tougher replacment is Andre DeShields, who is so perfect. Wonder how Ben Vereen is doing these days. Wouldn't he be great!

Anthony Chatmon will not be returning. https://www.instagram.com/p/B-muyQWD3G-/

VotePeron said: "Very odd to me that now both Ahmad and Anthony left the show after such short stints. While I understand they want to move on to bigger roles, most people would kill to be in a surefire hit for as long as they can, while covering multiple principal roles. Guess they must not be paid enough to make it worth it. "

What???



The performers leaving could mean anything, going on the Hadestown Tour, Booking another project, etc.

_(•_&bull_/ said: "VotePeron said: "Very odd to me that now both Ahmad and Anthony left the show after such short stints. While I understand they want to move on to bigger roles, most people would kill to be in a surefire hit for as long as they can, while covering multiple principal roles. Guess they must not be paid enough to make it worth it. "

What???

The performers leaving could mean anything, going on the Hadestown Tour, Booking another project, etc."



I never implied anything differently, I'm aware both Ahmad and Anthony left for new projects. But if I'm not mistaken, I thought most equity chorus contracts were for 8-10 month periods, where as Principal contracts were 12 months. Ahmad and Anthony both left before 8 months, which means unless their contracts were short to begin with, they opted out.

Let's not act like chorus performers leaving their contracts early is a super common thing - it's not. And to be in a secure hit like Hadestown is something a lot of ensemblists dream of.

Pitchforks down, folks. I love both performers and Hadestown. Slow news month, eh?

Call_me_jorge said: "I’m sure the culture at Hadestown is much different compared to long running hits like Wicked and Phantom. The performers in Wicked and Phantom are there specifically for the paycheck, while the Hadestown cast is there to create. Also, I assume being apart of the original cast/a first replacement at Hadestown does more to further ones career than being the 13th replacement at Wicked."

I wouldn't necessarily say that. Hadestown is just another show, just like any other. It's a paycheck that gives actors an opportunity to create, as does Wicked and Phantom even though they've been around longer. And frankly, Wicked and Phantom are much surer bets to come back and continue to have lengthy runs (realistically, Hadestown probably had about a 2-3 year cap even without coronavirus). The only reason I could see Hadestown being better for your career is that there's a greater chance casting directors saw you in Hadestown (since it was early in the run) than those other shows.