New Hadestown Casting- Page 17

[quizking101]

New Hadestown Casting#400

Posted: 3/11/26 at 2:11pm

Mrs. Lovett's bf said: "Seeing people jump through hoops to excuse Gary Dourdan's behavior is something else. "He had mental health issues, it was the drugs" blah blah blah. This man broke a woman's nose and got a slap on the wrist. He'll always be a scumbag woman beater and should never work on Broadway again."

It’s called nuance. There is a HUGE difference between someone’s actions being of their own volition and actions that are influenced by psychiatric or substance abuse issues.

I’ve been punched in the face at work by many patients. I am more forgiving of those who lack the faculties to have control over their actions (chronic illness, withdrawal) over those who are looking to flex and assert themselves and know exactly what they are doing.

The behavior is still not appropriate regardless, but where it comes from affects how you respond to it it.

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Updated On: 3/11/26 at 02:11 PM

[EDSOSLO858]

New Hadestown Casting#401

Posted: 4/6/26 at 11:05am

Original cast member Jewelle Blackman will return to the show in Shea Renne's current Fate track; she will be with fellow OGs Kay Trinidad and Jessie Shelton from April 28 - July 19. 

"When we die, we go bye bye." - Abe Lincolns

Updated On: 4/6/26 at 11:05 AM

[EDSOSLO858]

New Hadestown Casting#402

Posted: 5/4/26 at 10:09am

John-Michael Lyles joins the Broadway company as Orpheus on June 16. 

Before that, understudies Jeffrey Cornelius and Brandon Cameron will play the role from June 2-14. 

"When we die, we go bye bye." - Abe Lincolns

[Sutton Ross]

New Hadestown Casting#403

Posted: 5/4/26 at 12:26pm

Wow, Joshua Colley not even performing for three months and leaving early is surprising. John Michael is incredible and I loved his performances in A Strange Loop and The Heart of Rock and Roll, so this should be fantastic. 

[AC126748]

New Hadestown Casting#404

Posted: 5/4/26 at 12:30pm

Was Joshua always scheduled for a 3-month run or is he leaving early?

"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe." -John Guare, Landscape of the Body

[Sutton Ross]

New Hadestown Casting#405

Posted: 5/4/26 at 12:38pm

He is leaving early. 

[Feste]

New Hadestown Casting#406

Posted: 5/6/26 at 8:11pm

Is he okay?

[Elphaba2019]

New Hadestown Casting#407

Posted: 5/14/26 at 8:25pm

Can’t believe I am saying this. I think Joshua Colley is the best Orpheus I have ever seen. I didn’t think it was possible to be better than Jack Wolfe but he is simply incredible. Love that puppy dog vibe and his voice is just gorgeous. Also like Gary Dourdan a lot very pleasantly surprised with him.