Jack Wolfe has released his rendition of “Epic I” from Hadestown by Anaïs Mitchell. The stripped-back performance was recorded live at Prophecy Hall in Beacon, NY and the video is by Michael Rees and Sarah Penson. Wolfe will take his final bow as ‘Orpheus’ in the Broadway production on Sunday, March 1.
Wolfe will depart the Broadway production with Morgan Dudley as ‘Eurydice,’ Kurt Elling as ‘Hermes,’ Allison Russell as ‘Persephone,’ Paulo Szot as ‘Hades.’
Hadestown is in its 7th hit year on Broadway at the Walter Kerr Theatre (219 W 48thStreet) and is about to begin its 3rd year in the West End (returning to London, six years after its 2018 engagement at The National Theatre). The record-breaking North American tour completed its coast-to-coast 3-year run in 2024, and productions have opened across the globe in Sydney, Melbourne, Amsterdam and South Korea. A new production will open in Brazil in the summer of 2026.
Joiningt the musical next month will be Joshua Colley as ‘Orpheus,’ television & film star Gary Dourdan as ‘Hades,’ Tony & Grammy Award-winner J. Harrison Ghee as ‘Hermes,’ Grammy Award and 2x Latin Grammy Award-winner Gaby Moreno as ‘Persephone,’ and Broadway break out star Jordan Tyson as ‘Eurydice.’
They are joined by Jessie Shelton, Kay Trinidad and Brit West as the ‘Fates.’ The chorus of ‘Workers’ is played by Emily Afton, Malcolm Armwood, Jeffrey Cornelius, Sydney Parra, and Alex Puette. The cast includes swings Sojourner Brown, Brandon Cameron, Ayla Ciccone-Burton, KC Dela Cruz, Tara Jackson, Max Kumangai, Gregory Treco and Tanner Ray Wilson. Casting is by Whitley Theatrical.
Hadestown originated as Anaïs Mitchell’s indie theater project that toured Vermont which she then turned into an acclaimed album. With Rachel Chavkin, her artistic collaborator, Hadestown has been transformed into a genre-defying new musical that blends modern American folk music with New Orleans-inspired jazz to reimagine a sweeping ancient tale.
Following two intertwining love stories — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone — Hadestown invites audiences on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back. Mitchell’s beguiling melodies and Chavkin’s poetic imagination pit industry against nature, doubt against faith, and fear against love. Performed by a vibrant ensemble of actors, dancers, and singers, Hadestown delivers a deeply resonant and defiantly hopeful theatrical experience.
