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Hadestown Recasts Hades After Online Controversy
theater24 minutes ago

Hadestown Recasts Hades After Online Controversy

Geno Segers, announced to play Hades in Broadway's Hadestown, will no longer join the production after online posts were viewed as anti-transgender; producers say the casting change is mutual and will announce additional casting shortly. The show’s new principal cast begins Sept. 1 at the Walter Kerr Theatre, with Kayko as Orpheus, Jasmin Savoy Brown as Eurydice, Norbert Leo Butz as Hermes, and Amber Iman as Persephone. Hadestown opened on Broadway in 2019 and later on the West End.

via Variety|
#broadway#casting#controversy
Hadestown Parts Ways With Geno Segers After Surfaced Online Remarks
theater2 hours ago

Hadestown Parts Ways With Geno Segers After Surfaced Online Remarks

Broadway’s Hadestown has mutually parted ways with Geno Segers, who was set to join the production as Hades, after past online comments and videos resurfaced. The producers said Segers will no longer join the show and that additional casting will be announced soon; there was no public statement from Segers. Segers’ prior credits include The Lion King and On the Town, with reports noting past anti-transgender remarks and views on pronouns and transgender athletes as the source of the controversy.

via Deadline|
#broadway#casting#controversy