Ahead of his 1,000th West End performance this week, Hadestown has announced the five new leads that will be heading to Underworld in September.
The Wanted singer-songwriter Nathan Sykes will make his West End debut as Orpheus, alongside rising star Fayth Ifil (Only for one day) as Eurydice.
Olivier Award-winning opera artist Danielle de Niese will play Persephone alongside Shaun Dooley (Mr Bates vs The Post Office) as Hades and Malinda Parris (The little big things, &Juliet) as Hermes.
They will join the current cast from September 15, which includes Melanie Bright, Spike Maxwell and Lauran Rae are the Fates, along with Femi Akinfolarin, Michelle Andrews, Gabriela Benedetti, Ollie Bingham and Sebastian Lim-Seet as the workers, with Juan Jackson, Oisín Nolan-Power, Lindo Shinda, Jasmine Willowadi and Millywings Tribuns.
The award-winning musical retells the myths of Orpheus and Eurydice, and Hades and Persephone. Featuring a contemporary American folk and vintage New Orleans jazz score, it features music, lyrics and book by Anaïs Mitchell, directed by Rachel Chavkin.
Hadestown made its West End debut in February 2024 and has since captured the hearts of thousands of theatre-goers. The musical also ran on Broadway, where it won 8 Tony Awards and a Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album.
In 2025, the original Broadway cast including Andre de Shields, Eva Noblezada and Reeve Carney reunited in London for a limited run. Three of the performances were recorded, with Hadestown: The Musical will be released in North American cinemas on July 24, 2026, before an October release in the UK.
Next year, Hadestown will also embark on a UK tour, opening in Leicester on February 19. Check out the full list of dates.
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