Ali Louis Bourzgui and Myra Molloy joined the cast of the Tony-winning Best Musical Hadestown May 6 at the Walter Kerr Theatre. Check out photos of the current company in the gallery below.
Bourzgui, who starred in the title role of the recent Broadway revival of The Who's Tommy, stepped into the role of Orpheus. Molloy, known for voicing the Thai version of Disney鈥檚 Moana and winning Thailand鈥檚 Got Talent, took over the role of Eurydice. The duo succeeded, respectively, Carlos Valdes and KC Dela Cruz.
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Bourzgui has been seen Off-Broadway in We Live in Cairo and in the national tours of Company and The Band's Visit. Molloy played Quinn in the Netflix feature He's All That and had a recurring role on Hulu's The Bold Type.
Hadestown also stars Phillip Boykin as Hades, 鈥�Daniel Breaker as Hermes, and Merle Dandridge as Persephone. They are joined by Marla Louissaint, Jessie Shelton, and Kay Trinidad as the Fates. The chorus of Workers is played by Emily Afton, Malcolm Armwood, Timothy H. Lee, Sydney Parra, and Alex Puette. The company also includes swings Brandon Cameron, KC Dela Cruz, Alex Lugo, Max Kumangai, and Tanner Ray Wilson.
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Myra Malloy, Daniel Breaker, Ali Louis Bourzgui, and company of Hadestown
Myra Malloy in Hadestown
Myra Malloy and company of Hadestown
Myra Malloy and Ali Louis Bourzgui in Hadestown
Ali Louis Bourzgui in Hadestown
Ali Louis Bourzgui in Hadestown
Ali Louis Bourzgui, Myra Malloy, and company of Hadestown
Singer-songwriter Ana茂s Mitchell鈥檚 folk- and jazz-infused musical layers the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice with that of Hades and Persephone, intertwining the actions鈥攁nd consequences鈥攐f gods and mortals. Hadestown originally began as a theatrical concert performed by Mitchell.
The creative team features Tony-winning set designer Rachel Hauck,
Tony-nominated costume designer Michael Krass, Tony-winning lighting
designer Bradley King, Tony-winning sound designers Nevin Steinberg and
Jessica Paz, choreographer David Neumann, and dramaturg Ken Cerniglia.
Musical supervision and vocal arrangements are by Liam Robinson, with
arrangements and orchestrations by Tony winners Michael Chorney and Todd
Sickafoose.
The show, featuring a book and score by Mitchell, won eight 2019 Tony
Awards: Best Director of a Musical (Rachel Chavkin), Best Featured
Actor in a Musical (Andr茅 De Shields), Best Lighting Design of a Musical
(Bradley King), Best Scenic Design of a Musical (Rachel Hauck), Best
Sound Design of a Musical (Jessica Paz and Nevin Steinberg), Best
Orchestrations (Michael Chorney and Todd Sickafoose), Best Original
Score (Mitchell), and Best Musical.
