Soara-Joye Ross also joins as a Fate in the Tony Award-winning musical.

Hadestown original cast member Jewelle Blackman steps into the role of Persephone April 5 at the Walter Kerr Theatre, succeeding Lana Gordon who played her final performance as Queen of the Underworld April 3.

Blackman has been part of the Tony Award-winning show since 2017 and originally played one of the Fates. She served as a Persephone understudy before stepping into the leading role full time. Other theatre credits include The Lion King, We Will Rock You, Caroline, or Change, and Dreamgirls.

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Soara-Joye Ross also joins the cast, succeeding Blackman as a Fate and performing alongside Jessie Shelton and Kay Trinidad.

The musical features a book and lyrics by singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell and currently stars Grammy winner Reeve Carney, Tony winner André De Shields, and Tony nominees Eva Noblezada and Patrick Page.

Rounding out the cast is Emily Afton, Malcolm Armwood, Timothy Hughes, Trent Saunders, Grace Yoo. Swings include Sojourner Brown, Tara Jackson, Tomás Matos, Sayo Oni, Yael Reich, and T. Oliver Reid.

For more information, visit Hadestown.com.

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The Moisés Kaufman-directed musical made its Broadway debut April 3 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.

Paradise Square officially made its Broadway debut April 3 at Ethel Barrymore Theatre, following previews which started March 15. 

The original musical is directed by Moisés Kaufman, with choreography by Tony winner Bill T. Jones. It takes place during the Civil War and tells the rich story of Irish immigrants and Black Americans fighting for a similar cause.

The show’s large ensemble cast is led by Tony nominee Joaquina Kalukango (Slave Play), Chilina Kennedy (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical), Tony nominee John Dossett (Gypsy), Matt Bogart (Smokey Joe’s Café), Kevin Dennis (Assassins), Nathaniel Stampley (Porgy & Bess), A.J. Shively (Bright Star), Sidney DuPont (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical), Gabrielle McClinton (Pippin), and Jacob Fishel (Fiddler on the Roof).

Read the reviews here.

Deadline (Greg Evans)

Did They Like It? (Christian Lewis)

The Globe and Mail (J. Kelly Nestruck)

New York Stage Review (Elysa Gardner)

New York Times (Jesse Green)

Theatrely (Juan A. Ramirez)

TimeOut (Adam Feldman)

Variety (Naveen Kumar)

Playbill will continue to update this list as reviews come in.

Conceived by Black 47 frontman Larry Kirwan, the musical features a book by Christina Anderson, Craig Lucas, and Kirwan, with music by Jason Howland, lyrics by Nathan Tysen and Masi Asare, and additional music by Kirwan.

The show features staging by Alex Sanchez; music supervision, direction, and orchestrations by Howland; scenic design by Allen Moyer; costume design by Toni-Leslie James; lighting design by Donald Holder; sound design by Jon Weston; projection design by Wendall K. Harrington and Shawn Edward Boyle; special effects by Gregory Meeh; hair and wig design by Matthew B. Armentrout, arrangements by Howland and Kirwan; dramaturgy by Thulani Davis and Sydné Mahone; and Irish and Hammerstep choreography by Garrett Coleman and Jason Oremus. Karyn Meek is production stage manager, and casting is by Stewart/Whitley.

For more information, visit ParadiseSquareMusical.com.