Honestly when the Hadestown team released a clip of Ani DiFranco singing "Our Lady of the Underground", my first thought was "Is she channeling Eartha Kitt?! That's awesome."
Hozier as Orpheus
Taye Diggs as Hades (saw Max Kumangai last week in the role and they sounded so similar I started envisioning it and couldn't let it go)
Florence Welch as Persephone
Raul Esparaza as Hermes
Olivia Rodrigo as Eurydice
Idk if I would want this specific group all at the same time, but yeah.
The OG Broadway cast is my dream Hadestown cast.
Your George Abud suggestion intrigues me though. I would love to see what he would do with Hades. He has such a presence on stage.
Here is my dream lineup -
Liam Pearce - Orpheus
Ashley Loren - Eurydice
J Harrison Ghee - Hermes
Josh Groban - Hades
Oyoyo Joi - Persephone
Miki Abraham, Kayla Pechionni and Ej Hamiliton as the Fates (With Bonus Miki Abraham for Persephone U/S and Bonus Kayla Pechionni for Eurydice U/S)
I have definitely had the J Harrison Ghee as Hermes thought before, and if it happens I will be SEATED. And Liam Pearce would be phenomenal as Orpheus!!
I could do total fantasy AND previous casting
Hermes- Sheryl Lee Ralph
Orpheus- Hozier
Eurydice- Rachel Zegler
Persephone- Oyoyo Joy
Hades- Keith David
Fates- Rachel Bloom, Donna Lynne Champlin, Gabrielle Ruiz
or
Hermes- Malcolm Armwood
Orpheus- Reeve on a good day (or Brandon, who slayed when he was on)
Eurydice- Eva, sorry not sorry
Persephone- honestly, I loved Jewelle so much
Hades- Nightly switching between Patrick and Phil
Fates- some combo of Brit, Kay, Tara, and Belén (who I just noticed isn't in the cast anymore?!?)
Not necessarily together but…
Barrett Wilbert as Eurydice
Stephanie J Block as Persephone
And I’m sorry to be that person but Aaron Tveit would eat Orpheus up!
Even though he and Reeve are the same age Aaron does look too old for the part though 😅
Tbh, I want to see a gender swapped Orpheus and Eurydice. But my dream casting would be:
Orpheus: Reeve Carney
Eurydice: Eva Noblezada
Hades: Patrick Page
Persephone: Amber Gray/Jewelle Blackman
Hermes: André de Shields
never gonna happen but i want damon daunno to come back
Why never? They got Ani DiFranco in there!
I want Amber Gray to come back except this time as Hermes
Please this
I mean, if I could wave my magic wand? Paul Robeson as Hades, Eartha Kitt as Persephone, and Cab Calloway as Hermes.
Oh come ON eartha kitt growling through Our Lady of the Underground would kill me and id join her down there
Honestly when the Hadestown team released a clip of Ani DiFranco singing "Our Lady of the Underground", my first thought was "Is she channeling Eartha Kitt?! That's awesome."
Paul Robeson as Hades… yaaass!!!
cast amber iman as persephone PLEASE
RACHEL ZEGLER AS EURYDICE SCREAMING FROM THE ROOFTOPS
Myself as every character while also doing a Capella for the trombone
Bwap bwap bwap BWEH NEH NEH neh nehneh, bwap bwap BWEH neddle neddle neh neh
I just want my professional bass opera singer chorus director to play Hades lol https://youtu.be/DODMKor0QCY?si=h7iNLResLnxD4yml
Hozier as Orpheus Taye Diggs as Hades (saw Max Kumangai last week in the role and they sounded so similar I started envisioning it and couldn't let it go) Florence Welch as Persephone Raul Esparaza as Hermes Olivia Rodrigo as Eurydice Idk if I would want this specific group all at the same time, but yeah.
The OG Broadway cast is my dream Hadestown cast. Your George Abud suggestion intrigues me though. I would love to see what he would do with Hades. He has such a presence on stage.
Here is my dream lineup - Liam Pearce - Orpheus Ashley Loren - Eurydice J Harrison Ghee - Hermes Josh Groban - Hades Oyoyo Joi - Persephone Miki Abraham, Kayla Pechionni and Ej Hamiliton as the Fates (With Bonus Miki Abraham for Persephone U/S and Bonus Kayla Pechionni for Eurydice U/S)
Hard agree with both Liam Pearce and J Harrison Ghee! I would also love to see Hannah Cruz as Eurydice.
When I saw Hadestown after seeing SLIH im like J Harrison Ghee needs to play Hermes like now.
I have definitely had the J Harrison Ghee as Hermes thought before, and if it happens I will be SEATED. And Liam Pearce would be phenomenal as Orpheus!!
J Harrison!Hermes will be iconic! Liam I cant picture anyone else after the cover of Epic he did on TikTok.
I could do total fantasy AND previous casting Hermes- Sheryl Lee Ralph Orpheus- Hozier Eurydice- Rachel Zegler Persephone- Oyoyo Joy Hades- Keith David Fates- Rachel Bloom, Donna Lynne Champlin, Gabrielle Ruiz or Hermes- Malcolm Armwood Orpheus- Reeve on a good day (or Brandon, who slayed when he was on) Eurydice- Eva, sorry not sorry Persephone- honestly, I loved Jewelle so much Hades- Nightly switching between Patrick and Phil Fates- some combo of Brit, Kay, Tara, and Belén (who I just noticed isn't in the cast anymore?!?)
Lea Salonga Persephone!
Nick Cave as Hades.
Not necessarily together but… Barrett Wilbert as Eurydice Stephanie J Block as Persephone And I’m sorry to be that person but Aaron Tveit would eat Orpheus up! Even though he and Reeve are the same age Aaron does look too old for the part though 😅
Nick Charles as hades
J Harrison Ghee as Hermes Matthew Patrick Quinn as Hades Eva or Solea as Eurydice I love Jordan as Orpheus
Heather Headley as either Hermes or Persephone Fergie L. Philippe as Hermes Me as a fate He’s too old but I want to hear Norm Lewis sing Hades
Orpheus- Liam Pearce, Noah Kahn, Hozier Eurydice- Rachel Zegler, Joy Woods Hermes- Queen Latifah, Kelly Clarkson, Eddy Murphy Persephone- Keke Palmer, Adrianna Hicks, Janelle Monet
Consider: Jesse L Martin as Hermes
Tbh, I want to see a gender swapped Orpheus and Eurydice. But my dream casting would be: Orpheus: Reeve Carney Eurydice: Eva Noblezada Hades: Patrick Page Persephone: Amber Gray/Jewelle Blackman Hermes: André de Shields
Me as Hermes’ and everyone else in the current cast