Broadway and TV star Daniel Breaker to join HADESTOWN in West End
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Broadway and television star Daniel Breaker will play Hermes in the critically acclaimed West End production of Hadestown from 29 December, it has been announced.
He joins the London cast having played the role at the Walter Kerr Theatre on Broadway since February this year. Other credits include the Broadway productions of Hamilton, The Book of Mormon and Shrek the Musical as well as Billions and Girls5Eva on television.
Breaker (who takes over the role of Hermes from Cedric Neal) joins Desmonda Cathabel as Eurydice, Chris Jarman as Hades, Nicola Roberts as Persephone (until 18 January), Joy Wielkens as Persepone (from 20 January – 8 March), and Dylan Wood as Orpheus.
Melanie Bright, Allie Daniel and Lauran Rae play the Fates; and Femi Akinfolarin, Michelle Andrews, Ollie Bingham, Laura Delany and Sebastian Lim-Seet play the Workers, with Lucinda Buckley, Juan Jackson, Oisín Nolan-Power, Lindo Shinda and Jasmine Triadi as Swings.
Hadestown is currently booking until 27 September at the Lyric Theatre, London. Casting for performances from 10 March will be announced soon.