Video: Watch Betty Who and Phillip Boykin Sing ‘How Long?’ From Broadway’s Hadestown

Video: Watch Betty Who and Phillip Boykin Sing ‘How Long?’ From Broadway’s Hadestown

The Tony-winning musical continues at the Walter Kerr Theatre.

The Broadway production of the Tony-winning musical Hadestown has released footage of current co-stars Betty Who and Phillip Boykin, who play Persephone and Hades, respectively, at the Walter Kerr Theater.

Watch the duo perform composer Anaïs Mitchell’s “How Long?” in the Instagram posting below.

As previously reported, Lola Tung, best known for playing Isabel “Belly” Conklin in the streaming series The Summer I Turned Pretty, will step into the role of Eurydice beginning February 9 alongside the previously announced Grammy winner Ani DiFranco, who also joins the production as Persephone February 9.

The Broadway company currently features Tony winner Lillias White as Hermes, Jordan Fisher as Orpheus, Solea Pfeiffer as Eurydice, Who as Persephone, and Boykin as Hades. They are joined by Lindsey Hailes, Belén Moyano, and Brit West as the Fates. The chorus of Workers is played by Emily Afton, Malcolm Armwood, Chibueze Ihumoa, Alex Puette, and Grace Yoo.

The cast also includes swings Sojourner Brown, Brandon Cameron, Tara Jackson, Max Kumangai, Alex Lugo, and Tanner Ray Wilson.

Singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell’s folk- and jazz-infused musical
layers the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice with that of Hades and
Persephone, intertwining the actions—and consequences—of 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 (André 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.

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