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BIO

Broadway: Hadestown, Jagged Little Pill, Waitress. Off-Broadway: What’s that Smell; Lysistrata Jones; and The Civil War. First National Tour: Waitress; Hair; and Joseph… Regional: The Scottsboro Boys at The Old Globe, A.C.T., and the Ahmanson. Encores!: Call Me Madam; Anyone Can Whistle; Bells are Ringing; Where’s Charley?; and Superman! TV: “Boardwalk Empire” and “Vinyl”. Education: B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from University of Michigan.

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STAGE CREDITS

Jagged Little Pill Jagged Little Pill
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2021
Ensemble
Waitress Waitress
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2021
Ensemble
Hadestown Hadestown
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2019
Performer (Swing) [Replacement]
Call Me Madam Call Me Madam
[Off-Broadway]
Encores! Concert Revival, 2019
Performer
Jagged Little Pill Jagged Little Pill
[Boston]
World Premiere Production at American Repertory Theater, 2018
Ensemble
Waitress Waitress
[US Tour]
First National Tour, 2017
Performer (Swing) [Replacement]
Cal (Understudy) [Replacement]
Joe (Understudy) [Replacement]
Waitress Waitress
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2016
Ensemble
Cal (Understudy) [Replacement]
Joe (Understudy) [Replacement]
Cal (Understudy) [Replacement]
Lysistrata Jones Lysistrata Jones
[Off-Broadway]
Transport Group Production, 2011
Tyllus
Where's Charley? Where's Charley?
[Off-Broadway]
Encores! Revival, 2011
Ensemble
Hair Hair
[US Tour]
National Tour, 2010
Performer (Swing) [Replacement]

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Video: HADESTOWN Star Hailey Kilgore Sings 'Wait for Me (Reprise)' Photo
Video: HADESTOWN Star Hailey Kilgore Sings 'Wait for Me (Reprise)'
by Blair Ingenthron - Jan 25, 2025

Watch Hailey Kilgore celebrate her return to Broadway in Hadestown by singing 'Wait for Me (Reprise)' with a glass of champagne in hand in the video here!
WAITRESS: THE MUSICAL Film Sets Max Streaming Date Photo
WAITRESS: THE MUSICAL Film Sets Max Streaming Date
by Josh Sharpe - Jan 13, 2025

The recording of Waitress: The Musical, starring Sara Bareilles will be available to stream on Max in time for Valentine's Day, February 14, 2025. The filmed capture was screened in theaters in December of 2023 and is also available to rent and purchase.
Photos: Hailey Kilgore, Carlos Valdes, and Tom Hewitt in HADESTOWN Rehearsals Photo
Photos: Hailey Kilgore, Carlos Valdes, and Tom Hewitt in HADESTOWN Rehearsals
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 13, 2025

Get a first look at photos of the newest leads of Hadestown - Hailey Kilgore, Carlos Valdes, and Tom Hewitt in rehearsals for Hadestown on Broadway!
Daniel Breaker & Merle Dandridge Will Join HADESTOWN on Broadway Photo
Daniel Breaker & Merle Dandridge Will Join HADESTOWN on Broadway
by Joshua Wright - Jan 9, 2025

Tony Award nominee Daniel Breaker and BAFTA winner and SAG Award and Grammy Award nominee Merle Dandridge will join the cast of the Tony® and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical, Hadestown, on Broadway beginning Tuesday, February 18, 2025.
Video: Watch HADESTOWN's ASL Performance of 'Road to Hell' Photo
Video: Watch HADESTOWN's ASL Performance of 'Road to Hell'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 3, 2025

Hadestown on Broadway presented an ASL performance in collaboration with TDF. You can now watch the rendition of 'Road to Hell' here! 
Video: Swing Tara Jackson Answers HADESTOWN Fan Questions Photo
Video: Swing Tara Jackson Answers HADESTOWN Fan Questions
by Blair Ingenthron - Dec 14, 2024

Hadestown swing Tara Jackson is responding to audience-submitted questions. Watch her answers and tips for playing at Fate in the video here!
Hailey Kilgore, Carlos Valdes & Tom Hewitt to Join HADESTOWN on Broadway Photo
Hailey Kilgore, Carlos Valdes & Tom Hewitt to Join HADESTOWN on Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 3, 2024

Hailey Kilgore, Carlos Valdes, and Tom Hewitt will join the cast of Hadestown on Broadway beginning in January! Learn more about the cast and see how to purchase tickets to the production.
Video: Allison Russell Performs 'Living It Up' as Persephone in HADESTOWN Photo
Video: Allison Russell Performs 'Living It Up' as Persephone in HADESTOWN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 26, 2024

Grammy Award winner Allison Russell has joined the cast of Hadestown as ‘Persephone.’ Watch her perform 'Living It Up' here! Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.
Lillias White Will Return to HADESTOWN in October Photo
Lillias White Will Return to HADESTOWN in October
by Stephi Wild - Sep 26, 2024

Lillias White will reprise her role as ‘Hermes’ in the Tony and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical, Hadestown on Broadway. The Tony Award-winning actress will return to the underworld beginning Tuesday, October 22nd.
Grammy Award Winner Allison Russell to Make Broadway Debut as 'Persephone' in HADESTO Photo
Grammy Award Winner Allison Russell to Make Broadway Debut as 'Persephone' in HADESTOWN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 17, 2024

Grammy Award winner Allison Russell will join the cast of Hadestown on Broadway. Hadestown follows two intertwining love stories — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.
HADESTOWN Will Open in Melbourne and Amsterdam Next Year Photo
HADESTOWN Will Open in Melbourne and Amsterdam Next Year
by Stephi Wild - Sep 5, 2024

Productions of Hadestown will open in Amsterdam, Netherlands at the Royal Theater Carré and in Melbourne, Australia at the Her Majesty’s Theatre in Spring 2025.
Video: Jordan Fisher, Maia Reficco & Phillip Boykin Extend Runs in HADESTOWN Photo
Video: Jordan Fisher, Maia Reficco & Phillip Boykin Extend Runs in HADESTOWN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 19, 2024

Jordan Fisher, Maia Reficco, and Phillip Boykin have all extended their runs in Hadestown on Broadway. Watch video highlights of the new cast in action!
WAITRESS: THE MUSICAL Film Removed From PBS Schedule Photo
WAITRESS: THE MUSICAL Film Removed From PBS Schedule
by Josh Sharpe - Aug 1, 2024

The recording of Waitress: The Musical, starring Sara Bareilles has been removed from the 2024 PBS lineup. It was previously set to air on PBS Great Performances.
WAITRESS: THE MUSICAL Film to Air on PBS GREAT PERFORMANCES Later This Year Photo
WAITRESS: THE MUSICAL Film to Air on PBS GREAT PERFORMANCES Later This Year
by Josh Sharpe - Jul 15, 2024

The recording of Waitress: The Musical, starring Sara Bareilles is set to air on PBS Great Performances on Friday, November 15, at 9 p.m. ET. The filmed capture previously appeared in theaters last December and is also available to rent and purchase on digital platforms.
Photo: Stephanie Mills Debuts First Look as 'Hermes' in HADESTOWN Photo
Photo: Stephanie Mills Debuts First Look as 'Hermes' in HADESTOWN
by Nicole Rosky - Jul 11, 2024

Hermes is in the building! Grammy Award winner Stephanie Mills joins the cast of the Tony and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical, Hadestown as ‘Hermes’ and she just shared a first look in costume.
Stephanie Mills Pushes Back First Performance as 'Hermes' in HADESTOWN Due to Illness Photo
Stephanie Mills Pushes Back First Performance as 'Hermes' in HADESTOWN Due to Illness
by Stephi Wild - Jul 3, 2024

Grammy Award winner Stephanie Mills has pushed back her first performance in Hadestown due to illness. Mills will join the cast of the Tony and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical, Hadestown as ‘Hermes.’
Stephanie Mills Will Return to Broadway as 'Hermes' in HADESTOWN Photo
Stephanie Mills Will Return to Broadway as 'Hermes' in HADESTOWN
by Stephi Wild - May 28, 2024

Grammy Award winner Stephanie Mills will join the cast of the Tony and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical, Hadestown as ‘Hermes.’
Singer-Songwriter Yola Will Make Broadway Debut as 'Persephone' in HADESTOWN Photo
Singer-Songwriter Yola Will Make Broadway Debut as 'Persephone' in HADESTOWN
by Stephi Wild - May 21, 2024

Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Yola will make her Broadway debut in the role of Persephone in Hadestown beginning this summer! She will take over the role beginning July 2.
Maia Reficco to Make Broadway Debut as 'Eurydice' in HADESTOWN Photo
Maia Reficco to Make Broadway Debut as 'Eurydice' in HADESTOWN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 14, 2024

Maia Reficco will make her Broadway debut as ‘Eurydice’ in Hadestown on Broadway. Learn more about Reficco and see how to purchase tickets.
Photos: Inside HADESTOWN's 5 Year Anniversary Celebration Photo
Photos: Inside HADESTOWN's 5 Year Anniversary Celebration
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 17, 2024

Check out photos from Hadestown's 5 year anniversary celebration! Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets!
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Max Kumangai has appeared on Broadway in 4 shows.

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Max Kumangai has not appeared in the West End.

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