{"id":5368,"date":"2026-08-02T19:06:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T19:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=5368"},"modified":"2026-08-02T19:06:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T19:06:01","slug":"hadestown-parts-ways-with-hades-actor-geno-segers-after-online-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=5368","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Hadestown\u2019 Parts Ways With Hades Actor Geno Segers After Online Controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n\tGeno Segers, who was announced this week to join Broadway\u2019s \u201cHadestown,\u201d will no longer be part of the Broadway production.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=5366\">\u2018Spider-Man: Brand New Day\u2019 and \u2018The Odyssey\u2019 Power Biggest Collective Weekend in Box Office History With $430 Million<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cHadestown\u201d announced a new principal cast earlier this week, with Segers set to play Hades. His previous stage credits include \u201cOn the Town\u201d and \u201cThe Lion King\u201d as well as TV roles in \u201cBanshee,\u201d \u201cPair of Kings\u201d and \u201cYellowstone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe news that Segers is no longer joining the cast comes after online comments and videos resurfaced on theater blogs this week. Segers previously posted videos that some viewed as anti-transgender and critical of pronoun usage. The actor also allegedly criticized trans athletes participating in women\u2019s sports.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe \u201cHadestown\u201d producers said in a statement Sunday: \u201cThe producers of \u2018Hadestown\u2019 and Geno Segers have mutually agreed that Mr. Segers will no longer join the Broadway production. Additional casting will be announced shortly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tSegers has made his Instagram account private and removed videos from his YouTube channel.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=5365\">\u2018Spider-Man: Brand New Day\u2019 Obliterates Expectations With $927 Million Global Debut<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe new principal cast of \u201cHadestown\u201d will begin their run Sept. 1 at Broadway\u2019s Walter Kerr Theatre. The cast features pop-rock musician Kayko as Orpheus, Jasmin Savoy Brown (\u201cYellowjackets,\u201d \u201cTeenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma\u201d) as Eurydice, Norbert Leo Butz (\u201cCatch Me If You Can,\u201d \u201cDirty Rotten Scoundrels,\u201d \u201cWicked\u201d) as Hermes and Amber Iman (\u201cLempicka,\u201d \u201cGoddess\u201d) as Persephone.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cHadestown\u201d was written by Ana\u00efs Mitchell. 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A live stage capture of the production, filmed with the original principal cast in London in early 2025, premiered in theaters for a limited release on July 24.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=5364\">\u2018Wonder Man\u2019 Co-Creator Says \u2018Contracts Were Signed, Schedules Were Cleared\u2019 Before Marvel Series Was Canceled: \u2018This Is Not a Marketing Stunt\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Geno Segers, who was announced this week to join Broadway\u2019s \u201cHadestown,\u201d will no longer be part of the long-running production.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5367,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[885],"tags":[4227],"class_list":["post-5368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-theater","tag-hadestown-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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