Overview
- Russell begins performances at the Walter Kerr Theatre on December 16, taking over from Rebecca Naomi Jones, who departs on December 14.
- She made her Broadway debut as Persephone in Hadestown from November 2024 through February 2025.
- The current principal company features Morgan Dudley as Eurydice, Kurt Elling as Hermes, Paulo Szot as Hades, and Jack Wolfe as Orpheus.
- Now in its seventh year, the Tony-winning musical features a book, music, and lyrics by Anaïs Mitchell with direction by Rachel Chavkin.
- Russell is writing a memoir for Little, Brown and plans to release her third album in 2026.