Colley will depart the show early, at the end of the month, and A Strange Loop star Lyles will take over the role of Orpheus beginning in mid-June.<\/p>\n
Joshua Colley<\/a> (Descendants: The Rise Of Red) will play his final performance as Orpheus in Hadestown<\/a> on Broadway on May 31, and John-Michael Lyles (A Strange Loop, The Heart of Rock and Roll) will take over the role from June 16.<\/p>\n Current cast members Jeffrey Cornelius and Brandon Cameron will perform the role of Orpheus for the weeks of June 2 and June 9, respectively.<\/p>\n Lyles will join continuing stars Jordan Tyson<\/a> as Eurydice, Tony and Grammy Award winner J. Harrison Ghee<\/a> as Hermes, Grammy winner Gaby Moreno<\/a> as Persephone, SAG Award winner Gary Dourdan<\/a> as Hades, and Jewelle Blackman, Jessie Shelton, and Kay Trinidad as the Fates.<\/p>\n Ana\u00efs Mitchell\u2019s Hadestown puts a modern spin on Greek mythology, retelling the tragic love story of Orpheus and Eurydice with a folk and jazz score. The show recently celebrated its seventh anniversary at the Walter Kerr Theatre<\/a>.<\/p>\n