Folk icon and singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco will be making her Broadway debut as Persephone in Anaïs Mitchell's acclaimed musical, Hadestown.
"I could not be more thrilled to be joining the cast of Hadestown. It's like I get to rewind my New York youth and follow the road not taken," DiFranco shared in a press statement. The musician will be reprising her role from the original 2010 LP of the same name.
Mitchell extended her congratulations and admiration for the Canadian-American singer-songwriter, sharing:
I can't really overstate the influence of Ani's music and example on me as a young songwriter. Poetic, bold, radically emotive and fun, she simply has been a mythic figure in my life, and I can't think of anything more beautifully full circle than Ani playing the role of Persephone on Broadway.
See the announcement below.
"I could not be more thrilled to be joining the cast of Hadestown. It's like I get to rewind my New York youth and follow the road not taken," DiFranco shared in a press statement. The musician will be reprising her role from the original 2010 LP of the same name.
Mitchell extended her congratulations and admiration for the Canadian-American singer-songwriter, sharing:
I can't really overstate the influence of Ani's music and example on me as a young songwriter. Poetic, bold, radically emotive and fun, she simply has been a mythic figure in my life, and I can't think of anything more beautifully full circle than Ani playing the role of Persephone on Broadway.
See the announcement below.