Allison Russell
Biography
Grammy-winning artist Allison Russell is a weaver of stories and tales through the medium of music. Since the release of her first solo album three years ago, the self-taught singer, songwriter, poet, activist, and multi-instrumentalist has redefined what artistry means in the 21st century. From her devastatingly moving celebration of survivors’ joy through Outside Child to the body-shaking, mind-expanding, soulful expression of Black liberation that is The Returner, Russell’s music exceeds all reasonable (and unreasonable) expectations and affirms her place among today’s most vital artists.
Various honors include her Grammy win for Best American Roots Performance for the powerful single “Eve Was Black” alongside 7 additional nominations, the Juno Award for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year, the Americana Music Association’s 2023 Spirit of Americana Award & 2022 Album of the Year Award, two International Folk Music Awards, three Canadian Folk Music Awards, and four UK Americana Music Awards.
Alongside the Rainbow Coalition Band ⎯ a talented ensemble of Black and POC, queer, and historically marginalized musicians from across the U.S. ⎯ Russell uses the power of music in order to spread her message of the “Beloved Community” and is dedicated to lifting others upwards as her own star climbs higher.
Credits
Hadestown
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Brit West
Currently in: Hadestown
Broadway: The Color Purple. TV: “Power,” “Flesh and Bone,” “FBI: Most Wanted.” Tour Favorites: Hadestown (Persephone), The Color Purple, Dreamgirls (Effie), Frozen (Bulda), Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Legally Blonde (Pilar). Regional Favorites: Yale Rep, Hollywood Bowl/LA Philharmonic, Deloris in Sister Act (Fulton), Ado Annie in Oklahoma! (Music Circus), The Color Purple (Paper Mill), Legally Blonde (Ogunquit, NC Theatre).
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Tanner Ray Wilson
Currently in: Hadestown
Broadway: Cats, Head Over Heels (OBC). Other favorites include: R+H’s Cinderella (1st National), Radio City’s NY Spectacular, “Saturday Night Live” and Lempicka (Associate Choreographer, La Jolla Playhouse). All my love to my family, CESD, Ruby. Cheers!
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Maia Reficco
Currently in: Hadestown
Maia Reficco is one to watch, as she continues to build a notable and diverse resume across film, television, music, and the stage. Reficco stars as one of the leads, or “Liars,” in the HBO Max Original Series Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, which returns for Season 2 this May under the new title Pretty Little Liars: Summer School. Helmed by Riverdale creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, the dark, coming-of-age, horror-tinged drama follows a brand-new set of Liars who find themselves tormented by an unknown Assailant. Reficco portrays ‘Noa,’ a striving, sardonic track star who’s working hard to get her life back to normal after a summer spent in juvenile detention. Following, Reficco stars alongside KJ Apa and Eric Dane in One Fast Move, the action-adventure film from writer-director Kelly Blatz for Amazon Prime Video. The story follows a dishonorably discharged soldier (Apa) who seeks out his estranged father (Dane) to help him pursue his dream of becoming a professional motorcycle racer. While training, he meets a small-town, aspiring singer (Reficco) who begins to break down the walls his father’s absence had built up. The film is set to release on August 8th. Reficco most recently starred alongside Camila Mendes and Maya Hawke in the Netflix dark comedy feature Do Revenge, directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson. She recently wrapped production on A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow—a new film based on the New York Times bestselling novel by Laura Taylor Namey. Reficco rose to fame in Latin America for her role as ‘Kally’ in the hit Nickelodeon series Kally’s Mashup, for which she earned several Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards. Since then, she’s been releasing original music via Sony Music Latin – her latest single is “Rápido y Furioso.” She has also starred in various stage productions including the Broadway Center Stage’s Next to Normal at the Kennedy Center and the Encores! Production of Evita at New York City Center. Reficco resides in Bueno Aires, Argentina.
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Timothy H. Lee
Currently in: Hadestown
Incredible honor to sing it again. Broadway: KPOP. National Tour: Hadestown. Regional: GATSBY (A.R.T), Miss Saigon (Casa Mañana), Noble Family (La Mirada Theatre). Love to my family. To best team DGRW. All the glory to God. 하나님께 모든 영광. Isaiah 58:11.
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Lillias White
Currently in: Hadestown
Lillias made her Broadway debut in Barnum. Other Broadway credits include Cats, Carrie, Dreamgirls, Once On This Island, How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, Chicago, and FELA! (Tony nomination). For her role in The Life, she won Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Awards. Off-Broadway, White performed in the New Group’s Black No More, the Public Theater’s Romance In Hard Times (Obie Award), Dinah Was at the Gramercy Theatre, Second Stage Theatre’s Crowns (Audelco Award) and Texas In Paris at the York Theatre Company. Concert performances include the critically acclaimed cabaret show at 54 Below called The Lillias White Effect, Funny Girl, Hair, Dreamgirls, and South Pacific, which was broadcast on PBS in “Great Performances.” She also has appeared in concert at the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, and Lincoln Center, and has toured internationally with her one-woman show, From Brooklyn To Broadway. Television appearances include a regular role on “Sesame Street” (Emmy Award); recurring roles on FX’s "Grotesquerie," Netflix’s “The Get Down” and “Russian Doll,” and guest star appearances on “New Amsterdam,” “Search Party,” “Gotham,” “Person of Interest,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “Law & Order,” and “NYPD Blue.” Her screen credits include Heartworm, The Drummer, Disney’s Hercules, Anastasia, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, Game 6, Pieces Of April and Then She Found Me. Lillias holds an honorary Ph.D in Fine Arts from the City University of New York.
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Emily Afton
Currently in: Hadestown
Broadway: Amélie, Hair. National Tour: Hair, Priscilla Queen of the Desert. Regional: Amélie (CTG), Waitress (ART). When not doing theatre, she tours nationally singing with the bands Saved by the 90s, The Little Mermen, and Emergency Tiara. BFA Emerson College. Honored to join this incredible cast.
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