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Karu F. Daniels

Emmy and Tony winner Lillias White tapped to be the first female actor to play Hermes in Broadway’s ‘Hadestown’

NEW YORK — Lillias White is back on Broadway — and making history, too.

The Emmy and Tony Award winner has been tapped to take on a monumental role in the critically acclaimed production of “Hadestown,” currently at the Walter Kerr Theatre.

Producers of the smash hit production about the brooding underworld announced Monday that White will take over the role of Hermes, which was originated by Broadway legend Andre De Shields in 2019.

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