The Australian pop artist will play Persephone, Queen of the Underworld, alongside Tony nominee Phillip Boykin, who is joining the hit musical as Hades … Hadestown, written entirely by Anaïs Mitchell, has enjoyed a wildly successful rise since it first debuted in 2006. The show arrived off-Broadway in 2016, then played in Edmonton and London before officially debuting on Broadway in 2019. It was an immediate hit, winning eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Original Score for Mitchell, and Best Direction of a Musical for Rachel Chavkin.