Broadway's 'Hadestown' drops Geno Segers after transgender comments resurface
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Key Points:
- Actor Geno Segers has been removed from the Broadway production of "Hadestown" due to resurfaced transphobic remarks, with producers and Segers mutually agreeing on his departure.
- Segers was slated to play Hades in the new cast starting September 1 at the Walter Kerr Theatre, but backlash over his past comments opposing trans women in sports and mocking pronouns led to his exit.
- Amber Iman, cast as Persephone and Segers' onstage wife, publicly supported the decision, emphasizing the importance of accountability and respect.
- The rest of the new "Hadestown" cast, including Kayko, Jasmin Savoy Brown, and Norbert Leo Butz, will remain unchanged.
- "Hadestown" has been running on Broadway since 2019 and opened in London's West End in 2024; Segers is better known for his TV roles and his previous stage role as Mufasa in Australia.
