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Hadestown Producers Drop Geno Segers Over Anti-Trans Remarks

8/3/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Producers Mara Isaacs, Dale Franzen, Hunter Arnold and Tom Kirdahy agreed that actor Geno Segers will not join the Broadway cast of “Hadestown” as Hades.
The decision followed resurfaced videos in which Segers made anti-transgender comments and criticized pronouns.
The principal cast was scheduled to begin rehearsals on Sept. 1 at the Walter Kerr Theatre.
Producers said they will announce further casting soon.

History

Historical Context

In 2016 the Broadway League, the trade group that negotiates union contracts and co-administers the Tony Awards, adopted an anti-harassment policy with Actors’ Equity and 40 member theatres. The rule, spurred by the #MeToo wave that surged in 2017, mandates annual training and $1 million fines for violations, shaping casting decisions such as producers’ rejection of Geno Segers from Hadestown.

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Story summary

Producers Mara Isaacs, Dale Franzen, Hunter Arnold and Tom Kirdahy agreed that actor Geno Segers will not join the Broadway cast of “Hadestown” as Hades.
The decision followed resurfaced videos in which Segers made anti-transgender comments and criticized pronouns.
The principal cast was scheduled to begin rehearsals on Sept. 1 at the Walter Kerr Theatre.
Producers said they will announce further casting soon.

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