Broadway’s ‘Hadestown’ ousts Geno Segers after transgender comments resurface

Segers was set to make his Broadway debut as part of the new "Hadestown" cast taking the stage on Sept. 1.

Geno Segers leaves Broadway's 'Hadestown' after controversy  USA Today

Geno Segers was set to join the production with an all-new principal cast in September.

Geno Segers, who was announced this week to join Broadway’s “Hadestown,” will no longer be part of the Broadway production. “Hadestown” announced a new principal cast earlier this week, with Segers set to play Hades. His previous stage credits include “On the Town” and “The Lion King” as well as TV roles in “Banshee,”

Earlier this week, the producers of Broadway’s Hadestown – Mara Isaacs, Dale Franzen, Hunter Arnold, and Tom Kirdahy – announced a new principal cast for the long-running musical, with the central role of Hades to be taken by Geno Segers, who had previously appeared on stage in On the Town and The Lion King and is know

Segers had initially been announced as part of the upcoming cast, but the news quickly drew backlash online.