Broadway Actor Loses Lead Role After Transgender Comments Resurface

Actor Geno Segers will no longer take on the lead role of Hades in the Broadway production of Hadestown, a role he had been set to begin on September 1. The change was announced by the show's producers after previously recorded comments Segers made criticizing pronoun use and transgender participation in sports resurfaced online. Segers later issued a public apology addressing the impact of his statements and expressing support for the production's cast, crew, and his replacement.