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On this episode I talked with Jewelle Blackman about breaking into the theatre industry in Canada, starring in shows like The Lion King and Dreamgirls on Canada stages, how playing the violin has helped her in the theatre industry, how she first heard of of Hadestown and what made her want to audition for the show, when she heard that she would be going to Broadway with the show, how her and fellow Fates Kay and Yvette harmonize perfectly every night, what she thinks makes Hadestown so successful, “If The Fates Allow (A Hadestown Holiday Album)” which is out now, an upcoming project she’s working on, and MORE!
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Jewelle Blackman made her Broadway debut in Hadestown. This actor, singer-songwriter, playwright, and violinist is a native of Toronto, Canada. Favorite credits include the Canadian companies of Hadestown; The Lion King; We Will Rock You; Caroline, or Change; Dreamgirls; and three seasons at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. Television: “Kim's Convenience,” “Frankie Drake,” “Private Eyes,” and “Shadowhunters.” Film: Nine Lives and Crossword Mysteries. Her first musical you know my name, not my story will soon be receiving its first fully staged reading in Toronto.
