Jewelle Blackman

Jewelle currently stars as Persephone in Hadestown on Broadway. She is an actor, singer-songwriter, playwright, and violinist – and 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.