Zachary James recently starred as Hades in the West End production of Hadestown.
Zachary James is an American actor, singer, recording artist and 2022 Grammy Award winner.
He has performed around the globe, at venues including The Metropolitan Opera, Opera Queensland, Lincoln Center Theater, Carnegie Hall, New York Philharmonic, NHK Symphony Orchestra Tokyo and Philadelphia Orchestra.
James is an out gay artist and has been featured in LGBTQ publications and interviews and was named one of the 30 most influential LGBTQIA+ artists in Opera by OperaWire
Zachary James – Theatre credits
Zachary James’ work in theatre and opera includes the original production of Akhnaten for English National Opera; the original production of The Addams Family (as Lurch) on Broadway; Spain (premiere) at 2nd Stage; The Perfect American (premiere) at Teatro Real Madrid; Breaking the Waves (premiere) at Opera Philadelphia; Il Sogno (premiere) at Teatro Citta Della Pieve; Edward Tulane (premiere) at Minnesota Opera; and South Pacific, Coram Boy, Sweeney Todd, The Most Happy Fella, Irma la Douce, The Pirates of Penzance and Wozzeck in New York.
Zachary James – TV credits
TV includes 30 Rock, Law & Order, The Blacklist, Succession, Saturday Night Live and Murphy Brown.
Book Hadestown tickets at the Lyric Theatre London
![Photos: Rachel Tucker, Trevor Dion Nicholas and the cast of Hadestown at the West End’s Lyric Theatre [Updated]](https://www.westendtheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Hadestown.-Rachel-Tucker.-Photo-by-Marc-Brenner.jpg "Photos: Rachel Tucker, Trevor Dion Nicholas and the cast of Hadestown at the West End’s Lyric Theatre [Updated]")
![Hadestown reveals new West End casting with Dylan Wood & Madeline Charlemagne, Production photos released [Updated]](https://www.westendtheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Hadestown-London-Madeline-Charlemagne-Dylan-Wood.-Photo-by-Marc-Brenner.jpg "Hadestown reveals new West End casting with Dylan Wood & Madeline Charlemagne, Production photos released [Updated]")
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