Broadway BUZZ

Montreal born, Nashville based, Allison Russell, is a Grammy, Juno, Americana, Socan and Folk Awards winning, Polaris Prize short-listed artist, actor, author, songwriter, producer, human rights advocate, survivor and mother. She is the co-founder of Once and Future Sounds and Love Rising. Her debut solo album Outside Child was released in 2021, followed by The Returner in 2023 via Concord/Fantasy Records. Prior to her solo career she co-founded, recorded and toured internationally with the bands Po’Girl, Birds of Chicago, and Our Native Daughters. She is a proud member of Joni Mitchell’s Joni Jam band and continues to work with OND. Russell’s ensemble the Rainbow Coalition opened for Hozier’s Unreal Unearth tour throughout 2024. Their duet “Wildflower & Barley” made The Billboard top 100 in both the US & Canada. Russell’s All Returners headlining tour continued in 2025 in Australia and North America. Hozier and Russell co-wrote the song “Human Mind” for their hero Mavis Staples. Allison made her Broadway debut starring as Persephone in Anais Mitchell’s Hadestown from Nov 2024 to Feb 2025. She is deeply honoured to be returning to that life changing role in her favourite musical on Dec 16th, 2025. Russell’s memoir will be published by Little Brown, release date TBA and her third album is coming in 2026.