Thursday, October 1, 2026
For Jordan Tyson, the journey from the Malverne High School stage to Broadway has come full circle.
Now starring as Eurydice, a leading role in the Tony Award-winning musical “Hadestown,” Tyson has reached another milestone in a career that began in the school auditorium, where she first discovered a love for musical theater.
The Malverne native, who previously appeared on Broadway in “The Notebook” and “Gypsy,” will give her final performance in “Hadestown” on Aug. 30.
Born in Malverne, Tyson spent much of her childhood in the village after returning from several years living in Baltimore. She attended Howard T. Herber Middle School and Malverne High School, where her interest in performing on stage first took shape.
Her first role came as a freshman, when she appeared as a Spoon in the school’s production of “Beauty and the Beast.” It wasn’t until the following year, after her chorus teacher encouraged her to audition for “In the Heights,” that musical theater truly captured her imagination.
“When I did ‘In the Heights,’ I got the bug and thought, like, ‘Oh, I think this is what I’m supposed to do with my life,’” Tyson said.
Outside the theater, Tyson immersed herself in music. She competed with vocal ensembles across the East Coast while developing skills in music theory, sight-singing and performance, and regularly traveled to Manhattan to see Broadway productions and study scores at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
After graduating from Malverne High School in 2015, Tyson attended Marymount Manhattan College before leaving after two years to join the off-Broadway musical “Sweetee,” launching her professional career.
Her Broadway debut came in 2024 as Younger Allie in “The Notebook,” after first playing the role in a regional production. She later joined the acclaimed revival of “Gypsy,” portraying June opposite six-time Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald.
In the hit musical “Hadestown,” the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice is reimagined through folk, jazz and New Orleans-inspired music. Set against a Depression-era backdrop with a score blending folk, jazz and blues, the production follows Orpheus as he journeys to the underworld to rescue Eurydice after she agrees to work for Hades.
“The arts saved my life truly over and over again as a child and as an adult,” Tyson said. “Once you find out what makes you, you, that is your superpower.”
Although her career has taken her to Broadway’s biggest stages, Tyson remains closely connected to the community where it all began.
“Jordan was an absolute stand out when she was in high school,” Ken Zagare, Malverne High School choral director, said. “She came in not knowing how to read music at all and graduated after being accepted into the NYSSMA all-state and ACDA all-eastern choirs.”
Her former teachers, Zagare and Michael Messina, the Malverne school district’s supervisor of music and fine arts, have continued to follow her career and celebrate her accomplishments.
“‘Hadestown’ is a great vehicle to showcase Jordan’s incredible vocal range and quality of sound,” Messina said. “She was one of the hardest working students I’ve seen, and she was correct when, as a high school freshman, she told me that she would be on Broadway someday.”
While in high school, Tyson earned recognition through the National Association for Music Education All-County Chorus, the New York State School Music Association All-State Chorus, the NAfME All-Eastern Chorus, and the American Choral Directors Association All-Eastern Chinese Repertoire Choir, experiences that helped prepare her for a professional career.
“They really invested in me in a way that I don’t think I had ever been invested in before,” Tyson said. “It was such a gift.”
Friends, former classmates and longtime Malverne residents continue to support Tyson, attending performances and celebrating each new achievement.
“I fell in love with theater on Malverne’s stage,” she said. “It’s really my home base for sure, where I spent the most time in my childhood.”
For more information about Hadestown, visit Hadestown.com.
