Welcoming back our first understudy for Adam Stanheight, JAMES LYNCH this past weekend to Saw The Musical. And for performing a wonderful performance within a performance. Not confusing at all.
Oooh, I’m reading heated comments about Jordan being casted for Orpheus now, and there’s an interesting take I didn’t take into account when I first posted the announcement. This again is a low blow for all the understudies that have been and are on Hadestown, how about Chibueze Ihuoma (let us remember he was Tour Orpheus)?, what about Brandon Cameron? Guesses are (and I agree with them) Betty Who wasn’t the push they needed for the show (and I can see why, she is lame, she is slow, she is lacking of everything that makes Persephone, Persephone, is horrendous and painful and their PPRR efforts to make her happen just demonstrated how badly she lacks of everything it is needed to portray Persephone), and while I love Jordan’s voice I haven’t really see his acting (vocally, I loved what he did for Rent, and for Sweeney, his voice is butter in my ears I truly love how soft and nice, yet clear it is, it just makes me happy) that some people seem to think he could be lacking of.
And that’s it for now, hopefully he will do justice and make a great season at the show, as for at least I now vocally he will make a great refreshment :)
When I saw the tour Courtney (the Eurydice understudy) went on with Chibueze’s Orpheus. Something I liked particularly is that her Eurydice was a bit… feral? A bit “I’ve been living in the woods I will genuinely bite you over a can of food” while his Orpheus is just 😳. He’s not so much meek but he’s definitely soft spoken and jumpy
Hadestown understudies need more fanart so I drew some! If either of them ever see this I think you’re both amazing and you did such a good job this weekend 😊