Chibuzeze Ihuoma-Wait for me

[@cherrypie4125]

He was such a beautiful Orpheus. I wish they would have done a cast recording

[@Hermes.whistle]

Technically he's only been principle Orpheus since October so I highly doubt that unfortunately

[@lizzabbott]

YES ! I thought the same thing when I saw him in February 2023 !

[@TezasTunes]

I find it fascinating that this Hermes delivers his lines in this song in the same way that one could often hear from a passionate reverend in a church; especially in the later lines, he almost "preaches" them like he's giving a sermon. It's a very intense choice, and while I don't necessarily love it in this instance, it seems like the sort of thing that could be worked into Wait For Me well with the right direction, since the number IS an intense one!

[@Hermes.whistle]

This is also a recording from December, Nathan has changed it a little bit to calmer

[@TezasTunes]

@@Hermes.whistle Ooh! If you know of any public clips or audio, I'd love to hear them! I feel like from what I've seen from Lillias, she has a similar vibe in some ways, kind of intoned towards gospel singing. Levi Kreis was the first I saw, so it's really interesting to me to see such different versions from his!

[@Hermes.whistle]

@@TezasTunes I have many on my profile! You might need to scroll a bit for some of them but I have them on Here

[@midwestmuffin]

Ugh his voice is the MOST beautiful. Those high notes

[@michelemaro2607]

I totally agree

[@Stephanie-in9we]

Got to see Chibuzeze live and my god he was STUNNING!!!! I love how he played Orpheus so much and his voice is so beautiful,

[@livs9961]

absolutely agree i saw him last week and was blown away, jordan fisher is great in the role but im glad i got to see Chibuzeze live! he brings such a specific energy to the character that i think makes you root for orpheus more

[@hixiloveyou2]

He’s my favorite Orpheus! I hope he gets a chance to do the role on Broadway one day

[@Hermes.whistle]

He has! He's now a Broadway Worker and u/s Orpheus! He had his Broadway Orpheus debut 2 weeks ago

[@hixiloveyou2]

@@Hermes.whistle that’s incredible!!!!!

[@Aysvin]

Saw him in Salt Lake last August. He was so good and brought an extra sense of innocence to Orpheus. Loved him.

[@nicolekesselring3398]

His voice is absolutely gorgeous. I went straight to the internet after the show to find more of his singing hahha

[@doc2w534]

This cast is amazing. Amateur videos really warp the sound and doesn’t really demonstrate how amazing they really are.

[@Panophobe]

Saw this in KC myself last weekend. This song was one of the most breathtaking theatre experiences I've ever had.

[@tayloralbritton8100]

I saw in KC too and I swear I didn’t breathe this whole song. Simply amazing

[@greadams1858]

I also saw it in KC. the only thoughts I had during that song was "holy sh*t"

[@theater_kid7940]

I saw this exact cast yesterday and after the first act I couldn’t get out of my seat. Everyone in this cast was so absolutely amazing, and when the walls moved I think I blacked out.

[@tocaxvibes3504]

HIS VOICE IS SO INCREDIBLE!!! i listened to the original cast and i prefer this one much more

[@Cocobon-co2rr]

Totally agree with you!

[@MrHades-vm2hm]

Nice to see Nathan Lee Graham as Hermes

[@Brawl483]

He's incredible

[@talltallbanks3630]

I love this musical and this song so much. I only wish this song was the end of the first act instead why we built the wall. It ends with such an amazing energy

[@Hermes.whistle]

although i do get that, anais explains in her book how they tried that but it didn't work:))

[@Chloholio]

I’m obsessed with his voice after seeing him perform last weekend I need more content 😭

[@donultrawide]

I still adore Chibueze’s choice to literally stomp when he says “The falling of my feet and it sounds like drumming”

[@kaelaburke7143]

Saw them today in Worcester and it was sooo breathtaking !!!

[@jameshundley4238]

Woww!! His voice is so unique I Love it!!

[@mdizonsawyer]

I saw Chibueza this past weekend and he was a PHENOMENAL Orpheus. This video doesn't do him justice.

[@granhairdo]

I saw this in KC and have been looking for video footage of him since then. My God he has the most beautiful voice I’ve ever heard…

[@Hermes.whistle]

I have a few full videos of him but they are only for trade

[@16sonicv]

Saw this is Cleveland and my goodness was this incredible live

[@jamidragan3668]

Met him at stage door. Sweet on top of being immensely talented. His was a beautiful Orpheus!

[@KristinaNorman]

I saw him in Denver! I’m really contemplative traveling to another city to see this show again, absolutely loved it!

[@elicaelum8379]

I was so lucky to see him March 2023, he was so incredible

[@saramedina2910]

I saw this performance!!!!!! It was so good oml my first musical ever 🥲 I’ll never forget this and all the recording I find on KZbin will never do these singers justice fr. They’re all so good

[@SirSaintRipper]

Chibuezeze is an amazing Orpheus! Say do you have any clips of Nicolas Barasch's Orpheus too?

[@Hermes.whistle]

I personally only have audios of him but here are a few videos of him floating around on KZbin:))

[@SirSaintRipper]

@Kim I can settle with the audios if that's alright with you.

[@Cocobon-co2rr]

I saw in Worcester, MA. as well. The show was PHENOMENAL!!!!!!!!! Amazing voice. Amazing cast and musicians!

[@JaelynMcgee]

I got to see this live back in Feburary and he was an amazing Orpheus

[@DontDoSadness91]

I saw him on tour few months ago! Nathan was amazing too.

[@EmmaGCollins]

First time watching this musical and I love it so much! One of my favorite musicals now and he will always be my favorite orpheus

[@lauricomstock9144]

I saw him today in Kansas City. The whole cast was great. But he stole the show.

[@aidanmazeitis]

me too, it was my first time seeing Hadestown and it was so amazing

[@yellohcards]

Saw him in Orlando and fell in love with his voice.

[@mikasablackerman6776]

I saw him a few months ago and his voice is beautiful.

[@kylie2354]

Saw this in Atlanta! So beautiful 😻

[@NolanThackray]

So great to see your channel growing so fast!

[@Hermes.whistle]

Thank you!!! It's shocking how fast it's growing

[@Chris-nl9jc]

@@Hermes.whistletends to do that using copyrighted materials.

[@Hermes.whistle]

@@Chris-nl9jc and?? As if people haven't been doing that for years.

[@Foolishwizash]

I’m so sad the new cast doesn’t have a recording:((

[@Hermes.whistle]

Well lucky for you I would look at the things I posted recently

[@elijahrock3914]

He sounds a lot less forceful and more innocent than jordan/reeve, which i think is really nice for the parts where ensemble joins him like here and epic iii. It puts less emphasis on him, but it sounds like the song itself is coming to life.

[@imallfordabulls]

Very good. His last performance was yesterday! I wonder if the cast switches halfway through? Or maybe he’s found another opportunity?

[@Hermes.whistle]

Cast change doesn't happen until October! Nick originally left early so Chibueze became principal early, it seems that's going to keep happening! Chibueze has also been with the tour for 2 years so he probably has more opportunities to do by this time :))

[@donultrawide]

Definitely agree that Nathan Lee isn’t my favourite but honestly Levi Kreis’ Wait For Me isn’t my favourite either and I love everything else I’ve seen from him, so it might just be this. Chibueze is wonderful though.

[@adfghjasdgfhjagdfhjsk]

your videos are a life saver!! thank you so much

[@rileyecheverria7131]

I got to see this show in NYC and when I saw the lights swinging I was just waiting to see if someone in the first row would stand up because it looked like it was about to hit their heads

[@Hermes.whistle]

Lmao, the lights are perfectly safe for thr audience, actors on the other hands it can depend (3 different Orpheus's have been hit with one lmao) but yes if they stood up they would he alright! :)

[@jaymckever8420]

Seen it 4 times

[@Hermes.whistle]

Nice, saw it 3 times, the last two times where back to back

[@jazzculllen001]

Easily my favorite Orpheus

[@austinlinco]

Chibuzeze did amazing… Nathan Lee takes a bit to get used to. I feel like he’s upstaging at the wrong moments. Overall, it was great though! Happen to have more of Nathan Lee? Perhaps we’re judging him too hard and he’s actually swell in other parts of the show.

[@Hermes.whistle]

I'll have to see what I can find!

[@olive6679]

I actually walked out on Wednesday. They have really camped up the show. I loved the obc and the first tour cast was ok. This orpheus was out and his replacement wasn't a strong singer. Eurydice was good singer but bad actress. Idt anyone could ruin Hadestown for me.

[@Hermes.whistle]

@olive 667 that's your opinion but that is quite rude.

[@brooklyn8328]

I saw the show with Nathan Lee literally just yesterday and I can agree he was a bit much. I still really enjoyed the show but his voice was so much higher than I had been expecting. Overall he still did a really good job but was definitely my least favorite out of the cast I saw

[@mannyluvsustinky]

I was at this show!

[@Sillygoofy31]

I think i was too i have audio and it sounds like it like exact

[@Hermes.whistle]

@ThatGamerDuccy to be fair this part sounds exactly the same a lot of the time

[@beckmannm]

😍😍😍

[@davidnguyen478]

gotta say i’m not a fan of nathan lee graham as hermes. something about his delivery comes off as annoying and carny

[@Hermes.whistle]

That's fair, I'm not a biggest fan either personally but I think it's an interesting take on the character

[@Brawl483]

He played the character very gay and flamboyant so just say you're homophobic

[@Hermes.whistle]

@@Brawl483 im lesbian but it's not about his sexuality it's about his voice, both straight and gay people can have a voice like that and it's not somthing specific vocally to the character, besides this is only one video and we never mentioned his sexuality

[@davidnguyen478]

@@Brawl483 i was talking about his tone of voice and the way that he overshadows everybody else. levi kraus played a very flamboyant hermes and i loved his interpretation of hermes. my gripes have nothing to do with sexuality.

[@FozzyDaBear]

I dont like this Hermes at all. He just sounds very... annoying. Ihuoma sounds great though.

[@Brawl483]

Homophobe

[@Hermes.whistle]

@@Brawl483 not how that works. You aren't homophobic if you don't like their voice, coming from a lesbian it where to be the same way if it where a woman doing the same thing. We are simply going off a voice and not a sexuality.

[@riff__rafferty]

Aw it’s a shame you’re not a fan of his voice :( I loved him, he was so charming!!!!!

[@Hermes.whistle]

@@riff__rafferty I think maybe more people will eventually like him when they hear more of his voice! I have listening to him more personally since this and I do enjoy it now! :))

[@FozzyDaBear]

@@Brawl483 I'm gay :/

[@murvo]

I am not a fan of this Orpehus, I feel like he's not singing the "Wait for Me" line correctly, like he's rushing it.