JDonaghy4 said: "Miles2Go2 said: "If that’s the case, that’s quite unfortunate. I was actually intrigued and had considered possibly going to see him in the role. Of course we don’t know if any of this speculation is true, but if it is I would imagine this would hurt chances for him to be on Broadway in the future, especially in a lead singing role."
all this speculation is wild. totally possible that 30 minutes into a show, he suddenly realized he couldnt do it, fled, all the while the producers continued to promote him all over social media. another possibility is that he hurt his voice, or got overexhausted from promoting all his other stuff. or maybe hes a diva who just threw a hissy fit and got into fight with stage management.
none of you have any idea. give the kid a break until you know what happened. and stop acting as if hes some reality tv star being thrown onto a broadway stage out of nowhere: he can sing, he can act, he was great in Hamilton, hes done live television theater- hes got some chops. again, maybe Evan isnt the right role for him, but this bastardization of the concept of stunt casting (pulling a stunt = throwing someone without talent/capability into a role to generate ticket sales... Adam Driver and Jeff Daniels were not "stunt cast" last year, they were notable actors doing great work) has now morphed into wild rumors about this guy based on...a week of absences? Again, i know nothing, but, neither do you."
There's nothing "wild" about any of this speculation. He just started performances, he leaves suddenly, he's on the other side of the country, yet he's still active on social media, and no one is saying anything about it. Until it's cleared up, the situation merits questions, mainly because there are people who have bought tickets specifically to see him.