Who Played Understudy in Oratorio For Living Things

Understudy is a role in Oratorio For Living Things, a musical that opened Off-Broadway in 2025.

In this “profoundly strange and overwhelmingly beautiful” (New York Times) music-theatre event, creator Heather Christian infuses a classical oratorio with a captivating blend of blues, gospel, jazz, and soul. Both otherworldly and achingly intimate, the piece surrounds and uplifts audiences, peeling back complex layers of what it means to be alive on both a human and a cosmic scale.