Actor Hugh Jackman closed out a Broadway performance this week with an impassioned tribute to the understudies and 'swings' who must step in to perform on a moment's notice.
"It humbles me," Jackman said of a cast member from "The Music Man" who stepped into the lead role at a moment's notice.
Actor Hugh Jackman closed out a Broadway performance this week with an impassioned tribute to the understudies and"swings" who must step in to perform on a moment's notice. "The courage, the brilliance, the dedication, the talent," he said."The swings, the understudies, they are the bedrock of Broadway."
In a video of the speech posted to Instagram by an audience member, the Tony-award-winning actor is heard honoring understudy Kathy Voytko for her performance.