'The Music Man' has canceled performances through the end of the year on Broadway after Hugh Jackman tested positive for COVID-19.
she had tested positive for COVID-19 on Christmas Eve in her own Instagram story shared Friday, after missing a preview performance on Thursday, Dec. 23. At the time, both of the Broadway show’s stars celebrated the company’s understudies and swings who helped the show go on despite Foster’s positive COVID test.
In her Instagram story, Foster thanked company member and swing Kathy Voytko, who found out Thursday at noon that she would be replacing the actress in the lead role of Marian Proo. “Grateful to Kathy and our incredible company. Grateful to all swings and understudies who keep all the shows going, now and always,” Foster wrote in her story.s understudies and swings, in a post-show curtain speech. “All over Broadway, this is a time we’ve never known. We’re in our fourth preview.
“The courage, the brilliance, the dedication, the talent of the swings, the understudies — they are the bedrock of Broadway,” Jackman added. On Christmas, the Jackman-led show joined a growing number of Broadway productions that shut down during the holiday week, with some like Broadway’s American Utopia
, are reworking their shows to help compensate for the breakthrough cases within the company. The singer announced in a video message that his special Tony-winning musical will feature songs by Talking Heads and from his solo catalog to supplement songs already in the show in an “unplugged” or “unchained” version ofAll performances of Broadway’s The Music Man are canceled through January 1. All tickets can be refunded or exchanged at point of purchase.
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