Theater fans were peeved to show up to the musical on Saturday and learn that eight of the cast members were not performing that day.
on Saturday — and fans weren’t happy with their moonwalking at the Neil Simon Theatre.
Eight members of the cast were absent — including the lead role of Michael Jackson as played by Myles Frost. But the other stars of the show are seemingly fighting winter bugs, including COVID-19, and, “as is standard with Broadway plays and musicals, backstage protocol requires that performers refrain from doing their show if they have tested positive for COVID,” a spokesperson told Page Six.The rep confirmed that “there were a number of cases at ‘MJ’ recently,” but said it didn’t stop the cast from putting forth their best effort.
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