Aaron Tveit has tested positive (BUT IS OK!)
Aaron Tveit has tested positive (BUT IS OK!)
#1Aaron Tveit has tested positive (BUT IS OK!)
Posted: 3/23/20 at 1:03pm
https://www.broadway.com/buzz/198880/moulin-rouge-star-aaron-tveit-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-and-offers-message-this-can-affect-anyone/
https://www.playbill.com/article/aaron-tveit-tests-positive-for-covid-19
He so far has been the only Broadway actor to publicly announce that he has contracted the virus. He is a success story in that the symptoms have been the same as a minor cold, and we're glad to hear he's doing better.
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#2Aaron Tveit has tested positive (BUT IS OK!)
Posted: 3/23/20 at 1:10pmMy question is how did he get a test if his symptoms are that of a minor cold? There are some very sick people out there who can’t get tested.
fosterfan2
Broadway Star Joined: 8/7/11
#3Aaron Tveit has tested positive (BUT IS OK!)
Posted: 3/23/20 at 1:22pm
Yeah--like my sister who had to wait over a week. A nurse finally went to her home today and tested her and the results will be in tomorrow. But she's eating a little more and she sounded a little better when we spoke last night. I've been quarantined form work for 2 weeks,but at least they're paying me, so thank goodness for that.
Anyway,back to the topic at hand: I hope Aaron does not develop symptoms. Glad he is OK.
#4Aaron Tveit has tested positive (BUT IS OK!)
Posted: 3/23/20 at 1:22pm
Gavin Creel has announced it days ago...
LarryD2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/1/14
#5Aaron Tveit has tested positive (BUT IS OK!)
Posted: 3/23/20 at 1:26pm
imeldasturn said: "Gavin Creel has announced it days ago..."
He announced days ago that he had been tested and was "pretty sure" he had it. He announced today that he had, in fact, tested positive.
Tag
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/19/05
#6Aaron Tveit has tested positive (BUT IS OK!)
Posted: 3/23/20 at 1:27pm
Daniel Dae Kim and David Bryan have confirmed cases. 
Theatre Fan3
Leading Actor Joined: 1/27/15
#7Aaron Tveit has tested positive (BUT IS OK!)
Posted: 3/23/20 at 2:06pm
LarryD2 said: "imeldasturn said: "Gavin Creel has announced it days ago..."
He announced days ago that he had been tested and was "pretty sure" he had it. He announced today that he had, in fact, tested positive."
I wonder if Sara Bareilles has been tested since she and Gavin were starring together in WAITRESS in the West End but cut their runs short in order to get back to the US.
jimmycurry01
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/05
#8Aaron Tveit has tested positive (BUT IS OK!)
Posted: 3/23/20 at 2:08pm
fosterfan2 said: "Yeah--like my sister who had to wait over a week. A nurse finally went to her home today and tested her and the results will be in tomorrow. But she's eating a little more and she sounded a little better when we spoke last night. I've been quarantined form work for 2 weeks,but at least they're paying me, so thank goodness for that.
Anyway,back to the topic at hand: I hope Aaron does not develop symptoms. Glad he is OK."
Based on your sister's experience, I think it is pretty obvious why someone with even minor symptoms should be tested, that way they aren't quickly spreading it to others. I hope she, and Aaron, are able to get healthy.
#9Aaron Tveit has tested positive (BUT IS OK!)
Posted: 3/23/20 at 2:09pmI believe you mean Sara. Jessie was in The Minutes on Broadway.
Theatre Fan3
Leading Actor Joined: 1/27/15
#10Aaron Tveit has tested positive (BUT IS OK!)
Posted: 3/23/20 at 2:10pm
Yes, I realized that as soon as I'd hit the "Post Message" button .... I have already made the correction.
#11Aaron Tveit has tested positive (BUT IS OK!)
Posted: 3/23/20 at 2:18pm
Jordan Catalano said: "My question is how did he get a test if his symptoms are that of a minor cold? There are some very sick people out there who can’t get tested."
If you are rich, famous, well connected w/ a great doctor...you can easily get the test...but
You want a coronavirus test -- here's why your doctor probably won't give you one
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/22/health/coronavirus-testing-priorities-doctors/index.html
"Anything you do, let it it come from you--then it will be new."
Sunday in the Park with George
#12Aaron Tveit has tested positive (BUT IS OK!)
Posted: 3/23/20 at 2:21pm
Aaron Tveit said his symptoms were like a mild cold and that he lost the sense of smell and taste, which are 2 symptoms specific to CORONA-19. He had already quarantined himself and was responsible in seeking testing. I think his speaking about it publicly is quite helpful because it reinforces that anyone can get this and recover from it, but that it's still important to take precautions. I hope he and Gavin Creel recover soon.
willep
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/08
#13Aaron Tveit has tested positive (BUT IS OK!)
Posted: 3/23/20 at 3:14pm
I, too, am very surprised that he managed to actually get a test. He’s not that rich and famous.
#14Aaron Tveit has tested positive (BUT IS OK!)
Posted: 3/23/20 at 3:24pm
Jordan Catalano said: "My question is how did he get a test if his symptoms are that of a minor cold? There are some very sick people out there who can’t get tested."
Of which I am one! No fever, no respiratory issues, no foreign travel but you have, cough, body aches, chills, a headache and congestion?!?
Nah, you can't get tested! You don't meet criteria...call us again when you are at death's door...
Oh but I'm slowly regaining my sense of taste and smell...so that's a start...
#15Aaron Tveit has tested positive (BUT IS OK!)
Posted: 3/23/20 at 3:25pm
Get well soon Aaron! Thanks for all of the great musical theatre work.
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#16Aaron Tveit has tested positive (BUT IS OK!)
Posted: 3/23/20 at 3:56pm
If you are rich, famous, well connected w/ a great doctor...you can easily get the test.
Of course. Celebrities and the wealthy will always have access to the best healthcare and anything they want. All of them that tested positive seem to have mild symptoms, but since they wanted to know, their doctor set them up with a test. It's unfair, but that's just how the world works. The people without access are the ones that need it the most. Surprised some people don't seem to understand that.
IAMREADING
Stand-by Joined: 12/15/15
#17Aaron Tveit has tested positive (BUT IS OK!)
Posted: 3/23/20 at 4:04pm
oop
Every night, Tveit doesn’t hail a cab or call an Uber to “Moulin Rouge! The Musical,” where he plays the naive American writer Christian, who falls in love with the divine French courtesan Satine (Karen Olivo). Instead, Tveit rides the subway from his apartment in Astoria to the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in Times Square.
https://variety.com/2019/legit/features/aaron-tveit-broadway-moulin-rouge-the-musical-1203355295/
#18Aaron Tveit has tested positive (BUT IS OK!)
Posted: 3/23/20 at 4:07pm
Sutton Ross said: "If you are rich, famous, well connected w/ a great doctor...you can easily get the test.
Of course. Celebrities and the wealthy will always have access to the best healthcare and anything they want. All of themthat tested positive seem to have mild symptoms, but since they wanted to know, their doctor set them up with a test. It's unfair, but that's just how the world works. The peoplewithout access are the ones that need it the most. Surprised some people don't seem to understand that."
I know..it is what it is...DRAKE got tested without symptoms because he spent the night with Kevin Durant of the BK Nets who tested positive
"Anything you do, let it it come from you--then it will be new."
Sunday in the Park with George
LarryD2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/1/14
#19Aaron Tveit has tested positive (BUT IS OK!)
Posted: 3/23/20 at 4:19pm
Are people just learning that the US healthcare system is built on inequity?
#20Aaron Tveit has tested positive (BUT IS OK!)
Posted: 3/23/20 at 4:24pm
And then vote for people that won't do anything about it hehe.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
Updated On: 3/23/20 at 04:24 PM
Tag
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/19/05
#21Aaron Tveit has tested positive (BUT IS OK!)
Posted: 3/23/20 at 4:27pm
I know..it is what it is...DRAKE got tested without symptoms because he spent the night with Kevin Durant of the BK Nets who tested positive
Drake is also in Canada where the testing situation is different.
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#22Aaron Tveit has tested positive (BUT IS OK!)
Posted: 3/23/20 at 4:28pm
"Are people just learning that the US healthcare system is built on inequity?"
Right?!?
#23Aaron Tveit has tested positive (BUT IS OK!)
Posted: 3/23/20 at 4:30pm
CarlosAlberto said: "Jordan Catalano said: "My question is how did he get a test if his symptoms are that of a minor cold? There are some very sick people out there who can’t get tested."
Of which I am one! No fever, no respiratory issues, no foreign travel but you have, cough, body aches, chills, a headache and congestion?!?
Nah, you can't get tested! You don't meet criteria...call us again when you are at death's door...
Oh but I'm slowly regaining my sense of taste and smell...so that's a start..."
I wish you a speedy and complete recovery!
Hairspray0901
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/29/08
#24Aaron Tveit has tested positive (BUT IS OK!)
Posted: 3/23/20 at 5:04pmKatie Webber, an ensemble member in Tina the musical, announced about a week ago she tested positive for Coronavirus and has been publicly sharing her experience via her Instagram. Her handle is @katiewebbernyc. I find her posts to be extremely straight forward / informative.
#25Aaron Tveit has tested positive (BUT IS OK!)
Posted: 3/23/20 at 5:07pmDidn’t Kem Martin post on her Instagram story that she and her husband Tam, who is the Duke in Moulin Rouge, have it as well?
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