Her father is a smart man to turn it down. She could never do it. She is too fragile. If she were cast, her name would need to go over the title. Refunds would be rampant.
A.) Her attendance would be worse than Fantasia.
B.) No one would insure her, so producers would not hire her.
C.) She can't sing live for more than a song or two. In concert she only sings ballads live and cannot sing and dance at the same time.
She is getting things back together, but she can't jump into anything too daunting or she will crumble. A Broadway show, paparazzi, stage-dooring would throw her over the edge.
"The sexual energy between the mother and son really concerns me!"-random woman behind me at Next to Normal
"I want to meet him after and bang him!"-random woman who exposed her breasts at Rock of Ages, referring to James Carpinello