Burgess On Leave from MERMAID Due to Injury — Page 2

"He's still in the cast according to the website."

From what I was told a few weeks ago by someone with the production, he notified them that he was not returning.

Walking over to dinner and attending a charity event is different from performing on the Lunt-Fontanne stage.

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"Walking over to dinner and attending a charity event is different from performing on the Lunt-Fontanne stage."

Exactly.

"I don't know if this means anything but when I saw it on 9/20, Alan Mingo Jr was listed in the Playbill as Sebastian and not Titus. Would it be safe to assume that if Titus was still with the show he would be listed as Sebastian and Mingo would have the been on slip in the Playbill to show the understudy is going on? Or is it typical, that if an actor is to be out for several months, they do replace their name in the Playbill? I'm not sure how that works."

Since Titus has been (and will continue to be) out of the show for an extended period of time it's probably more cost-effective and easier to have Alan's name in the playbill as opposed to an insert. Imagine having to put the insert in the playbill 8 shows a week for two months. The time spent doing that could surely be better used doing other things.

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Updated On: 9/29/08 at 01:04 PM

Oh i wish Titus would return! I saw Alan Mingo as Sebastian and I was really dissapointed. He did an ok job but he can't hit the crazy high notes like Titus does. It's kinda a let down if you've seen Titus or have heard him on the cd.