Casey Garvin in "Chess"
Casey Garvin in "Chess"
#1Casey Garvin in "Chess"
Posted: 12/30/25 at 11:28am
Looks like Casey Garvin has been out of "Chess" the past 10 days or so. Does anyone know if he's on leave, or out ill? Thanks.
iluvtheatertrash
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#2Casey Garvin in "Chess"
Posted: 12/30/25 at 11:30am
nealb1 said: "Looks like Casey Garvin has been out of "Chess" the past 10 days or so. Does anyone know if he's on leave, or out ill? Thanks."
He posted on socials that he was injured.
#3Casey Garvin in "Chess"
Posted: 12/30/25 at 11:35am
He suffered an injury shortly after opening and was initially out for three weeks, later extended to January 6th (for now). For the time being, his track was mainly covered by Michael Milkanin (who is pretty great and easy on the eyes) and recently switched to Adam Roberts, likely to give Milkanin a chance to perform other swing tracks
#4Casey Garvin in "Chess"
Posted: 12/30/25 at 11:36am
iluvtheatertrash said: "nealb1 said: "Looks like Casey Garvin has been out of "Chess" the past 10 days or so. Does anyone know if he's on leave, or out ill? Thanks."
He posted on socials that he was injured."
Thank you for the update. I'm not on social media, and wasn't aware. Hope he has a speedy recovery.
#5Casey Garvin in "Chess"
Posted: 12/30/25 at 11:41am
yes, he's out injured. they also hired another male swing, Travis Ward-Osborne, who went on most of last week.
#6Casey Garvin in "Chess"
Posted: 12/30/25 at 11:47am
quizking101 said: "He suffered an injury shortly after opening and was initially out for three weeks, later extended to January 6th (for now). For the time being, his track was mainly covered by Michael Milkanin (who is pretty great and easy on the eyes) and recently switched to Adam Roberts, likely to give Milkanin a chance to perform other swing tracks"
Thank you. Hope he'll be ok.
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#7Casey Garvin in "Chess"
Posted: 12/30/25 at 1:01pm
This was posted in the Chess reviews thread on 12/6. Its hard to keep up with who posts where these days.
Posted: 12/6/25 at 1:44pm
quizking101 said: "Anywho…
Casey Garvin just posted on his Insta story yesterday that he has injured himself and will be out of the show until at least December 22nd. It appears Michael Milkanin will be covering his track at least for the remainder of this week."
Hopefully he feels better soon.
#8Casey Garvin in "Chess"
Posted: 12/31/25 at 11:33am
For the interested, he updated on his Insta story today. He’s sidelined for at least another 4 weeks due to exacerbation of his back injury, with a projected return at the end of January/early February
#9Casey Garvin in "Chess"
Posted: 12/31/25 at 4:33pm
quizking101 said: "For the interested, he updated on his Insta story today. He’s sidelined for at least another 4 weeks due to exacerbation of his back injury, with a projected return at the end of January/early February"
That sucks, hope he feels better soon. I do try catch him the shows he's in, was thinking of going in January but maybe I'll wait.
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#10Casey Garvin in "Chess"
Posted: 12/31/25 at 6:56pm
Do performers still get paid and get their medical insurance if they are out due to injury? Hope he feels better soon; he is great.
#11Casey Garvin in "Chess"
Posted: 12/31/25 at 7:53pm
WearSunblock said: "Do performers still get paid and get their medical insurance if they are out due to injury? Hope he feels better soon; he is great."
Absolutely, especially if it happened while on the job (during a performance or required rehearsal) - workman’s comp kicks in and then they usually get 2/3s of their regular pay and all medical expenses incurred.
#12Casey Garvin in "Chess"
Posted: 1/1/26 at 1:49pm
quizking101 said: "For the interested, he updated on his Insta story today. He’s sidelined for at least another 4 weeks due to exacerbation of his back injury, with a projected return at the end of January/early February"
Thanks for the update. Hope he gets better fast. I have tickets for "Chess" again in May. Can't wait to see the show, and him again.
#13Casey Garvin in "Chess"
Posted: 2/5/26 at 2:00pm
Casey just posted on Insta that he’s now out another 6 weeks until 3/17.
#14Casey Garvin in "Chess"
Posted: 2/17/26 at 2:57pm
Oh my goodness. His recovery is going very slow. Hope he won't get extended again.
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#16Casey Garvin in "Chess"
Posted: 2/17/26 at 5:54pm
quizking101 said: "Casey just posted on Insta that he’s now out another 6 weeks until 3/17."
Damn, that's not good at all.
Ball of Buttah
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#17Casey Garvin in "Chess"
Posted: 2/17/26 at 6:28pm
If he really has a herniated/bulging disc, no amount of physical therapy will relieve his pain 100%. He'll probably need surgery to take it out to fully repair his back. Thats about a 6-12 week recovery.
#18Casey Garvin in "Chess"
Posted: 2/18/26 at 12:06am
Ball of Buttah said: "If he really has a herniated/bulging disc, no amount of physical therapy will relieve his pain 100%. He'll probably need surgery to take it out to fully repair his back. Thats about a 6-12 week recovery."
As someone who literally just had that surgery on my neck, can confirm. (Although I had a disc replacement and that has a much faster healing time than spinal fusion.)
#19Casey Garvin in "Chess"
Posted: 2/18/26 at 10:08am
quizking101 said: "As someone who literally just had that surgery on my neck, can confirm. (Although I had a disc replacement and that has a much faster healing time than spinal fusion.)"
Thanks for sharing this. I have a disc that won’t “re-absorb” over the last two years and UCLA is considering a disc replacement at this point. Didn’t realize Casey was experiencing something similar - best wishes on a speedy recovery, handsome!
#20Casey Garvin in "Chess"
Posted: 3/11/26 at 12:37pm
Has anyone seen any updates on Casey returning to "Chess" next week?
QuizKing101, you had posted that his social media stated him returning on 3/17. Let's hope he can return, and that his return date isn't delayed.
#21Casey Garvin in "Chess"
Posted: 3/11/26 at 1:19pm
I haven’t seen anything that I can remember, but they did hire David Paul Kidder for Garvin’s track and brought back Travis Ward-Osborne as a male swing. I don’t think he’s coming back any time soon.
#22Casey Garvin in "Chess"
Posted: 3/11/26 at 1:49pm
quizking101 said: "I haven’t seen anything that I can remember, but they did hire David Paul Kidder for Garvin’s track and brought back Travis Ward-Osborne as a male swing. I don’t think he’s coming back any time soon."
Thanks for the update. Will be seeing the show again on May 2nd, and hope that he will be back.
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#23Casey Garvin in "Chess"
Posted: 3/11/26 at 4:04pm
When is Casey Garvin supposed to be back in Chess?
#24Casey Garvin in "Chess"
Posted: 3/11/26 at 5:07pm
According to a recent social media posting, Casey said March 17th.
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