#1
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.
#2
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.
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#3
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
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#4
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.
#5
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.
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#6
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.
#7
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.
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#8
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
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#9
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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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#10
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.
#11
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.
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#12
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.
#13
Posted: 2/5/26 at 2:00pm
Casey just posted on Insta that he’s now out another 6 weeks until 3/17.
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#14
Posted: 2/17/26 at 2:57pm
Oh my goodness. His recovery is going very slow. Hope he won't get extended again.
#15
Posted: 2/17/26 at 4:44pm
Not a good sign. Hopefully not career-ending.
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#16
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.
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#17
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.
#18
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.)
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#19
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!
#20
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.
Updated On: 3/11/26 at 12:37 PM
#21
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.
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#22
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.
#23
Posted: 3/11/26 at 4:04pm
When is Casey Garvin supposed to be back in Chess?
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#24
Posted: 3/11/26 at 5:07pm
According to a recent social media posting, Casey said March 17th.
#25
Posted: 3/14/26 at 12:44pm
Casey just posted on Instagram that he won’t be back until the summer.
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