That's disgusting. What if the people with tickets were out-of-towners who really wanted to see a show, not just see Matthew Broderick prance around looking like a nincompoop once again? I understand that some people are going to the show for Nathan and Matthew, but the chance of a performer being sick is just something that happens in live theatre. In fact, it's one of the great things about live theatre.
If this had been "The Nathan and Matt Show", then I could understand a cancellation. But it's not. It's "The Odd Couple" and, like it or not, some audiences go to see it to see the show, not the actors.
As far as the understudy not being ready? Poor planning on the producers' part, shame on them. It would have served them right to have the show go on minus Oscar Madison, because there should always be *someone* around able to fill in for one of the lead characters, I don't care if it's a pregnant four foot three Austrian woman with a peg leg and bad breath. Whatever happened to "The Show Must Go On!" ????
"It's not for sissies, contrary to popular belief." - Tommy Tune, on musical theatre.
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