One does wonder: in the depths of winter, when flu and colds are raging, wouldn't it have been wise(r) to anticipate just such an occurrence? Why were they so blindsided? Also, couldn't they posit that a 60-year-old-leading man who hasn't sung on Broadway in a decade or more -- not known for his singing -- might run into vocal problems in a role that taxed a better singer (John Cullumn)? Even if Gallagher has a bug, his voice might've just given out, as was first opined. I don't get the how-could-this-happen panic and lack of planning, as if a show previewing in the dead of the most illness-prone season suddenly can't fathom the possibility of star absence. And Mr. Gallagher, bless him, is not Mr. Jackman. People would gladly stay to see his understudy opposite Ms. Chenoweth (were there returns Sunday? The Gallagher Fan Club of White Plains?)
"I'm a comedian, but in my spare time, things bother me." Garry Shandling
