Tom Wopat arrested

http://www.tmz.com/2017/08/03/tom-wopat-arrest-indecent-assault-battery-cocaine/

Says the show is still going on today with him!?!? 

I'm referring to him putting his hands down the pants of a fellow cast member, and then expecting the cast to still perform with him.

From the Reagle Music Theatre's webiste:

Attention:  Reagle Music Theatre will open "42nd Street" this afternoon (8/3/17) with Rich Allegretto in the role of Julian Marsh.

Sorry, my apologies....my local news, here in MA didn't mention that at all! 

I've heard that he's an absolute disaster to work with.  

In all fairness, we haven't heard his side of the story yet. 

There's always a "he said/she said" sort of issue with these things if it happened without other people around, although if a girl says a sexual act was non-consensual, the appropriate thing to do is to believe her until you have a reason not to. If he was arrested, there may have been sufficient evidence, although I'm guessing what actually got him arrested was the cocaine. I've seen enough SUV episodes to have a feeling that you can't arrest a guy based merely on an accusation.

That said, did anyone really want to see a 65 year-old Julian Marsh kissing a 25 year-old Peggy Sawyer onstage anyway?

barcelona20 said: "His side of the story as in, yeah I groped her, and then bought some cocaine because I knew my career was over."

Yeah, cocaine and sexual assault have ruined a lot of careers, like... umm, wait let me think... err...

JBroadway said: "I would have thought that you can arrest someone on an accusation, but not necessarily convict them based merely on that. But I don't claim to be any kind of expert on this. "

The cocaine admitted it was his.

haterobics said: "JBroadway said: "I would have thought that you can arrest someone on an accusation, but not necessarily convict them based merely on that. But I don't claim to be any kind of expert on this. "

The cocaine admitted it was his.

This isn't a funny situation but that comment made me laugh out loud.  Well done Hater!

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It makes sense that it was the cocaine.

gymman said: "It makes sense that it was the cocaine."

Probably arrested for that, if he admitted to it. As for the groping, we don't know for sure - innocent until proven guilty. There have been many men accused of sexual assault and maintained their innocence - and found innocent as well. 

How coincidental that this 42nd Street opening be overshadowed, as the OBP'S was when Gower Champion died the afternoon of the opening night and David Merrick informed the audience and the cast of his death with a dramatic curtain call announcement.