LB: I broke my neck. I'm okay now. There's a little scar in the front. It's always sore. I have fused vertebrae which means I have less movement and less mobility. I was misdiagnosed initially so I have arthritis and bone spurs. I went nine months with a mistreatment. Then I finally had surgery and now I'm okay.
It was very dangerous. I could have ended up paralyzed. I was very lucky that I was never jostled on the street. It was literally at a point that if someone pushed me too hard I could have ended up paralyzed.
NR: Did you keep doing the show after you were hurt?
LB: I took off for a little bit. I did physical therapy and then I tried to go back, but I just couldn't do it.
NR: I remember you got a lot of grief by people saying that you don't show up. How did that make you feel?
LB: It was really hurtful. I had a serious injury and there was absolutely no way I could have done the show. I tried to. I tried to go back and do it but I physically couldn't. My feeling was that it was unfair to the audience. If I'm out there limping and barely able to move my head, it's a hundred dollars to see a show. That's not fair.
Then I got the surgery three weeks before the first preview of Nine. I missed some shows because I had just gotten neck surgery.
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Now, PLEASE, tell me why you all bash Laura for her previous health problems? PLEASE tell.
P.S. I enjoy Tina's performance very much. But if Laura leaves, the B.O. sales will continue to plummit. Tina is not a name AT ALL. At least Laura brings in some industry people.
"I know now that theatre saved my life." - Susan Stroman