Overview
- Megan Thee Stallion, who plays club owner Harold Zidler, became very ill during Tuesday night’s performance in New York and was transported to a local hospital, according to her representative and the production.
- Staff paused the show and asked the audience to remain seated, then an understudy stepped in and completed the performance, reflecting Broadway’s built-in coverage system for onstage emergencies.
- Her team and the show said doctors were evaluating her symptoms, and her hairstylist posted from the hospital asking fans to pray for her, while no cause was disclosed at first.
- The production’s website later noted she would miss the next scheduled matinee and evening shows on Wednesday, and her representative said Wednesday morning she was discharged after treatment for extreme exhaustion, dehydration, vasoconstriction, and low metabolic levels.
- The rapper made her Broadway debut on March 24 and is the first female-identifying performer to play Zidler in any production of Moulin Rouge! during a limited eight-week run set through May 17.