Broadway Stars With COVID-19/Coronavirus- Page 5

[AC126748]

Posted: 5/21/20 at 12:48pm

Tag said: "AC126748 said: "I don't think this has been mentioned yet, but Matt Doyle (Jamie in COMPANY) and his partner, Max Clayton (ensemble in MOULIN ROUGE), both had COVID-19. Both have recovered."

This was posted on the old covidthread that got deleted. I think he was one of the early cases?"

I didn’t follow that thread diligently, so it might have been. Given that MOULIN ROUGE seems to have been a Hot Zone of COVID-19 infection, it’s probably not surprising.

 

[uncageg]

Posted: 5/21/20 at 6:56pm

The evening national news on ABC just reported that Nick Cordeo's condition has worsened. His wife reported it. Prayers still up for him and his family.

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 5/21/20 at 6:58pm

This is absolutely awful. All the positive energy to Nick and his entire community! 

[uncageg]

Posted: 5/21/20 at 7:02pm

Here is a report on it.

 

https://www.wkyt.com/content/news/Broadway-star-Cordero-suffers-setback-in-coronavirus-recovery-wife-says-570671381.html

[DramaTeach]

Posted: 5/27/20 at 7:49am

Still no word on Gavin Creel, right? Hasn't appeared anywhere?

[Tag]

Posted: 5/27/20 at 11:19am

^He's been on Stars in the House and the Rosie O'Donnell reboot.

[AC126748]

Posted: 5/28/20 at 8:30am

Unless something changed, I believe Creel said he was never actually tested for COVID-19, but that he suspected he had it because several people in the WAITRESS London cast did. Sara Bareilles said she tested positive but had fully recovered a few weeks ago.

[everythingtaboo]

Posted: 5/28/20 at 6:32pm

Zach Braff was on The View yesterday talking about Nick Cordero. I didn't realize he was so close to Nick and his family: they staying in his guest house until they looked for a place of their own, and says Nick caught Covid when he came back to NY to pack up their belongings for the move. Zach has been close to the situation, even cancelling his appearance on The View last week because Nick was having a bad day. It was great to hear them bring up Nick on the show. 

[Huss417]

Posted: 6/3/20 at 10:36pm

Per CNN . Nick Cordero's wife reveals he's 'still fighting' despite being told to say 'goodbye'

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/03/entertainment/nick-cordero-wife-told-to-say-goodbye/index.html

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 6/3/20 at 10:41pm

It's been over two months since he's been in a coma. To think it could end like this, after so much fighting and so many people around the world rooting for them makes me weep.

[CoffeeBreak]

Posted: 6/3/20 at 11:27pm

Chris Trousdale has died at 34. Les Miserables tour and Broadway with Ashley Tisdale & Lea Michele. Sound of Music.

https://www.playbill.com/article/broadway-alum-chris-trousdale-member-of-boy-band-dream-street-dies-at-34

[JayElle]

Posted: 6/3/20 at 11:53pm

Sadly, I suspected Nick wouldn't make it weeks ago.  Went through similar problems with my father. Docs fighting hard to keep body going against its will and it's so hard to let go. Sounds like lungs just can't come back. Awful for them. Nick, much too young and child loses Daddy before firm memories are intact. Best, Amanda.

[Broadway61004]

Posted: 6/4/20 at 9:06am

I'm confused why everyone thinks this latest update is bad news.  All she said was that she had previously been told many times to say goodbye but he kept fighting through and is continuing to slowly get better.  Obviously this whole situation is extremely tragic and we have no idea yet how it's going to end, but unless I'm completely missing something, there was nothing in that post that implied things had gotten any worse?  In fact, it seemed to imply things were slowly but surely starting to get better.

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 6/4/20 at 2:32pm

When the doctors have done everything they can for more than two months, and you are now hoping for a miracle, it's a very dire situation.

[Broadway61004]

Posted: 6/4/20 at 2:59pm

Sutton Ross said: "When the doctors have done everything they can for more than two months, and you are now hoping for a miracle, it's a very dire situation."

Oh, it's absolutely a very dire situation--didn't at all mean to imply it wasn't.  Just that it's been a dire situation for a while now, but there was nothing in the post from yesterday that seemed to imply it had gotten any worse.  If anything, it was reiterating that he's at least starting to take some very small steps towards being alert again.

[poisonivy2]

Posted: 7/3/20 at 1:11am

Amanda Kloots says Nick will likely need a double lung transplant:

https://deadline.com/2020/07/nick-cordero-amanda-kloots-lung-transplant-cbs-this-morning-gayle-king-1202975978/

 

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 7/3/20 at 1:19am

Those are incredibly risky and complicated when one is healthy. He is so weak he is unable to speak or sit up. So, possibly a year or two from now that could be on the table, but anytime soon? I don't think that's realistic, sadly. 

Updated On: 7/3/20 at 01:19 AM

[everythingtaboo]

Posted: 7/14/20 at 9:10pm

The latest Variety cover story on Broadway and live concerts includes an interview with John Benjamin Hickey, who reveals he was diagnosed with COVID right as the lockdown began:

Lights Out: Live Entertainment Business Struggles to Find a Way Forward Amid Pandemic

[MollyJeanneMusic]

Posted: 7/14/20 at 9:13pm

Fergie L. Philippe, the current Mulligan/Madison in Hamilton, was interviewed on The Good Place: The Podcast and mentioned that he had the virus early on in the lockdown as well.