He is close with Ms. Chavkin and a fan of “Great Comet,” which he saw both Off and on Broadway. And it had been 17 years since he had appeared in a Broadway musical, so his return would be an event. Mr. Kagan said publicly that Mr. Onaodowan would be welcome to return in the fall, but Mr. Onaodowan said that invitation had never been directly extended. Actors who had been talking with the producers about joining “Great Comet,” including a TV star training with the music team in Los Angeles, backed out. “I hope people don’t remember ‘The Great Comet’ as this whole ridiculous drama, because that wasn’t the reality of what ‘The Great Comet’ was about,” Josh Canfield, a member of the show’s ensemble, said later.

Source: New York Times August 29, 2017 20:20 UTC