Understudies emerge as heroes amid ongoing COVID struggles
Pierce Wheeler has played two roles in national tour of hit show
Platt’s artificiality, film’s tokenism hard to get past
Shows, parties and events in the week to come
Fresh, zippy first act loses steam in overly long second half
Broadway smash slated for Kennedy Center run
Out actor/singer released debut album in March
Hits from ‘Rent,’ ‘Into the Woods’ et. al. on set list
Noah Galvin and Taylor Trensch will take his place
Kevin Spacey also joked about coming out during his opening bit
