“Moulin Rouge! The Musical” had a big plan to increase its grosses this spring as it neared the end of its Broadway run: Enlist the rapper Megan Thee Stallion to make a splashy debut as the musical’s mistress of ceremonies.
But after a week of performances, the performer fell ill midway through a show on Tuesday night and was rushed to a hospital. Another performer stepped in to play Zidler, a nightclub impresario in turn-of-the-century Paris, and finish the show.
Representatives for the production said on Wednesday morning that they were unable to provide more information at this time. At the theater’s box office, a ticket agent said that Megan Thee Stallion would miss both the matinee and evening performances on Wednesday, and that it was unclear when she might return.
Her publicist did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Megan Thee Stallion’s appeal appeared to be paying off. Last week, her first in the show, “Moulin Rouge!” grossed $1.6 million at the box office, an increase of 39 percent over the previous week.
Michael Paulson is the theater reporter for The Times.
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