Broadway’s Beetlejuice star Alex Brightman, who suffered a concussion in an onstage Christmas Eve mishap, will make an unexpected return to the musical tonight for its final performances this weekend.
He’ll take the stage for the musical’s Friday, Saturday and Sunday performances, playing the show’s final performance Sunday.
Brightman had revealed his concussion diagnosis in an Instagram post on Dec. 27. At that time, he said he’d be out of the show until getting an “all clear” from doctors, leading to some speculation that he wouldn’t be back in the title role before the show closes this Sunday.
Details of what production spokespersons have called a mishap have not been disclosed. Brightman performs various physically exacting moves with large stage props during the musical.
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