Theater
BRIEF: Cincinnati Reexamines Robert Mapplethorpe Obscenity Trial Legacy
Eddie George Exits ‘Chicago,’ Jason Danieley Returns As Billy Flynn
Jason Danieley ('The Visit,' 'Next to Normal,' 'The Full Monty') is returning to Chicago the Musical tonight, Monday, February 29. Danieley will reprise his role as the love obsessed Billy Flynn, replacing Eddie George. Actor Killed by Prop Sword in Play Rehearsal in Japan
Why is it that most all of the truly strange or stupid events in pop or serious culture stand a good chance of coming from Japan as a point of origin? That unique country seems to have a special mojo that attracts weird incidents.This weekend it was revealed that a Japanese actor by the name Daigo Kashino age 33 was rushed to the hospital and later died after being stabbed in rehearsal by a samurai sword. This was a stage prop samurai sword being used in rehearsal. This is the second bizarre death of a performer this year. An actor in Italy was choked in a stage hanging scene and died earlier in February.
