Melissa Barrera Takes Weekend Off From Broadway’s ‘Titanique’ After She “Lost My Voice” On-Stage
Melissa Barrera will miss this weekend’s performances of Broadway musical parody Titanique after losing her voice during the week. The actress said the demanding eight-show weekly schedule had caught up with her, underscoring the physical strain placed on performers in long-running stage productions.
Barrera, who plays Rose DeWitt Bukater, called out of Thursday’s show after losing her voice following Wednesday’s performance, then returned on Friday but was unable to sing by the end. She will rest over the weekend and is also scheduled to be absent on 21 and 22 August; her run in Titanique, which began in March at the St James Theatre, ends on 20 September.
In short
- Melissa Barrera is resting after losing her voice during Titanique.
- She will miss this weekend’s Broadway performances.
- Her Titanique run concludes on 20 September.
Explained simply
Titanique is a musical comedy that parodies the film Titanic, using songs by Céline Dion alongside a comic retelling of the ship’s story. It plays at the St James Theatre in New York, where performances are part of a regular weekly schedule.
Melissa Barrera is an actor and singer who plays Rose DeWitt Bukater, a character from the film. In a long-running show, performers may appear several times each week, so understudies and scheduled time off help productions manage absences and give casts time to recover.
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