Posey Bows Out of ‘This’ with Health Issue

Actress Parker Posey was scheduled to star in the upcoming off-Broadway stage production of This, but she has since pulled out of the role, as the 40-year-old actress has recently been diagnosed with a developing case of Lyme disease. The disease, often caused by a tick bite that has a certain bacteria, is treatable if caught early on, as Posey’s was, and it’s expected that the actress will make a healthy recovery, though she’s had to sacrifice her role of a single-mom poet in the upcoming Melissa James Gibson production This. Though the news of Posey’s acquisition of Lyme disease was devastating in the theatrical realm, the show must go on for This, which will still begin previews as scheduled on November 6. A replacement for Posey has yet to be announced, but This will still debut at the Mainstage Theater this fall.

Parker Posey is best-known for her feisty roles in films such as Dazed and Confused, Best in Show and Waiting for Guffman. Here’s to wishing Parker a speedy recovery and all the best as she skips out on the off-Broadway play This to overcome Lyme disease.

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Posted in General on August 28, 2009

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