Josh Gad returns for evening Broadway show after hospital trip kept him out of matinee

Karen Butler
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Josh Gad was back at work on the Broadway stage Saturday night after a quick trip to the hospital kept him from performing in the matinee of "Gutenberg! The Musical." File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
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Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Frozen and The Book of Mormon actor Josh Gad had to drop out of Saturday's matinee performance of his new stage show, Gutenberg! The Musical.

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"Not the news I'd like to share, but life happens. Unfortunately, I will not be at this afternoon's performance of Gutenberg. I'm dealing with a medical emergency that despite telling my doctors I wanted to wait till Monday to address, they thought needed to be addressed immediately," Gad said on Instagram Saturday.

Ida Darvish and Josh Gad arrive for the 92nd annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles in 2020. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Ida Darvish and Josh Gad arrive for the 92nd annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles in 2020. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

"So, off to hospital for (hopefully) quick treatment and then with any luck will be back by this evening. In the meantime, please help me wish @russelljdaniels the best of luck as he makes his Broadway debut as Bud! I know he is going to give you all the show of your lives!"

Gad was back in time for the evening performance of the show.

Josh Gad, the voice Chuck in "The Angry Birds Movie 2," attends the premiere of the film at the Regency Theatre in the Westwood section of Los Angeles in 2019. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Josh Gad, the voice Chuck in "The Angry Birds Movie 2," attends the premiere of the film at the Regency Theatre in the Westwood section of Los Angeles in 2019. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

"Thanks to the phenomenal team at Lenox Hill, I was able to be diagnosed and treated in record time for some lower abdominal issues I've been having," Gad said.

"With their blessing, I will be back in the show this evening."

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