Some Metaphors Write Themselves

From today's Riedel column on the fortunes of the upcoming Xanadu The Musical:

Carpinello [male lead James Carpinello] broke his foot just as he was warning some cast members to be careful about skating on certain parts of the set.

"He was saying, 'You've have to watch out for this,' and then he went down," a production source says.

In short: they need a new lead.