Once was bad enough. But twice? After canceling a Baltimore Symphony pops engagement this year due to "scheduling conflicts," Mandy Patinkin has bailed again for the same reason.
"Mandy Patinkin: In Concert," rescheduled from last January to February 2016 as part of the BSO's centennial season lineup, will not take place. Instead, Broadway favorite Sutton Foster will make her BSO debut in a program of, well, Broadway favorites, conducted by Jack Everly. Performance dates are Feb. 18 at Strathmore, Feb. 19 to 21 at Meyerhoff Symphony Hall.
Sutton won Tonys for her work in revivals of "Anything Goes" (2011) and "Thoroughly Modern Millie" (2002). She also originated roles in such shows as "The Drowsy Chaperone," "Little Women," "Young Frankenstein" and "Shrek The Musical."
A first-rate substitution, I'd say.