NEW YORK, New York — Jeremy Piven is ending his run in Broadway’s “Speed-the-Plow,” due to a condition caused by a high mercury count, according to Variety.
The “Entourage” star missed a Tuesday evening performance and a Wednesday matinee due to his high mercury count health concerns, but David Mamet, the playwright of “Speed-the-Plow,” appears skeptical of the actor’s exit.
“I talked to Jeremy on the phone, and he told me that he discovered that he had a very high level of mercury,” Mamet told the entertainment trade mag. “So my understanding is that he is leaving show business to pursue a career as a thermometer.”
But, the show will go on said Mamet. ***
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