Rocketman star Taron Egerton, who collapsed on stage during the first week of his West End show COCK and then later stepped back after getting COVID, is dropping out of the production altogether. The Hollywood Reporter says only that Egerton had to withdraw for “personal reasons” and that his understudy, Joel Harper-Jackson will be taking over the role for the duration of the run. Director Marianne Elliott called Harper-Jackson “an absolute hero.”
