According to a production spokesperson, Mitchell "came down with something" and was instructed by his doctor to take time off from the show to recover completely. He missed the Tuesday, January 7 performance and was scheduled to be out for both the matinee and evening shows today, Wednesday, January 8.

Man of La Mancha, directed by Jonathan Kent, opened at the Martin Beck Theatre on December 5. The production also stars Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Ernie Sabella, Stephen Bogardus, Mark Jacoby, Frederick B. Owens, Natascia Diaz, and Jamie Torcellini.