Billy Porter has withdrawn from the play Cabaret on Broadway due to suffering from a ‘serious case of sepsis’.

The announcement was made on Sunday September 7 by producers of the production, who also confirmed that the show will be closing a month earlier than planned.

The producers said that doctors ‘are confident’ that the 55-year-old Pose star ‘will make a full recovery’, but he has also been advised ‘to maintain a restful schedule these couple of weeks’.

The NHS describes sepsis as a ‘life-threatening’ condition, which can be hard to spot.

In a statement released by Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club producer Adam Speers, he said: ‘It is with a heavy heart that we have made the painful decision to end our Broadway run on September 21.

‘On behalf of all the producers, we’re so honored to

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