On another message board, there's a very differnt story, from an
anonymous person who states that he works at the Roundabout Theater:

"As for David S.- he did not like the direction his character was
going (READ: conflicts with the director) so he decided to bail. I
can't say as I blame him. He's a nice guy and apparently the director
and production staff are busy stroking the needy ego of one actor....
and I'm not talking about the formerly silent clown or the big guy."

You know, this sounds more likely that the "injured foot" story on All
That Chat, which sounded too much like the explanation for the
departure of Christian Hoff from the Roundabout Theater production of
PAL JOEY a few months ago.

As for the "needy ego" the other cast members are Nathan Lane, Bill
Irwin, and John Goodman, so I'll give everyone one guess who the "one
actor" is.