Overview

• Zbruyev told TASS he had to cancel two performances but expects to resume rehearsals, including “Rehearsal of the Orchestra” with Lenkom’s new artistic director.
• Lenkom president Mark Varshaver said the actor was transferred from the N. V. Sklifosovsky emergency institute to a specialized clinic and faces no threat to life or health.
• Varshaver noted the hospital admission occurred during the night of October 8–9 with complaints of a urological nature.
• Unconfirmed reports on October 10 alleged a cancer diagnosis, which Zbruyev rejected as exaggerated and asked audiences not to believe.
• The veteran performer remains active in Lenkom’s repertoire and also holds a central role at the Theater on Malaya Bronnaya.