Overview

• McLachlan said online attacks from within the theatre community were “bullying” and were affecting colleagues, his partner and his family.
• Producer John Frost apologized for the casting decision and said he was sorry for the distress caused.
• The tour remains scheduled to open in Brisbane in January before moving to Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney.
• Genevieve Lemon and Grant Piro were announced as Mrs Peacock and Wadsworth, and were among those targeted online following the casting reveal.
• McLachlan was acquitted in 2020 of charges tied to a 2014 Rocky Horror production, with the magistrate noting current consent laws might yield a different result, and he later discontinued a 2022 defamation case.