The show will not go on without Megan Mullally as “Lips Together Teeth Apart” is postponed indefinitely

What would Karen Walker’s nemesis Beverly Leslie have to say about all of this?

The Broadway production of Lip Together, Teeth Apart has been canceled because a replacement for Megan Mullally could not be found in time. The Emmy-winning Will & Grace star quit the play this week after clashing with its director.

“We could not find a way to maintain the production schedule under these circumstances,” Roundabout Theatre’s Artistic Director Todd Haimes said in a statement. “We are now exploring options to produce a show for our subscribers as soon as possible.”

The New York Times reports that Megan wanted cast member Patton Oswalt fired but was unsuccessful so she quit herself:

Ms. Mullally had gone so far as to suggest names of veteran Broadway actors who might replace Mr. Oswalt in the play, in which the two were to portray siblings. The four people said that not long after rehearsals began, on March 9, Ms. Mullally became concerned that Mr. Oswalt was having difficulty with his nuanced role, that of her unsophisticated, homophobic brother — a part for which Nathan Lane drew critical praise in the original Off Broadway production.

Actors typically do not offer direct criticism to their cast mates, so Ms. Mullally began sharing her fears with Mr. Mantello privately. She told him that her concern was heightened by the negative critical reaction to Young Frankenstein, her last outing on Broadway, and by anxiety over her mother being seriously ill.

[Director Joe] Mantello is said to have responded to Ms. Mullally that while Mr. Oswalt was less experienced onstage than her and her co-stars, Lili Taylor (I Shot Andy Warhol) and David Wilson Barnes (Becky Shaw), Mr. Mantello was confident that he would eventually draw a fine performance from Mr. Oswalt.

Asked about this on Thursday, Mr. Haimes of Roundabout said in a statement, “Joe, Terrence and I were fully confident that Patton was going to make an outstanding Broadway debut.”