Broadway star Nick Adams opens up about having coronavirus: “We are safe and isolated”

Thinking of Broadway performer Nick Adams who went public this week with the news that he and his partner, Moulin Rouge actor Kyle Brown, are in isolation at an Airbnb in the Catskills after contracting the coronavirus.

Known for his beauty and brawn, Nick has appeared on Broadway in Priscilla Queen of the Desert, the Tony-winning revival of La Cage aux Folles, A Chorus Line, Guys and Dolls and The Pirate Queen.

I’ve seen him perform twice in national tours of hit shows: Wicked at The Pantages and last year in Falsettos at the Ahmanson. He also had a small but hilarious role in season one of The Other Two, the fabulous show on Comedy Central.

I chatted with Nick on February 25 at the Queerties award show in Hollywood. I had transcribed the interview a few weeks ago but hadn’t gotten around to posting it because of the pandemic. A lot has changed since then. On that night, Nick shared that he was about to fly back to New York to do a Netflix show that he could not yet talk about.

“I’m actually out here in LA for awhile,” Nick told me. He had rented a cozy house in Beachwood Canyon and was planning to spend the year working on television pilots while Brown remained in New York in his hit Broadway show.

Nick tells Variety how things quickly unfolded: I flew back to New York after a few weeks to shoot a new Netflix series at the end of February. The day before my return flight, I started to feel ill. I saw my doctor who told me it was probably a cold and to simply monitor my symptoms. I traveled back to L.A. the next day. Then my partner began to feel ill. Headlines were accumulating at this point about the growing threat of coronavirus in the U.S. Within a week, the severity of the global spread became more vast.

We are both now unemployed. A string of my gigs including symphony concerts and masterclasses were canceled. I have no money coming in. My partner is waiting for a decision from the Broadway League and Actor’s Equity regarding how they will be financially assisted during this time.

It’s good got hear that Nick and Kyle are feeling healthy and wishing them all the luck and love they and other performers need moving forward with everything in limbo.

Going back to our interview, what Nick told me is even more poignant now: “I love my life, I’m having a great time. It’s one thing at a time. I try to stay grounded outside of what my career entails and not make it all about that. I’ve been with my partner for nine years. We met doing Priscilla Queen of the Desert on Broadway. He was part of the original cast with me and we fell in love and here we are nine years later. That show absolutely changed my life. It was the most fun I’ve ever had on stage. I’ve loved every experience. Falsettos was so gratifying in terms of subject matter and being able to tell that story ever night was really special. I’ve been fortunate to be able to do some iconic gay theater.”

His talent, good looks and buff body has gained Nick many loyal fans – and more than 66,000 Instagram followers – over the years.

Of those fans he said: “They are very sweet and keep me motivated.”