Adam Hetrick. Patinkin stated over a series of tweets: "My understanding of the show's request that I step into the show is not as it has been portrayed... and I would never accept a role knowing it would harm another actor. I hear what members of the community have said and I agree with them. I am a huge fan of Oak... and I will, therefore, not be appearing in the show.” [1], Playbill, July 28, 2017