Barry Manilow walks off stage after two songs, cancels weekend shows because of health issues

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Set us as preferred As swiftly as Barry Manilow returned to the stage following a health-related hiatus, he has stepped away.On Friday, Manilow cut his concert short just two songs after it began.

The 83-year-old crooner abruptly told the crowd to talk among themselves as he walked off stage, according to concertgoers who detailed the incident on social media.The curtain dropped, and a few moments later the audience was told the show was a wrap.

Manilow’s performance slated for Saturday was subsequently nixed.The day before, on Thursday, the “Copacabana” singer had returned after a six-week break to perform at the International Theater at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino, telling the audience, “I’m back!” Manilow appeared to be spry and energetic throughout the show.

“God, I feel like I’m a teenage idol again,” he joked when a couple of audience members tossed underwear onto the stage.He picked up a pair of full-coverage briefs and asked if they needed to go to the laundry, then a pink lacy thong and joked, “I’ll keep this pair.”“After a triumphant welcome-back concert on Thursday, Barry got hit with bronchitis and had to cancel his Friday and Saturday shows,” reps for Manilow told Paste Magazine.

Last year, Manilow revealed that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer and that surgery would require him to postpone several performances.In May, he told The Times that, since he had surgery, he was getting winded just walking down the hallway.

“Ninety minutes of screaming in tune, which is what I do for a living — I’m not up for that yet,” he said at the time.“I will be, but it’s taking a long time to get my voice back.

They warned me that I’d have to learn to breathe again.So these days, I get up, I go to my piano and I try to be creative.

Before I know it, the afternoon�...