Original sentence: For the role LuPone had to learn to play the tuba.She went on star in the national tour version of the John Doyle revival for which she received acclaim and, like LuPone, had to learn to play the tuba
Edited sentence: For the role LuPone played the tuba.She went on star in the national tour version of the John Doyle revival for which she received acclaim and had to learn to play the tuba