The added pressure and responsibility of directing on top of composing dances began to tell on Fosse with a marked increase to his irascibility. It may also have had a bad effect on his health, for he suffered an epileptic seizure during a rehearsal for his next show, The Conquering Hero (1961). The producers decided to replace him with Todd Bolender, and Fosse was badly stung. The change did not help the show much; it was an utter flop.