I am having the same issue– my project timeline suddenly doesn’t play audio. The audio waveforms exist for some clips, but have disappeared for others.
I have opened the project on several computers, and the problem remains. If I reimport the audio, it won’t play in either the timeline or the source monitor, although the media plays fine in all other applications.
I have tried deleting render files, starting new sequences, muting/soloing/turning off eyeballs, changing every setting, changing computers. I am trying to avoid FCP, if possible.
Naturally, my project is due shortly, so thank you in advance for all ideas!