Any help appreciated: Question about tours during the holiday season...

I was curious if anyone could shed some light on this topic for me...
There is a tour (which shall not be named) that will be in my neck of the woods during hte winter holiday season. I have suggested to the family that we go see it Christmas day night, and all but one agreed, citing: "Won't we only see understudies, since all the leads will want to be with their families?"
I quickly said no, but snuck up here to see what you guys thought/know...any information would be useful before I decide when to book the tics...I don't personally care about the udnerstudies (I think it's fun to watch), but I know said family member would throw a fit.

Thanks!
~m

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Updated On: 8/1/05 at 06:53 PM

Interesting. My initial reaction would have been "Yeah. Understudies galore!" But if you think about it... actually, it might not be so bad. Like, the stars would spend the day with their families and then have them come see them perform on stage that night.

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Many professional actors are used to not seeing their families around the holidays. So I wouldn't think there would be a tremendous amount of understudies. And if it isn't their "vacation period" many equity actors get docked for missing shows. Usually 1/8th of their pay check.