John Gallagher ever out of American Idiot?/American Idiot Reviews

My friends and I trying to make a trip to see American Idiot. Pretty much everyone who is going is going just because of John Gallagher, Jr.
I know that we can't help it if he gets sick, but lately we've been good at going to shows right after the person leaves or something like that.
I was wondering if anyone knew of any certain performances where he will not be performing or if he doesn't do matinees, etc. And is he out a lot?
And also, what did you think of the show if you've seen it?

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Updated On: 6/23/10 at 10:50 PM

I can't speak for his history with American Idiot, but as I recall he was rarely out of Spring Awakening a few years back.

Stark, not Michael, called out because his plane was delayed returning back to NY.

John hasn't called out since the move to Broadway. He missed about 5-6 performances in Berkeley due to illness and injury, but he rarely calls out.

He won't be LEAVING any time soon...the show only opened in April. At the very least he's got a 6 month contract, but more likely a one year.

As everyone else stated, he is a true professional and rarely is out. So the odds are on your side.

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Okay, awesome! Thanks guys. I have a picture I wanted him to sign from Spring Awakening, but I'll bring it anyway. Maybe we'll get lucky. =D

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Aww! That's so sad. Do a lot of people run for the stage door? He came out at Spring Awakening (maybe I was just lucky that night). I would understand if he didn't come out but I feel bad because some of the people I'm trying to go with don't go to shows as much so I'd be more disappointed for them.
Like when I went to Rent when Anthony Rapp and Adam Pascal were in it. I went for Anthony, my friend went for Adam. I met Anthony already so I would have been fine if he didn't come out, but he came out and Adam didn't. I felt so bad.

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He explains why he doesn't stage door as much during American Idiot in his blog post: http://juniorjumped.wordpress.com/

I figured it was probably because of the Spring Awakening fans, but thats understandable. People said to me, "what? is he too full of himself now that he has a Tony?!" I think he's really nice so I figured it was because he was getting attacked by all of the fans.
But that's understandable, definitely. I'd rather see him, I met him already so it's not that big of a deal. I just have to scrape my friends off of the ground now. lol

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Short story:
My friends and I watch the Tonys in Times Square and afterwards, moseyed by the St. James Theatre and ended up greeting the cast as they returned from Radio City. We got hugs and ended up chatting up with a lot of them, John included. Since his birthday was later that week, we told him that we had something for him that we wanted to give to him (it was a card) on Tuesday. He told us that he'll meet us by the stage door after the show.

Fast-forward to Tuesday, the first show since the Tonys... We waited outside, chatting with Esper and Christina, before we saw John come out. There was quite a crowd, but he saw us and came over. It was my friend's birthday and she had asked him on Sunday if he would save his guitar pick for her on Tuesday, which he pulled out from his pocket and gave to her. We gave him the card and he took his time with it even though there were lots of people waiting for an autograph and/or picture. He thanked us and gave us all hugs and then read the card again before talking to everyone else.

So yeah, he's really nice and he does wish that he could meet and talk to everyone but after "American Idiot," he just need rest. Yet, if you do catch him after the show, he usually doesn't mind saying 'Hi.'

"John Gallagher is really a sweet and humble guy, even post Tony and with his burgeoning career. He loves meeting fans, but American Idiot is wildly taxing. It's exhausting just to watch- I can't imagine carrying it every night."

-with a lot of people, the explanation in the blog would have granted an eye roll for sure. With John, I believe him. I think he is very sweet to his fans by all accounts.

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My friend and I happened to encounter him at a theater district diner pre-show a few weeks ago. Both of us had seen AI (I had also seen SA), so we recognized him and said hello. He was very gracious and we had a lovely chat for a couple of minutes.

Would that diner happen to be the Edison Cafe? Almost every time I go there, I meet an actor or someone else working on the shows. I sat next to Christian Borle for a while and my friends saw Brad Garrett and some people from The Odd Couple.

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Ahaha yes it totally is.
I'm still getting used to seeing John's hair... well... normal, because of Spring Awakening. I kept saying to my mom during the Tony's: It's so... flat! xD

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