MISS SAIGON Men were Out

Today, I was at the matinee of Miss Saigon where Jon Jon (devasted, but his understudy was excellent), Alistar (I was dying to see Colby as Chris, so that was perfect), and the actor who's Thuy (can't reach my playbill) were all out today.

this was very bizzare. Any reason why they would be out at the same time or is it because of sickness? Was it a understudy day or something?

I had Adam! At least Jon Jon is in great hands.

Ok cool. Julian who was Thuy had a gorgeous voice

EDIT: now I get it!



Damn your friend Haha :)

Updated On: 6/7/17 at 10:04 PM

RippedMan said: "Don't you feel like more and more people call out? I remember seeing Patti Lupone in Gypsy pulling a tissue out of her sleeve. #dedication "

That show-must-go-on professionalism is still alive. As a matter of fact Andy Karl has a reputation for showing up no matter what (as does Ben Platt). But there are certain physical realities that have to be faced, obviously. I think we all know that Karl is lucky to be in the show at all, and hopefully will be able to resume a full schedule soon.

I'm sure the getting hit in the head is heavily staged and is "stage combat" meaning no one is actually getting hit. And if he is, it is very soft.

I think the role - as is Platt's - is a lot, but is it too difficult? I don't know. I'm not doing 8x a week. I just think there are equally as grueling roles in the theater. Just feel like people call out like it's no big deal these days. And by that, I'm really judging the men of Miss Saigon. I saw it, and there's no reason why any of those men can't do the show. Unless there really is an illness. But seems like the Engineer is always out. Which I don't get.

Wayman_Wong said: "''I remember seeing Patti Lupone in Gypsy pulling a tissue out of her sleeve. #dedication''

For the record, Patti has missed some performances at ''War Paint.''

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And missed some performances of Gypsy and a ridiculous number of performances in Evita.

The roles of Chris and Thuy in Miss Saigon are very vocally demanding. I can't imagine how they do it eight times a week. There's a reason why Kim has an alternate.

And I don't know about you, but my allergies have been flaring up a lot this spring. I'm sure actors feel it too, and if you are required to sing for the better part of two and a half hours in a very high register, it could possibly affect the quality of the performance. I don't know if this is the case, but it's certainly a possibility. I'd rather see a healthy and capable understudy ready to go on than an actor who is under the weather.

disneybroadwayfan22 said: "EDIT: now I get it!



Damn your friend Haha :)



You were right though, he saw Bandstand the day after Corey's son was born. Sometimes it's just a matter of bad timing when seeing a show. But the amount of absences are surprising, especially for shows early in their run or during Tony time.

I had no clue about Rocky! That sounds awful!!!

Lot666 said: "HeyMrMusic said: "According to social media, Devin is on vocal rest."

Devin Ilaw is a powerhouse."

I agree, and I believe it would take a lot for someone like him to call out sick.

I agree that Miss Saigon isn't Mozart, but Mozart also wrote for natural voices and these singers may not have the vocal training of someone who would sing Mozart. It's not impossible to sing eight times a week, but it's hard to maintain I would imagine. I wouldn't want to sing Chris eight times a week.

Also, Billy Bustamante publicly posts when he has specific dates he knows that he's going on as the Engineer, so Jon Jon probably has specifically taken those performances off for whatever reason. Sure, there's an ego actors have about not wanting to take off because the audience paid to see you, but also life just happens sometimes and that's why there are two understudies ready to go on in case something were to come up.