Spring Awakening and the Cast who seems to have illness issues!

So today at the show Remy ran off stage after "My Junk" and Jen Damiano (sp?) followed to get into costume and go on as Thea. The same thing happened with Lauren Pritchard...apparently she ran off stage sick with Krysta right behind her getting into costume. And she was out for like 4-5 days. Jon Wright was ill with something and missed performances and the CD signing at Virgin. Gideon has been out sick...and actually was out Today again! It just seems this cast gets sick a lot. I understand people get sick, but this cast is out often and it is sooooo early in a show's opening months. They don't seem like they like to rough it. I have seen many performers get through entire shows ill. Like "bucket in the wings to catch vomit" ill. They also seem to rely on the understudies a lot. Like its no big deal to miss a show because they have understudies waiting to go on. I don't know. This cast just seems to be sick and out of the show a lot....I am just suprised because SA just opened! Groff and Michele still havent missed a show correct?

Updated On: 3/4/07 at 10:42 PM

Boy - I'm glad I wasn't in onstage seats for those shows - PU!

Remy was very sick with bronchitis (after just getting over a bad case of pneumonia and bronchitis). She wanted to go on today because there were some people that she knew in the audience and wanted to try and get through the show so that they could see her. But, she was too sick.

Sounds like a nasty bug.

The best thing a sick actor can do is STAY HOME! Otherwise everyone gets sick!

Groff,Michele, and Gallagher have not missed a show on Broadway or from The Atlantic. I was about to say something about this cast, they seem to have people out A LOT.It seems like the younger performers aren't "roughin' it." It seems that the leads are the only people who are roughin it because I've heard stories of all three being sick. I read that after Remy went off stage after My Junk she watched Act 2 from the mezzanine!

Updated On: 3/4/07 at 10:55 PM

^And that was the story I heard about Lea being sick.

Throwing up (or any stomach problems) backstage IS THE WORST.

Get these kids some Vitamin C, Echinacea and Airborne!

Guess what? People are human and get sick, especially during the winter months. In shows where everyone is in close proximity of one another, it is only natural that if one person gets sick it will quickly circulate throughout the cast. Happens on every show. Doesn't matter if people are young or old.

oh, no am I gonna have to start my old rant?

The whole point isnt about getting sick....it is about how they seem to get sick and are out so OFTEN!

Lauren_T:

"So today at the show Remy ran off stage after "My Junk" and Jen Damiano (sp?) followed to get into costume and go on as Thea. The same thing happened with Lauren Pritchard...apparently she ran off stage sick with Krysta right behind her getting into costume. And she was out for like 4-5 days. Jon Wright was ill with something and missed performances and the CD signing at Virgin. Gideon has been out sick...and actually was out Today again! It just seems this cast gets sick a lot. I understand people get sick, but this cast is out often and it is sooooo early in a show's opening months. They don't seem like they like to rough it. I have seen many performers get through entire shows ill. Like "bucket in the wings to catch vomit" ill. They also seem to rely on the understudies a lot. Like its no big deal to miss a show because they have understudies waiting to go on. I don't know. This cast just seems to be sick and out of the show a lot....I am just suprised because SA just opened! Groff and Michele still havent missed a show correct?"

"I wasn't being rude or anything..."

Sure. You were just being obnoxious, repeating the same thing over and over. Have you ever performed 8 shows a week in a small cast where everyone remains on stage for the entire show? No? People get sick. Sicknesses tend to be contagious, which means that the people you are normally in close proximity with can easily catch the sicknesses from you. Are you following? Cut these actors a break. Part of live theatre is that the show must go on, and this is why understudies exist.

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Updated On: 3/4/07 at 11:16 PM

I'm sorry - I love the kids in this cast, but (having sat onstage twice) the idea of them throwing up all around me is kind of funny. Imagine if everyone in the onstage seats started vomiting and then the AUDIENCE started too ala Stand By Me!

AAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

And my junk is ...EW!

What did they do about the spots for the swings onstage since there were three out the other day?

I'm sure they're not wanting to purposely be out. This is, for most of them, their first Broadway show, and I'm sure they're extremely excited to be in it. I don't think they'd skip out on something they love doing as much as this.