Tony Weekend 2016

So my mother and I are currently in the process of getting tickets to several shows on Broadway during the weekend of this year's Tony Awards. We already got tickets for Hamilton for the Saturday matinee (it was just announced that Javier Munoz will be playing the title role on Saturday matinees from April through June).

We are planning to get tickets to The Color Purple, Fiddler on the Roof, and Shuffle Along. I'm sure it's likely that the main principal performers will be present during Tony weekend. However, I would like to know how good the attendance records are for performers the likes of Danny Burstein, Cynthia Erivo, Audra McDonald, etc. I just would like to make sure we don't end up missing any of them.

But I heard she's going to miss like the entire summer. Which is bs.

The performers you mention all have great attendance. You should be fine.

The performers you bring up have excellent attendance records. To my knowledge Erivo has not yet missed a performance of The Color Purple. Danny Burstein is rarely ever out. The only time I can remember Audra missing is when a vocal issue came up during Porgy and Bess and she was required to go on vocal rest for a couple weeks. But thats rare (she did Lady Day without an understudy after all).

Also, considering its the weekend of the Tonys, I would think every performer on Broadway would do everything in their power to be on stage during that period. Unless, god forbid, some serious illness or emergency occurs, you will probably be fine.

As for seeing Javi, it may seem like a letdown not seeing the creator in the role, but I think you'll have a great time. I haven't seen him as Hamilton, but when I saw him during In the Heights he was incredible.

"To my knowledge Erivo has not yet missed a performance of The Color Purple. "

She's actually missed a few, so I'm not sure where you got that info. But she has a great attendance, like I said.