Was JLY on for the weekend shows?

My sisters were at the show on Friday night and less than ten minutes in, the show was stopped, an announcement was made that he couldn't continue and his u/s came on. I'm wondering if he returned for the other weekend shows? They loved Dominic but were disappointed not to have seen John do the entire show.

John was out all weekend. Dominic went on for John on Saturday for at least one performance if not both, and Michael Longoria went on for John yesterday.

He's been battling a sickness for a month or more lately and that is why he hasn't been in the show. He isn't the first performer this has happened too and there is no reason to permanently cut him and think he'll never get better. It's sad he didn't make it through the show but he knows how disappointed people are when he is out of the show and that is why he keeps trying to come back before completely healthy and unfortunately cannot make it through the show. Not to mention he has a contract that is not up until October.... SO mrs felciano, maybe you should not be so quick to jump to conclusions or maybe understand the guy is SICK and trying to get back as soon as possible. Must be you're never been trying to fight off a cold for a while and he has to do that and try to sing 27 sings and many of them are in his falsetto...

Thank you Wicked_Mimi for taking the words right out of my mouth. JLY is surely not missing performances on purpose. Sickness really stinks and I hope he feels better as soon as possible.

Actually for your information.. I do know what it is like to be in a show with an illness..and mine was much more severe than a cold..and yes it is difficult and I'm sorry for him in that respect.

I'm not trying to start a battle here. I'm just stating my opinion. John could have a perfect attendance record and I still would think he's overrated.

What I don't get is it took him ten minutes into the show to realize he was ill. Hmmm odd. But I love his performance on the cd and think it's very professional of him to step down when he needs to.

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John is fighting something called "candida"... heard it's pretty nasty and a pain to get rid of, and when I spoke with him at stagedoor a couple of weeks ago, he said even then it wasn't 100% gone but that he's trying. :) He knows he's disappointing people and he hates it, I'm sure, but he's really trying to protect his vocal chords from getting anymore damaged than they are - and as someone who has to sing a score like that 7 or 8 times a week (or sing anything in the future!)? Protecting your voice is a main priority over who sees you in the show.

What I don't get is it took him ten minutes into the show to realize he was ill.

At least he's trying - cut him some slack. It's specifically his falcetto he's having problems with.

Updated On: 8/28/06 at 10:48 PM

I think that if he just took around 2 weeks off and completely recovered he could be almost the way he was before the Tonys. Tony season and then him getting a pretty nasty sinus infection just really has taken a lot out of him and rather than just flat out get better and then come back, he is trying to get back as soon as possible so as not to disappoint those who want to see him. I think it is great he wants to get back so soon but, as a fan of his, I'd rather see someone who is healthy and can perform top notch, than someone who is under the weather.

He'll be back eventually. John has said there is no permanent damage. Plus, Dominic and Michael rotate the part quite a bit. Not to mention Matt Scott can start filling in the role too...

I don't think you should be so quick to rule John out... it isn't like the guy is dying. Once he gets rid of all this stuff he will probably be able to do 7 or 8 shows like he did for 7 months

Yea... his family is really proud of him and if he missed the show when they were there you can only imagine how he must be feeling. Tell anyone who ever wants an autograph from him to mail what they want signed or request a photo or playbill and John will sign it and get it back to them. He is AMAZING about dealing with his fan mail. It isn't the same as getting it in person but it's fun to get mail from a Tony winner too!

He attended Brown but for the most part grew up in upstate NY. The town is small and called Plattsburgh. It is really close to Canada and Vermont.

Actually, John lived in a handful of places growing up. Mainly upstate New York, but he has lived elsewhere. I only know this because he lived here in Omaha for about 5 years during his "Tom Sawyer years" (as he called them).