Does Cicely Tyson sign at the stage door?
Does Cicely Tyson sign at the stage door?
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#1Does Cicely Tyson sign at the stage door?
Posted: 4/27/13 at 9:27pmI'm at intermission and was curious if I should wait! Thanks in advance!
iluvtheatertrash
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/9/04
#2Does Cicely Tyson sign at the stage door?
Posted: 4/27/13 at 10:00pmThe only actor who signed after a Sunday matinee I saw was Tom Wopat.
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sheltiemom
Swing Joined: 6/14/05
#2Does Cicely Tyson sign at the stage door?
Posted: 4/28/13 at 10:17amIt seems that Tom Wopat is they only one who comes out the stage door.I was at the Saturday matinee. I don't expect Ms.Tyson to come out but it would be nice if the others(Cuba,Vanessa,Codola)appeared at the stage door. It would be nice to thank them and let them know the show was enjoyed. I feel as a fan it's a NICE thing to do.. Broadway actors always appear,it's the Hollywood ones that never do.
iluvtheatertrash
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/9/04
#3Does Cicely Tyson sign at the stage door?
Posted: 4/28/13 at 10:46amI was surprised that Vanessa didn't as she is usually very kind to her fans. Was especially annoyed that I waited over an hour before the stage doorman came out and said "no one ever signs". Did he have fun seeing me stand there?
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#4Does Cicely Tyson sign at the stage door?
Posted: 4/28/13 at 10:55am
Vanessa Williams signed regularly when she was in Sondheim on Sondheim, so I'm not sure why she's not doing it now. Condola Rashad also signed in the past.
In terms of the stage doorman, I'm guessing he's told not to make the announcement that people are not signing until after they've left the building, which in this case took over an hour. Kind of stinks for us normal people who respect the actor's decision not to sign, but there are enough crazies out there who will try to run around and stalk the back exits that I understand why they don't want to say anything earlier.
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#5Does Cicely Tyson sign at the stage door?
Posted: 4/28/13 at 10:59amAh, it's the new Scarlett Johansson method of stage dooring. As always, I will obviously respect anyone not wanting to do it but what I do NOT respect is this new policy of having people stand around for over an hour for absolutely nothing, when you know full well nobody will be out. I think it's mean, unnecessary and a really disgusting thing to do.
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#6Does Cicely Tyson sign at the stage door?
Posted: 4/28/13 at 11:11amThey said Tyson comes out "sometimes." She didn't come out last night. Only Rashad and Wopat did.
ArtMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/10/08
#7Does Cicely Tyson sign at the stage door?
Posted: 4/28/13 at 11:19amAlso, if they do come out of another exit and I know that, that doesn't make me a "crazie".
#8Does Cicely Tyson sign at the stage door?
Posted: 4/28/13 at 11:28am
"Also, if they do come out of another exit and I know that, that doesn't make me a "craze"."
It certainly makes you super obnoxious when someone is very clearly leaving through a different entrance because they don't wish to stage door and you stop them anyway. Especially if they're someone who is famous enough that it would cause a commotion. That's pretty crazy. And rude.
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jetts7
Leading Actor Joined: 5/22/11
#9Does Cicely Tyson sign at the stage door?
Posted: 4/28/13 at 11:36amThe only person that came out to sign was Tom Wopat. We asked the security guards if anyone else was coming out and he said everyone else already left threw the front doors.
ArtMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/10/08
#10Does Cicely Tyson sign at the stage door?
Posted: 4/28/13 at 11:39amOh, Kellv 2. You're one of the biggest hypocrites on here. You scold one poster for trying to get a broadway shirt made, then try and sell your promotional **** that cost you nothing. You always have something to say about someone. I know your piggy self is doing the same thing that you tell others not to. Mind ya business.
ArtMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/10/08
#12Does Cicely Tyson sign at the stage door?
Posted: 4/28/13 at 11:48amIf you want your business to be private, maybe don't post it on a message board, genius. It's rude and nobody owes you sh*t. I agree with Jordan in that if someone is definitely not going to come out, it's pretty obnoxious and rude to lead people to believe that they will and make them wait around, people should be up front about it, but that doesn't excuse people stalking the back exits of theaters and bothering people who very clearly would just like to go home.
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ArtMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/10/08
#13Does Cicely Tyson sign at the stage door?
Posted: 4/28/13 at 11:49amDon't you have a mustache that needs bleaching?
#14Does Cicely Tyson sign at the stage door?
Posted: 4/28/13 at 11:53am
I'm really disappointed. I always hope when someone's crass enough to try to use personal insults against me on a message board, that they'll at least be funny. 
Oh well.
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ArtMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/10/08
#15Does Cicely Tyson sign at the stage door?
Posted: 4/28/13 at 11:58amBut see, that a perfect example of why you are a hypocrite. You are the one who used personal insults first. You called me obnoxious, craze and rude. And I really didn't try to be funny. You just seem like the type of girl who would need to bleach a mustache.
#16Does Cicely Tyson sign at the stage door?
Posted: 4/28/13 at 12:02pm
"Get mad, then get over it." - Colin Powell
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#17Does Cicely Tyson sign at the stage door?
Posted: 4/28/13 at 12:37pmWait...there's a "type" that has dark facial hair? Like of Italian heritage? I can see how that makes a point.
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Wilmingtom
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/18/11
#18Does Cicely Tyson sign at the stage door?
Posted: 4/28/13 at 1:38pmSome actors I know don't stage door for fear of getting sick. Shaking hands, being in a swarm, handling stuff. That may well be a concern for Tyson, especially considering her age.
TheatreDiva90016
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#19Does Cicely Tyson sign at the stage door?
Posted: 4/28/13 at 2:11pm
Why do people expect actors to do anything but want to go home after they've finished their job, is beyond me.
Do people in retail meet with their customers after they punch out, so they can hear how we'll they rang something up?
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#20Does Cicely Tyson sign at the stage door?
Posted: 4/28/13 at 2:13pm
Well it's a bit different, Diva. lol
#21Does Cicely Tyson sign at the stage door?
Posted: 4/28/13 at 2:31pmI was there for the second preview and Condola Rashad Academy Award Winner Cuba Gooding Jr. came out, signed, and took photos with people who wanted to. Vanessa Williams and Cicely Tyson did not come out the stage door, but Tom Wopat did and he kept walking without signing anything. I don't by any means think it is their job to sign things, but if they aren't going to come out the people at the stage door should not let you stand there waiting for them. I stood for an hour and half waiting for Vanessa to come out. He could has said she left earlier.
sheltiemom
Swing Joined: 6/14/05
#22Does Cicely Tyson sign at the stage door?
Posted: 4/28/13 at 6:01pmIf Tom Wopat walked by without signing any autographs,it's probably because he wasn't asked,he's one of the most gracious stage door professionals.
#23Does Cicely Tyson sign at the stage door?
Posted: 4/28/13 at 6:26pmTheatreDiva are you seriously comparing pouring a slushie to an actor giving a riveting and heartfelt performance,haha! I stage door because I want to let the actors know that their work is amazing. If they don't stage door is fine but the fact that people are waiting for a long time for nothing is rude.
#24Does Cicely Tyson sign at the stage door?
Posted: 4/28/13 at 6:27pmDoes Cicely Tyson throw a slushie in people's faces at the stage door? Because that would be amazing.
