Being friends with a Broadway actor/actress

[winston89]

Being friends with a Broadway actor/actress#1

Posted: 12/24/07 at 10:24pm

My friend and I were having a debate about something.

He was saying that there should be a strict line between audience member and actor and that should NEVER be crossed ever. And that any and all social interaction should start and end at the stage door.

My rebuttle with this was asking him if he met someone in the park or somewhere and they hit it off if he would have any problem getting contact info and continuing the communication. Of course he said he would have no problem to doing this.

I recently had a backstage tour of Phantom. The person who was giving me the tour was a cast members. I knew her because I seen the show before and met her at the stage door ect. After doing this for a while and after us stopping ad chatting for a while after each show I asked her if I could get a bacstage tour for my birthday. She said yes. After the tour was over I was giving her a thank you card. While I was reaching into my picket to get the card she had her arms open. When I gave her the card I did return the hug she wanted to give me.

That being said. If she offered me a hug is that a sign that she consideres me a firend. And not just a typical fan?

Before someone starts to ask why I am even caring ect ect. The reason is because I tend to care and wonder bout the ltte things that don't matter one bit.

"If you try to shag my husband while I am still alive, I will shove the art of motorcycle maintenance up your rancid little Cu**. That's a good dear" Tom Stoppard's Rock N Roll

[Fantabulous428]

re: Being friends with a Broadway actor/actress#2

Posted: 12/24/07 at 10:31pm

Do you keep a hug journal, too?

I recognize the addiction to being alive.

[luvtheEmcee]

re: Being friends with a Broadway actor/actress#2

Posted: 12/24/07 at 10:43pm

I do! Why, is that not normal?

A work of art is an invitation to love.

[sweetestsiren]

re: Being friends with a Broadway actor/actress#3

Posted: 12/24/07 at 10:45pm

Do you make special note of voluntaries vs. involuntaries?

[winston89]

re: Being friends with a Broadway actor/actress#4

Posted: 12/24/07 at 10:46pm

Hugging journal No.

But, I do have a journal of the number of smart asses I run into on a daily basis and found two new names to add.

"If you try to shag my husband while I am still alive, I will shove the art of motorcycle maintenance up your rancid little Cu**. That's a good dear" Tom Stoppard's Rock N Roll

[luvtheEmcee]

re: Being friends with a Broadway actor/actress#5

Posted: 12/24/07 at 10:53pm

Cool! I want to start one of those, too. I'll put it alongside my super-cool Broadway star hug list.

A work of art is an invitation to love.

Updated On: 12/24/07 at 10:53 PM

[blueroses]

re: Being friends with a Broadway actor/actress#6

Posted: 12/24/07 at 10:59pm

"That being said. If she offered me a hug is that a sign that she consideres me a firend. And not just a typical fan?"

Not at all. I think it means she was being nice to you for your birthday.

[B3TA07]

re: Being friends with a Broadway actor/actress#7

Posted: 12/24/07 at 11:12pm

"Cool! I want to start one of those, too."

Do I get a full page spread with color photos

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[LizzieCurry]

re: Being friends with a Broadway actor/actress#8

Posted: 12/24/07 at 11:13pm

Do you make special note of voluntaries vs. involuntaries?

And how do you feel about spinach?

"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt

[Elphaba]

re: Being friends with a Broadway actor/actress#11

Posted: 12/25/07 at 12:15am

"He was saying that there should be a strict line between audience member and actor and that should NEVER be crossed ever. And that any and all social interaction should start and end at the stage door."

You have very stupid friends.
Please add me to your smart-ass journal.

It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story... AGATHA CHRISTIE, Life magazine, May 14, 1956

[JerseyGirl2]

re: Being friends with a Broadway actor/actress#10

Posted: 12/25/07 at 12:33am

I told Cher that I had been a fan since birth and she said, "Awwww" and hugged me. Is she my BFF now?

Pretty pretty please don't you ever ever feel like you're less than f**ckin' perfect!

[DBillyP]

re: Being friends with a Broadway actor/actress#11

Posted: 12/25/07 at 12:43am

Merry Christmas everyone.

"I am open, and I am willing, For to be hopeless would seem so strange. It dishonors those who go before us, So lift me up to the light of change." Holly Near

[D2]

re: Being friends with a Broadway actor/actress#12

Posted: 12/25/07 at 12:48am

Until they've sat at your dining room table and you've changed their kid's diaper, they're not your friend.

Cheyenne Jackson tickled me. AFTER ordering SoMMS a drink but NOT tickling him, and hanging out with Girly in his dressing room (where he DIDN'T tickle her) but BEFORE we got married. To others. And then he tweeted Boobs. He also tweeted he's good friends with some chick on "The Voice" who just happens to be good friends with Tink's ex. And I'm still married. Oh, and this just in: "Pettiness, spite, malice ....Such ugly emotions... So sad." - After Eight, talking about MEEEEEEEE!!! I'm so honored! :-)

[JerseyGirl2]

re: Being friends with a Broadway actor/actress#13

Posted: 12/25/07 at 12:50am

I wouldn't want to change Chastity's diaper.

Pretty pretty please don't you ever ever feel like you're less than f**ckin' perfect!

[Wanna Be A Foster]

re: Being friends with a Broadway actor/actress#14

Posted: 12/25/07 at 5:14am

ENGLISH!

"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad

"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)

Updated On: 12/25/07 at 05:14 AM

[best12bars]

re: Being friends with a Broadway actor/actress#15

Posted: 12/25/07 at 9:44am

There is nothing to indicate from your interaction with this cast member that you are "friends."

But the word "friends" is misused quite a bit. Anyone who treats you friendly? Anyone you've met? An acquaintance?

The way the two of you are interacting is still very much on an audience/fan and actor/performer level. It's very amicable. And I think saying that she was an acquaintance is fair enough.

To me a "friend" is someone you know personally. Meaning that you have spent time with them outside of "work." (She was still at work, in other words.) Someone you confide in, who confides in you. It's a more intimate relationship.

She was "friendly" toward you, and you were "friendly" toward her.

That's not friendship, however. That's two nice people, interacting. With mutual fondness and respect.

I do believe it's possible for two people to have met the way you have, and to become friends. But you're not there yet.

"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."

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[Unknown User]

re: Being friends with a Broadway actor/actress#16

Posted: 12/25/07 at 9:51am

if you get in the same subway car as me, that means you want to do me.

[best12bars]

re: Being friends with a Broadway actor/actress#17

Posted: 12/25/07 at 9:54am

Well, of course!

I usually go by if you share the same Zip code as me, you're only interested in ONE THING.

"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."

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[Yankeefan007]

re: Being friends with a Broadway actor/actress#18

Posted: 12/25/07 at 9:58am

If you know someone personally, you're their friend.

I've gotten hugs from many people whom I had just met -I don't consider them a friend.

[Jane2]

re: Being friends with a Broadway actor/actress#19

Posted: 12/25/07 at 10:00am

"I usually go by if you share the same Zip code as me, you're only interested in ONE THING."

LOL!

<-----I'M TOTES ROLLING MY EYES

[zepka102]

re: Being friends with a Broadway actor/actress#20

Posted: 12/25/07 at 2:25pm

I agree, that if you have seen them in their personal life (as in, they want you there... not stalking), then it's safer to consider them friends.


And as long as you don't use it as a bragging point!

::bust a move::

[TheatreDiva90016]

re: Being friends with a Broadway actor/actress#21

Posted: 12/25/07 at 2:28pm

Did she grab your butt when she hugged you?

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[SueleenGay]

re: Being friends with a Broadway actor/actress#22

Posted: 12/25/07 at 3:21pm

Here is the test to see if she is a real friend. Look her in the eye and ask her for her phone number and address.
If she flinches or hesitates she is not a friend. If she says, "Do you have a pen?", she is.

PEACE.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

re: Being friends with a Broadway actor/actress#23

Posted: 12/26/07 at 1:01pm

ETC

[AbbaRabbit]

re: Being friends with a Broadway actor/actress#24

Posted: 12/26/07 at 1:20pm

i consider both adam rapp and micheal chernus friends.

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