AUTOGRAPHS!!

[BtMartin25]

Posted: 1/5/06 at 6:26pm

Broadway Wall of FAME!

Norbert Leo Butz (DRS) -


Sean McCourt (Wicked)(Playbill) -


Sutton Foster -


Stephanie J. Block -


Sara Ramirez -


Millie Playbill (tour)-


Little Shop Playbill (tour)-


Kristin Chenoweth (Wicked)-



Idina Menzel -


Hairspray (tour)-

Updated On: 1/5/06 at 06:26 PM

[WickedRentHead]

Posted: 1/5/06 at 6:58pm

Kudos to you for getting a signature where Idina's name actually looks somewhat like Idina Menzel and not "Idian something" or "I-with a big squiggle"

[Kimmygonbefamous]

Posted: 1/5/06 at 7:00pm

Both the playbills that I have (Wicked and SWIWS) have the IMenzel squiggly business on it...but my RENT Bible, which I got signed at one of her P'Town concerts, says "To Kim, with love, Idina Menzel". It's pretty sweet.

[bwayondabrain]

Posted: 1/5/06 at 7:05pm

i envy those kristin and idina ones :) lucky!!!!

my list (ill post pics another day):

-sutton signed headshot
-jenn gambatese signed headshot & letter
-norbert, john, and sherie signed playbill & post-it note
-cast signed spamalot playbill & card from sara ramirez
-sara gettelfinger signed headshot

currently waiting on chita rivera, and plan to write to becky gulsvig

[ihearttheatre]

Posted: 1/5/06 at 7:06pm

I really like Sutton's signature.

[chinkie azn jai]

Posted: 1/5/06 at 9:28pm

Eh, Ill post SOME mine (unless you want to see all of them) since I already have them on photobucket. And if any of the actors that have sent me these autographs sees this, thanks soooo much !

[RENTingFAME]

Posted: 1/5/06 at 10:44pm

Ok I don't live in NY, so my autographs are a big deal... I go all the way to NY to get them!!! (pics later)

1. RENT - Jai Rodriguez (it only says Jai R.)
2. RENT - Jeremy Kushnier, Krystal L. Washington, Destan Owens
3. Avenue Q - Stephanie D'Abruzzio, Jordan Gelber, Barret Foa, Christian Anderson, Ann Harada, Carmen Ruby Floyd
4. RENT OBC recording booklet - ANTHONY RAPP!!! (got this one at a RENT screening... OMG AMAZING!!!)

[Thesbijean]

Posted: 1/5/06 at 10:46pm

Wow.

Those are SO COOL!!!

Can I buy them?

You all are so cool!!!

GeT a LiFe!!!

[OddExoticCreature]

Posted: 1/6/06 at 12:28am

I've never understood the appeal of autographs. Seriously, you guys who fervently (I apologize if I made up that word, I don't feel like finding a dictionary) collect them....explain?

It's just somebody's signiature on a picture or playbill. How is that THAT special? I sign things all the time. Checks, letters, applications, receits...and so do all those people.

I don't get it.

[itstheM]

Posted: 1/6/06 at 1:05am

Where did you get that black and white of Kristin?? I love it!!

[RENTingFAME]

Posted: 1/6/06 at 2:00am

I don't actually know why I like autographs. I hate being all fangirly, but it happens. I mean, when I think about it, I know it's not special. But I think it's not the autograph itself, it's the symbol that autograph holds of the memory of meeting that person. :)

[idinaroxmysox89]

Posted: 1/6/06 at 2:17am

hey does anybody have a mailing address for Idina Menzel- I collect signatures from movies n broadway too and I really really want one of hers. I've tried to meet her so many times at shows and I met her once, but she wouldnt sign anything (I was all alone too) so now I'm on a mission, if you will, to get her autograph. It would mean the world if someone could help. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!

[tthomas76]

Posted: 1/6/06 at 6:51am

Question: Has anyone had any luck sending an SASE to Chita? I did and so far have not gotten anything... I have collected a lot and know it may take some time but was not sure if she ever returned or not...

[FeelingElectric]

Posted: 1/6/06 at 8:04am

I agree with RENTingFAME's post completely.For me, looking at the collection I have brings back the memories of my many journeys to New York City and those great shows I have seen.I have built quite a collection since September 2005.I will go show by show:

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels:

Program signed by John Lithgow and Gregory Jbara

Playbill signed by John Lithgow,Gregory Jbara and Norbert Leo Butz

Feeling Electric (NYMF):

Playbill Signed by Anthony Rapp,Amy Spanger,Benjamin Schrader and Joe Cassidy.

Chicago:

Program signed by Brooke Shields

Signed Luba Mason postcard

See What I Wanna See:

Platbill signed by Idina Menzel(and a picture with her),Mary Testa,Aaron Lohr and Mark Kudisch

Playbill Signed by Henry Stram, Mary Testa, Aaron Lohr, William Michals, and Rosario Dawson(Who was in attendance the second time I saw the show on 12/1).

RENT:

Playbill signed by Justin Johnston and Ava Gaudet(and a picture with her).

Sweet Charity

Program signed by Christina Applegate and Wayne Knight

Playbill Signed by Christina Applegate

Dog Sees God:Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead:

Playbill signed by America Ferrara,Kelli Garner,Ari Graynor(and pictures with all of them), and Eliza Dushku (I'm hoping to get a picture with her when I go back to see the show again in 2 weeks).

I also have a few things from tours:

Evita:

Playbill singed by Sarah Litsinger and Keith Byron Kirk

Hairspray:

Playbill and Program signed by the entire cast and John Waters(This one has an amazing story behind it I will tell in a future post).

I hope to make new memories when I go to see The Odd Couple, Wicked, Chicago and Dog Sees God later this month.

Updated On: 1/6/06 at 08:04 AM

[WickedRentHead]

Posted: 1/6/06 at 8:38am

I dont usually stop and get autographs but the times I did were mostly because I was waiting around the stage door or lobby with some friends or whatever, and it was kinda like "Well Im here, why not?" plus its like a nice thing to have as a memory, as people have said before and you know, if they are willing to sign stuff, without people being fangirl-ish or in their face then why not. That being said, I have Idina Menzel, Mary Testa and Aaron Lohr from SWIWS and Karmine Alers from Rent. When I got Mary and Aaron's, Mary had just come out and there were like 5 or 6 people around her and I went to go tell her that I enjoyed her performance and she just kinda grabbed my playbill and signed it. She was very sweet. Aaron was just kind of hanging around in a corner and my friends and I went up to him and he was kinda like "Wow you want me to sign this?" and then stood there and talked to us for awhile.

OH and Im not trying to be an ass but..WHY would you get Rosario Dawson's signature on your SWIWS playbill when she wasn't even in the show??

[FeelingElectric]

Posted: 1/6/06 at 8:45am

I should proably explain that.I thought it was strange to get Rosario's autograph on the playbill, but I had nothing else for her to sign.Everybody else was getting their playbills signed and I did not want to miss out on that moment.I may never get the chance to get to meet Rosario Dawson ever again and I absolutely loved her as Mimi in RENT.If it makes any more sense, she also signed the RENT ad in the playbill but then signed the front as well.

[BtMartin25]

Posted: 1/6/06 at 12:52pm

Reply to OddExoticCreature

it IS just a signature on a picture, but for me it's more. KNOWING that they personally took the time to sign this for me (and other fans) is awesome.

and then the day it comes in the mail, is AWESOME!

sorry, but autographs rock!

[Gingersnap]

Posted: 1/6/06 at 3:37pm

I like autographs...depending on the person and the show. I don't get them for the sake of getting some signature. It's more of a nice little memory of a performance.

Mine are, therefore, a bit limited. An assortment of cast members from Phantom and DRS. A few older ones I've had from tours and don't feel like looking for...got them when I was kid.

My favorites? Two signed photos from Hugh Panaro (as a sort of thank-you...one for the offer to do the web site, the other for some roses I brought), Hugh's "first Lestat autograph" on the cover on one of the novels. And my leather jacket. It was after his last show. It was late, he was mobbed, I wasn't going to bother...he's signed so much and I didn't have a program handy. He was tired and I was going to waste his time while I hunted for something. But there he was, Sharpie in hand...willing to. So, I said, "What the heck, sign my sleeve."

Since I pretty much live in said jacket, I had fun convincing older relatives that my jacket is not "ruined."

Updated On: 1/6/06 at 03:37 PM

[MusicAndPassion]

Posted: 1/6/06 at 3:57pm

You Idina autograph is similar to mine, and it's readable. Back before I noticed them getting sloppier. But it's alright.

Out of curiousity, why do your official guides to the show not say "Playbill". I've noticed that through out many different theatres and areas of the country.

As of now I have
- Idina's on the same picture as yours.
- Kristin Chenoweth's as Kristin Yancey.
- Megan Hilty & Joey McIntyre on my Wicked Playbill.
- 12 leads of Hairspray on my Hairspray Playbill.
- Diana Kaarina and Karmine Alers on my Rent Playbill.
- Erin Dilly, Jan Maxwell, Ellen Marlow and Kevin Cahoon on my Chitty Playbill.
- Megan Hilty's on a picture of her and I. Came with a nice long letter to me.
- Jennifer Laura Thompson's on a picture of her as Glinda. Came with a nice short letter.
- Eden Espinosa's in Brooklyn.

I'm doing more someday. I haven't done them in over a year. Updated On: 1/6/06 at 03:57 PM

[xrent_headx]

Posted: 1/6/06 at 4:39pm

Awww Those are all unbelievable....

i feel so happy... just to see them...

as of now i have

Norbert Leo Butz, Gregory Jabar on DRS playbill
the current RENT cast on playbill
the movin' out tour

and sadly i think that might be it

[worrell4077]

Posted: 1/6/06 at 5:57pm

I used to get windowcards at the shows and then get them signed and hang them in my living room(but I've run out of room), so I basically just get my photos with the cast signed, the cd, and maybe a playbill.

My autograph collection includes:
Playbills:
LSOH
The Producers
Dracula
La Cage Aux Folles
Little Women
All Shook Up
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Jersey Boys
The Odd Couple

CD'S:
Avenue Q(autographed by the entire original cast)
Assassins(signed by Denis O'Hare)
All Shook Up(signed by Cheyenne, Jenn, Mark, and Alix)
Carols for a Cure 5(signed by Brooks Ashmanskas, John Tartaglia, and John Treacy Egan)
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels(signed by Norbert and Greg)
Jersey Boys(signed by John, Daniel, and Christian)
LSOH revival(signed by the entire original cast)
Monty Python's SpamAlot(signed by everyone except Hank)
The Producers(signed by Nathan, Gary, and Roger)
The Boy From Oz(signed by Hugh)
Urinetown(signed by Hunter)

Posters:
Avenue Q
Dracula
LSOH
La Cage Aux Folles
Monty Python's SpamAlot
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Odd Couple

Others:
Recording The Producers(signed by Nathan, Gary, and Roger)
Christmas with the Simpsons(signed by Hank Azaria)
Simpsons Road Rage(signed by Hank Azaria)
Van Helsing: the London assignment(signed by Hugh Jackman)
Van Helsing the game(signed by Hugh Jackman)
The Producers vocal selections(signed by Gary Beach and Brad Musgrove)
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[broadwaybound882]

Posted: 1/6/06 at 6:00pm

My first autograph was a photo which had Davis Gaines' headshot next to him in costume as the Phantom.

[chinkie azn jai]

Posted: 1/6/06 at 6:07pm

All the pictures I posted are from what actors have sent me. I like getting autographed pictures in the mail because its kind of like confirmation that that actor took the time to read my letter (of how much I like them and their work) and acted on it (by sending something back).

I also have other things signed by people I have met at the stage door. I like getting their autographs because it is just a momento (sp?) of meeting them and of seeing the show in general. But I normally take pictures with the actor after they autograph something. To me, the picture is worth a lot more than the autograph.

[FeelingElectric]

Posted: 1/6/06 at 6:19pm

I need to add one to my list.I just received an autographed picture from Stephanie J. Block earlier today.I sent a letter last Monday to Washington D.C. where she is performing, and the return envelope with a beautiful signed picture of her as Elphaba came today.I have to agree with BtMartin25 as well.It makes you feel good that a performer took their time to make someone feel special.

[jonartdesigns]

Posted: 1/6/06 at 6:48pm

my list-
oklahoma revival poster- patrick wilson, jessica boevers one of the kids (pity sig)

thoroughly modern millie poster- emily rozek, kevin early, peter kim, harriet harris, john tartaglia, jennifer barnhart (the latter 2 i ran into on the street and they signed with little "Q"'s after their names)

little shop tour poster- full cast plus james alexander (dance captain u/s audrey2, a family friend)

rent tour playbill- andy meeks, dan rosenbaum, ava gaudet, marcus paul james, a few ensemble(not to degrade them i just don't have it in front of me)

rocky horror playbill from during previews- raul esparza, kevin cahoon, john jeffrey martin, jonathan sharp, aiko nakasone

x-men movie photo- hugh jackman, patrick stewart, halle berry, famke jannsen, james marsden