Actors who never stage door/sign- Page 2

[mc1227]

Posted: 6/16/16 at 8:51pm

I never begrudge an actor who doesn't appear at stage door because it must be painful to want to get home after a 2 show day and have to stand there and sign things and take pictures like a zoo animal.  I really think the stage door security should weed out people who ask actors to sign pictures and other items besides a Playbill.  I think it's so unfair to an actor to ask them to sign those things that end up on eBay.  The actor is between a rock and a hard place because if they say no, it makes them appear mean or stuck up but if they do sign them, it encourages people to keep doing it.  I occasionally used to stage door but it became ridiculous and I actually did feel bad for the actors who just want to get home, so I no longer do it. 

Updated On: 6/16/16 at 08:51 PM

[Leaf Coneybear]

Posted: 6/16/16 at 8:58pm

I've heard that Jane Krakowski rarely stagedoors She Loves Me, and when she goes she doesn't take pictures with anyone 

[bfreak]

Posted: 6/16/16 at 9:06pm

That may have been during previews, but nowadays she actually does usually come out and takes pictures.

[spikethebunny]

Posted: 6/16/16 at 9:20pm

Idina signed when I saw See What I Wanna See at The Public, and again when I saw If/Then on Broadway, but If/Then was in previews, so maybe it became less frequent as the show went on. 

I saw the RENT tour with Adam Pascal/Anthony Rapp on a few different stops and Adam never came out. 

Lin is kind of sporadic at the Hamilton stage door. He didn't come out the night I was there, but he does come out. 

I definitely don't begrudge the ones who don't (I was never promised an autograph or selfie with my ticket purchase), especially at the crazier stage doors. It must be overwhelming to have all these people pushing and screaming for you. Though I will say, I absolutely appreciate the ones who do come out and give up extra time when they could just go home. I know when it hits 5pm at my job, I'm OUTTA there. Mind you, I don't think anyone would clamor for my autograph, but still. I want to get home.

[pickles2]

Posted: 6/16/16 at 9:53pm

mc1227 said: "I never begrudge an actor who doesn't appear at stage door because it must be painful to want to get home after a 2 show day and have to stand there and sign things and take pictures like a zoo animal.  I really think the stage door security should weed out people who ask actors to sign pictures and other items besides a Playbill.  I think it's so unfair to an actor to ask them to sign those things that end up on eBay.  The actor is between a rock and a hard place because if they say no, it makes them appear mean or stuck up but if they do sign them, it encourages people to keep doing it.  I occasionally used to stage door but it become ridiculous and I actually did feel bad for the actors who just want to get home, so I no longer do it. 

 

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When David Tennant did Richard II at BAM he would only sign things from that show, no Doctor Who or Jessica Jones etc. I don't know if that was his rule or someone else's, but I didn't notice any ovbious autograph dealers in the crowd. It seemed to be mostly theater goers.

[darreyl102]

Posted: 6/16/16 at 10:34pm

I saw American Psycho a few weeks ago and Alice came out and signed and posed with everyone- could not have been sweeter and took the time to talk with everyone. I still have nightmares from 'If/Then's stage door during Idina's run- it was a mad house and beyond freezing, but she came out and signed for all she could. I meet Nathan Lane on a rare occasion he was signing after 'Addams Family', but there was only like 10 people there so that might have been why.

Jessica Lange is known to avoid the stage door, and I have heard stories of her going out of her way to be unrecognized wherever she goes. I saw her do a show in London, and she came out and signed kind of half feeling it and stopped mid way down the line (lucky she signed for me.). Alot of times she goes out side doors or even through the front.  I met Adam Pascal after 'Chicago', but i think the reason he stopped was because Christine Pedi pulled him over while I was talking to her. LOL 

[darreyl102]

Posted: 6/16/16 at 10:35pm

Lansbury used to come out alot at the stage door, but of course due to age, dosen't any more. I remember James Earl Jones exiting thru the door after the stage door. My father noticed him and said "There goes James Earl Jones", To which the crowd all turned to see him wave and get into a Taxi. LOL

[VintageSnarker]

Posted: 6/17/16 at 12:39am

"I really think the stage door security should weed out people who ask actors to sign pictures and other items besides a Playbill."

I hope not. Of course, no one is obligated to do so but sometimes it's nice to get something from a previous show signed. Not a ton of memorabilia. Just one thing!

That said, I will never forget going to The King and I and seeing a guy with a giant stack of photos. Hoon Lee was signing every last one of them.