Anyone have articles about fans of Broadway stars going too far with their obsessions?

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Anyone have articles about fans of Broadway stars going too far with their obsessions?

Posted: 12/16/05 at 9:58am

I'm writing a paper for school about fans of Broadway stars going out of control. I wondered if any of you had articles, clips, or websites on the topic. If you have time to help me out I'd appreciate it. Thanks.

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re: Anyone have articles about fans of Broadway stars going too far with their obsessions?

Posted: 12/16/05 at 10:08am

there was an article about fans in the Playbills from around the end of the summer I think. If I come across it I'll let you know. I know there was a Wicked girl in there, and I think some guy that loved Bernadette.

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re: Anyone have articles about fans of Broadway stars going too far with their obsessions?

Posted: 12/16/05 at 10:16am

I've seen those but I meant more like dangerous fan stuff. Like the threat against Idina and Taye etc. but thanks anyway

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Posted: 12/16/05 at 10:22am

I could offer some predictions of fAnS who might do this in the future...

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re: Anyone have articles about fans of Broadway stars going too far with th

Posted: 12/16/05 at 12:57pm

YayJudy, I think this is the article you are referring to:

http://www.playbill.com/features/article/93924.html

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re: Anyone have articles about fans of Broadway stars going too far with th

Posted: 12/16/05 at 1:01pm

How about Sho's stalkers who want to know what time she leaves her apartment in the morning? Now THAT'S scary.

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re: Anyone have articles about fans of Broadway stars going too far with th

Posted: 12/16/05 at 2:09pm

There is a 1981 film with Lauren Bacall, Maureen Stapleton and Michael Biehn on just this subject, adapted from a highly successful novel by Bob Randall.

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re: Anyone have articles about fans of Broadway stars going too far with th

Posted: 12/16/05 at 2:11pm

hey! what a great idea for a reality tv show!
hopefully Bravo will pick it up and air it!

BROADWAY FANS GONE BAD!

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re: Anyone have articles about fans of Broadway stars going too far with th

Posted: 12/16/05 at 2:29pm

I don't know if this would apply, but there was that incident when George Rose (from Edwin Drood) was beaten to death by his adopted son/lover.

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re: Anyone have articles about fans of Broadway stars going too far with th

Posted: 12/16/05 at 2:53pm

That would not apply and remains a very sad tragedy to this day. George Rose was awesome!

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re: Anyone have articles about fans of Broadway stars going too far with th

Posted: 12/16/05 at 3:04pm

There's a few stories of such things in Making it on Broadway.
Making it on Broadway

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re: Anyone have articles about fans of Broadway stars going too far with th

Posted: 12/16/05 at 3:47pm

I think Matt Morrison once had a stalker..

And...didn't a fan once go to Raul Esparza's apartment or something?

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re: Anyone have articles about fans of Broadway stars going too far with th

Posted: 12/16/05 at 3:55pm

In the late nineties, a man was jailed for stalking Deborah Gibson. I believe there's quite a bit of information about that on the internet.

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Posted: 12/17/05 at 1:58am

Gibson stalker...
http://www.talkinbroadway.com/rialto/past/1998/5_28_98.html

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re: Anyone have articles about fans of Broadway stars going too far with th

Posted: 12/17/05 at 2:00am

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?thread=865105&boardname=off

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re: Anyone have articles about fans of Broadway stars going too far with th

Posted: 12/17/05 at 2:23am

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardname=off&thread=841832

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Posted: 12/17/05 at 2:24am

It's not my fault she can't help herself around me.